New vivarium for Kermit!

[Shakudo]

Hey everybody!

Today I was at a reptile expo and picked up Kermits new and permanent home.

It measures 50x35x35 in cm and has a nice finish.

Here are some pictures of the new tank.
I kept everything simple, but tried to make it practical and both Natural looking at the same time. I used very fine moss which Kermit can't eat. Some oak leaves and the already present deco. I stopped using a heat mat because this tank keeps the heat in better. I just use bulb 15 watts now and it keeps the temp fine.

I hope Kermit will enjoy it


Take care,

Joey











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[jasonm96]

I'm surprised you can maintain the temperatures with 15ws of heat! Great set up man, the leaf litter is a nice touch. With moss people worry too much, if you tong feed its fine but that moss is perfect and with the light it will thrive

[Shakudo]

I'm surprised you can maintain the temperatures with 15ws of heat! Great set up man, the leaf litter is a nice touch. With moss people worry too much, if you tong feed its fine but that moss is perfect and with the light it will thrive

I think it's because the tank keeps the heat in better is has a metal ventilation roster instead of a mesh cover and the ventilation roster is smaller than with the exo terra.

It was 25 degrees Celsius within half an hour in the tank. It has a cork bark backdrop and the light cover is also covered with cork. I was very happy to find it. I hope my frog enjoys it, Kermit is now sitting on the other side of the tank so he did a lot of hopping

I chose the leaves because I saw it in a dart frog tank and thought it looked very nice. I hope the moss does well. Would be fun to see if it grows.

Thank you
I'm very happy with the tank.


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[jasonm96]

Try keep it abit warmer than if it isn't already I'd say 26C is ideal, not a lot of difference but it means a lot to the animal. With the leaf litter, Amazonian horned frogs actually hide under it in the wild and so I suppose it would also be good in the normal horned frog enclosure. Hopefully it does but it will have to be taken out and replanted frequently. Sadly, horned frogs are not ideal for bio setups as they produce so much waste that regular maintenance So annoying aswell, as I love natural terrariums. I think I might add a potted plant to mines to enchance the appearance but at the same time allow it for be easily removed. Lovely tank though, keep us updated so we can see the size of the frog

[Shakudo]

Try keep it abit warmer than if it isn't already I'd say 26C is ideal, not a lot of difference but it means a lot to the animal. With the leaf litter, Amazonian horned frogs actually hide under it in the wild and so I suppose it would also be good in the normal horned frog enclosure. Hopefully it does but it will have to be taken out and replanted frequently. Sadly, horned frogs are not ideal for bio setups as they produce so much waste that regular maintenance So annoying aswell, as I love natural terrariums. I think I might add a potted plant to mines to enchance the appearance but at the same time allow it for be easily removed. Lovely tank though, keep us updated so we can see the size of the frog

It is 26 degrees , I checked it whole week every day. It's Winter here and I saw a very big drop in temp in the tank so I raised the tank from the surface and put a heat pad back under it on a timer for the night. The temp is more stabile now during the night. Makes me feel a bit better I was very worried it was too cold. He/she is growing and eating like a horse


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[jasonm96]

Great to see, hope you grow a big frog Winters a right pain when it comes to keeping 'phibs warm, good that temps are remaining high but I've noticed your thermometers a bit higher up than the frog, you using a digital thermometer on the floor?

[Shakudo]

Kermit is growing fast looking good!







The humidity is keeping up very nice, I don't have to mist every day anymore and it's stabile around 70 to 80 %








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[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Beautiful frog...Beautiful tank...Trying not to be jealous...

[Shakudo]

Beautiful frog...Beautiful tank...Trying not to be jealous...

Thank you that's so nice


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