Hi, I'm Jennifer from Florida

[Jace]

Thanks for the information, Jennifer. I am not too concerned about sexing, really. I usually pick odd names that could go either way, though I am always up for a challenge!! I think I'll start it off in the smaller enclosure and then upgrade to the 5 gallon down the road. Lol-I haven't even got it yet, and I am already making plans!

Thanks for the heads up, Richie. How can you tell if the tarantula is healthy in a petstore?? I'm excited to see one feed and make its nest-I've read they can be quite amazing.

Kurt-I looked up Avicularia versicolor and all I can say is...WOW. Drop dead gorgeous is right!!

[Jace]

Jennifer, how rude of me to take over your intro by talking about tarantulas! Sorry! Have you started on setting up your 29 gallon yet? Whatever frog you do choose is going to have a great setup with that much space!

[JenniferinFL]

Haha, that's perfectly fine! I'm still reading, so nothing set up yet.
I do have a problem I have to solve first, and that is temperature. There are a few months of the year where it is in the 80's, even the high 80's in the house. So, I'm doing some reading to see if anyone has used something like a misting system with a cool water reservoir to keep temps down in their tank. It wouldn't take much at all to take it down 10 degrees, but, I haven't found anything about that yet..
Or, I may just find that really limits the species I can choose from. I would never have thought really that South and Central American frogs would need cooler temperatures then our house. But, that's what it looks like!
We have a place called the Reptile Discovery Center near us, so we were there today looking at their frog setups to get ideas.

[Jace]

I have extreme temp conditions in my house during the year...in the winter, parts of my house freeze and in the summer, the inside of an oven on broil is cooler!! During the summer months, I do constant misting with cool water and my African Giant Bullfrogs and Fire Belly Toads all have dishes filled to the brim with water. So far, I haven't lost any frogs or toads to over-heating. A misting system would be an excellent idea....I am sure someone on the Forum has experience with them and could help you.