Giant Pixie Frog Setup Help??

[jasonm96]

plus, i wasn't saying you were wrong, it's the caresheet(s) you've read that is. my advice was that book, but i respect the authors a lot for what they've done for this hobby and wouldn't want to copy and paste their hard work to prove a point, it's a must have anyway.

what i can say is that the humidity is rather high. 60-70% RH is fine for most frogs unless it is known that higher humidity is required. i generally just try to keep the substrate moist, it can dry out a little bit. these frogs can tolerate highs and lows because of wild habitat requires them to be able to, but it always means constant high or low humidity will eventually cause problems.

heat mats on the sides are useless as they're contact heaters and most breeders use them on the bottom of racking systems. they also have to be used in warm rooms, or you could end up with the cool side being too cool because heat mats only heat the glass or substrate and not the air temperature. a heat lamp or basking light is more effective. i have my light over top of the water bowl and mine regularly basks under it.

for substrate people use eco earth at 2-3" deep so the frogs can burrow into it. it retains moisture and shouldn't cause any impactions. i normally feed my frog outside its tank in a plastic faunarium, though, just to ensure there's no chance. it always means that you get to check your frogs wright and feed it without insects escaping the frog and burrowing into the substrate.