Red Eyed Tree Frog - Habitat Questions

[bshmerlie]

Do any of your Red Eyes use the water dish/bowl?

My tank is 36x24x18 and I have a waterfall that goes onto a pond section that takes up about 1/3 of my tank and all frogs tend to spend the majority of their time on that side of the tank. The water is not that deep because I have flat stones in it so they can just sit there and it doesn't go above their chins. They love the water. If they're not sitting in it theyre sitting in branches or vines above it. Do you need to have a large water section? No. I'm just telling you that my five red eyes like it. I originally only had it this size to help with humidity as I live in So Cal and it can get really dry here in the summer. But now that. I've noticed they all spend so much time on that side of the tank I was thinking of expanding it next summer. Water bowls are perfectly fine and you definately should have them. Change the water every day.

[Tony]

Mine soak pretty much every night, especially now that it is the dry season and I am no longer misting.

[DonLisk]

My tank is 36x24x18 and I have a waterfall that goes onto a pond section that takes up about 1/3 of my tank and all frogs tend to spend the majority of their time on that side of the tank.

I started the Viv with a waterfall from Zoo Med but after the first night it had a humming from the transformer that definitely made hearing it intolerable. I removed it and Zoo Med is going to replace the pump since everything is clean and the hum is from the transformer itself. Sucked to have to pull the whole corner section out to remove it.

I'll keep a water dish up front. I'll also try to get pics once I finish putting the new plants in today :-)

[DonLisk]

I'll also try to get pics once I finish putting the new plants in today :-)

Added a few plants and topped off with plantation soil. Also added a small area of New Zealand Moss to start.

[charlamanda]

Added a few plants and topped off with plantation soil. Also added a small area of New Zealand Moss to start.

I was just reading through your thread, love the frogs, but noticed you have arrow heads in your terrarium. Are you aware they are poisonous plants? I am not sure if they will affect the frogs, but I wanted you to be aware of it. It may not cause any problems unless the leaf or stem is damaged and weaps or decays on the bottom, etc. Please check to make sure this plant will not harm your frog if you plan on keeping it in with your them.
Best of luck.

[DonLisk]

Which plants are the arrow heads..... thanks for the heads up on that.

[DonLisk]

OK, did a quick search on the plants and I did remove the large one for the Red Eyes enclosure so I'll remove the small one too.

Thank you, thank you, thank you..... I would definitely be heart broken if something happened ue to my ignorance.

[Tony]

I was just reading through your thread, love the frogs, but noticed you have arrow heads in your terrarium. Are you aware they are poisonous plants? I am not sure if they will affect the frogs, but I wanted you to be aware of it. It may not cause any problems unless the leaf or stem is damaged and weaps or decays on the bottom, etc. Please check to make sure this plant will not harm your frog if you plan on keeping it in with your them.
Best of luck.

A large number of common vivarium plants are poisonous to some degree, but most are not going to cause problems. Arrowhead plants (Syngonium) are fine, they are common viv plants and I have personally used them for years. Other common toxic plants include pothos, Monstera, Philodendron, and Ficus. The only toxic plant I make a real effort to avoid is Dieffenbachia since the sap is a powerful skin irritant and the plant is delicate enough that frogs are likely to damage it and contact the sap.

[DonLisk]

Thanks Tony. The Big Arrowhead I already took out when I did over the Viv. I still have a small one that could be pretty fragile due to its size so I may remove it anyway.

Thanks

[bshmerlie]

I have used Arrow head in my red eye tanks with no ill effect.

[charlamanda]

A large number of common vivarium plants are poisonous to some degree, but most are not going to cause problems. Arrowhead plants (Syngonium) are fine, they are common viv plants and I have personally used them for years. Other common toxic plants include pothos, Monstera, Philodendron, and Ficus. The only toxic plant I make a real effort to avoid is Dieffenbachia since the sap is a powerful skin irritant and the plant is delicate enough that frogs are likely to damage it and contact the sap.

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if it was an problem, but I'd rather mention it and be wrong than to see someones frog die from it, ya know what I mean. I am glad you clarified it, thanks.

[DonLisk]

Thanks for the info. I wasn't sure if it was an problem, but I'd rather mention it and be wrong than to see someones frog die from it, ya know what I mean. I am glad you clarified it, thanks.

I still took out the biggest arrowhead since I saw that as the one they would have most visited to leaf sit.



As for add some more info on the leaf litter... so far It works great for keeping the frogs from being covered in plantation soil, but, it adds so many places for crickets to hide and never be found.

