Age and heating issues.. Please help!

[MariePey]

Hey guys!

Brand new member and proud, educated and brand new owner of a WTF

Here's the story..

I read, stidied, informed and educated myself for months before ive got my little guy. Ive slways been a frog freak from the moment i was capable of grabbing one of them outside on my own.. lol. Im french which also make it "cliché" to some people.. lol. But anyways..

Giggles is "unaged" which i dont like.. the pet store couldnt give me an answer on that. Im in Alberta Canada and to try to find a frog breeder is like looking for a polar bear in Mexico.. lol so i had to get him from petstore or some unhealthy uneducated owners.. Petsmart seemed like the best idea. Anyone could tell me roughly his age? I figure about a year and a half. His just about the sixe of a hard boiled egg when his curled up. I know his a male from my dedicated research, his loose and wrinkly throat and also hearing him croaking on the way home and at night.. which is where i got his name from.. I had him in a small transportation container in my jacket and when he croaked i giggled.. and everytime i giggled he croaked again! Lol plus hes been my smile and giggles since his arrival.

The one thing im really having issues with is the heat.. humidity is under control but here in Alberta, its crazy cold outside and we keep our house at about 68 or 70. Well.. from the get go i knew i would need a spurce of heat. So i bought a heat pad. ZooMed everything as they recommend you to use all of the same product. I applied the UTH following ALL and every single instruction to a T. Well.. two days later, i decided to clean the cage and dispose of the coconut fiber (eco earth) substrate after my little guy had a not so pretty episode of throwing up his supper which was loaded of that yucky stuff.. well what a surprise.. the UTH cracked my tank all the way and all the way thru at one spot as the pad glue was coming thru! And they dont warranty their stuff! Was i mad... oh boy. Took it like a straight attack on Gigs. Fuming. So anyways... i had to get another tank (exo terra 18x18x24). Obviously did NOT put a heat pad or coco substrate... Gigs is on the tank carpet and i bought two 60watt blue glass day/heat lamp. Well.. cant getthe temperature up at the right spot!!! So i have a small room heater.. Gigs and his enclosure are in my bathroom. So i leave the door closed and check on him every so often.. turn it on then turn it off.. like ten times a day! Soneone mentionned the ceramic heater but i dont want to dry him right out or burn him. I had this undercover perfect set up for a frog in my house all that time.. lol even put a darkening curtain up so once Gigs is put to bed, us going in and turning the light on wont bother him... i also read about infra red. Would definatly need a timer and thermostat. Im a little bit at a loss.. battling between all the confusing online suggestions??!!

Can someone help please!

Gigs is otherwise a healthy, nervous little guy but he is under amazing care now! Hes even won the heart of my hunny who beleives frogs are meant to live outside.. lol i think he gets more excited talking about it than i do. Lol

Thanks you guys!