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    Default Re: Pacman frog drainage layer?

    I have a tank with a drainage layer that I've been testing on some gulf coast toads, and honestly I kind of like it! With this kind of setup you can use much deeper substrate without being concerned about the lower layers going sour.

    However I did use a more sturdy divider between the soil and drainage layers due to the fact that my toads are burrowers: an "egg crate" light diffuser cut to the size of the tank, double-wrapped in nylon window screen, with each edge braced with piece of well-aged brick. It drains really well and there has been very little soil loss. My fire skink tank has an almost identical design and the skinks and plants are quite happy. I honestly think a pacman would be fine in this kind of setup, particularly with a soil mix that could hold burrows better than coco fiber.

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    Default Re: Pacman frog drainage layer?

    Thanks hisk, i will give it a try then, as you said with a false bottom this can work i guess
    So for the moment (as the terrarium is higher than the other i put the ceramic inside)
    So i'll leave one grid for now, and the other one has already become plexiglass with a stainless steel frame(so neither the lamp or the plexyglass fall inside) for the ceramic heater.
    I'll let you guys check, this is going to take time ahahah, he's still a baby anyway.
    Thats an exoterra 45cmx45cmx45cm (was going for the 30cms high but this one was half the price)
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