Even feeing in the bowl, you do lose crickets from the bowl when the frogs sit in the bowl providing traction for the crickets to escape.

I removed some leaf littler, washed it up and dried it out for later use. I left a small amount to walk on and provide a place to sit the water dish and cricket bowl.

[DonLisk]

My tank is 36x24x18 and I have a waterfall that goes onto a pond section that takes up about 1/3 of my tank and all frogs tend to spend the majority of their time on that side of the tank. The water is not that deep because I have flat stones in it so they can just sit there and it doesn't go above their chins. They love the water. If they're not sitting in it theyre sitting in branches or vines above it. Do you need to have a large water section? No. I'm just telling you that my five red eyes like it. I originally only had it this size to help with humidity as I live in So Cal and it can get really dry here in the summer. But now that. I've noticed they all spend so much time on that side of the tank I was thinking of expanding it next summer. Water bowls are perfectly fine and you definately should have them. Change the water every day.

Its been over three weeks and so far we only see this little guy about 12pm through maybe 6am then then hes gone back into hiding. He is not looking any skinnier so hes eating the crickets but hasn't once been in the water dish or even exploring the front of the enclosure.

Poor guy must have been traumatized at the pet store before I picked him up.
All I can think here. I was hoping by now he would at least start to become more use to the nice environment he has moved into. Maybe missing a mate? hmmmmm

[bshmerlie]

Some frogs wake up at different times. 6 hours a night is obviously working for him. He will become more bold with time. I have also found if you want more "frog time" for your enjoyment ...get more frogs. That way you always have one of them moving around.

[DonLisk]

Some frogs wake up at different times. 6 hours a night is obviously working for him. He will become more bold with time. I have also found if you want more "frog time" for your enjoyment ...get more frogs. That way you always have one of them moving around.

Cheri, right on the money. Last Thursday we added a new Red Eye and the next night they were buddied up and sleeping heat to butt on the same leaf in the tank... right in view. They have been that way since and now come out about 10pm. Thanks for the suggestion... think it made one happy frog.

[kiwibaby]

My tank is 36x24x18 and I have a waterfall that goes onto a pond section that takes up about 1/3 of my tank and all frogs tend to spend the majority of their time on that side of the tank. The water is not that deep because I have flat stones in it so they can just sit there and it doesn't go above their chins. They love the water. If they're not sitting in it theyre sitting in branches or vines above it. Do you need to have a large water section? No. I'm just telling you that my five red eyes like it. I originally only had it this size to help with humidity as I live in So Cal and it can get really dry here in the summer. But now that. I've noticed they all spend so much time on that side of the tank I was thinking of expanding it next summer. Water bowls are perfectly fine and you definately should have them. Change the water every day.

It's good to hear that waterfalls/ponds work well with red eyes because this is something I have always wanted to do. Do you have pictures of your set up on here? I live in southern AZ so I know about the need for extra humidity in the dry seasons too. For me, I used a terrarium moss top layer and if it was extra dry I would add some sphagnum moss and those would keep the humidity up nicely.

Maybe your frog is just of the shyer type? I remember when I first got mine one was fairly shy and had a tendency to hide while the other was extremely friendly and would crawl all over my hand every time I opened the cage for anything.

[DonLisk]

I'm thinking the add a mate plan would be a great idea but think I need to learn to sex this first to have a pair. I see the water dish is getting dirty and the crickets disappear so that brings hope.

I ordered some leaf litter from Josh and it should be here Friday.... bought the sea grape leaf and the magnolia leaf.

[bshmerlie]

It's good to hear that waterfalls/ponds work well with red eyes because this is something I have always wanted to do. Do you have pictures of your set up on here? I live in southern AZ so I know about the need for extra humidity in the dry seasons too.

Photos of my red eye tank are in my photo album although I do need to take a current photo because the pothos has really grown out and now I have vines and branches going into and above the water section. I have flat stones, river rock and many vines in the water so there is no way a frog could drown. Once a week while theyre sleeping I use a mini wet/ dry vac and suck out all the water and replace it. They do tend to poop in the water a lot.

[kiwibaby]

Wow that is a really beautiful habitat! Are those all live plants? I bet they enjoy that a lot. I will definitely need a bigger thank if I want to incorporate a water feature though.

[DonLisk]

Wow that is a really beautiful habitat! Are those all live plants? I bet they enjoy that a lot. I will definitely need a bigger thank if I want to incorporate a water feature though.

Ditto on the beautiful home your Red Eyes have. If I had a small enough tent I'd move in :-)