Nearly finished..220g terrarium

[kittiekuddles]

thank you

i wasnt sure if the frogs just hang out on the glass or not..but if they go on the branches then i will for sure get them more, and i like the idea of the vines

i bought the temp and humidity thing but i forgot to put them up, and i still have to figure out a way to screen in the back somehow. the glass covers about 90% with a small portion open in the back..i have some mesh screen, do you think duct tape on the outside will be strong enough to adhere the screen to the glass covers?

[kittiekuddles]

I got the leaves in, and while i was scrounging for leaves in my yard i came across two kinds of moss. I scooped them up and put them in my tank and im hoping the moss will take off

[bshmerlie]

If this tank is for whites you're definatly going to need more branches. They prefer to sit up high and look down. If you don't already have frogs you could get a more terrestrial species so you wouldn't have to make as many changes.

[bshmerlie]

Tape to hold down a screen is probably not the best way to do it. Frogs can be diligent and if there is a weak spot they will find it. You can go to hardware stores and many of them can make screens with frames to the dimensions that you give them. That would be more secure and then you could tape down the frame part of it.

[kittiekuddles]

The screen cut i need would be 72" long and only 2" wide, which is all thats open in the back. If i get a total screen cover without the glass then it wont be a true terrarium right? how can i keep moisture in if the tank has a full screen cover? thats like going topless since it will have tons of air going in drying out the tank. so i need to figure out a way to get a screen on that small back portion thats open
I think i have the plastic back pieces that go on the glass hoods somewhere but then that would be a total enclosure and im worried about no air
Adding vines is a piece of cake, no worries there. The vines i found were jungle vines by exo terra(?) I see they dont have suction cups so im wondering how they stay?
the tank is 72x24x31, i lost some height due to all the soil, so basically now its about 25" from soil floor to top instead of 31"
the bark has a perch on top of that also and the whole back of the bark is like one big cave 18" long just in case they need shelter or shade for some reason
the skinny branch is about 40" long. so if a whites tree frog is at the very top of the branch he will be looking down about 24" or so, and their is a large driftwood for perching also on the right hand side which goes up about 20" and is 22" wide. I would only get two whites and most tanks i see with them are only 20 gallons with one or two large branches...i think because the tank is so large its just giving the illusion of emptiness. the plants too have to fill in which will take some time


heres a far away shot

[Tony]

You should be able to have a glass shop make you a screen to fit the gap for a reasonable price.

[kittiekuddles]

You should be able to have a glass shop make you a screen to fit the gap for a reasonable price.

but then how will i be able to attach the screen to the glass covers? i'll still be in the same dilemma
i'm going to have to take a pic of the back space so you can see what i mean



heres the same tank when it was a reef tank. i had it for five years. tore it down because of the expense and upkeep were becoming a burden. my local petshop took all the livestock and i sold the lights to local reefers