New woodland viv!!!

[kovet]

Hi, I'm new here first of all . And I just built a vivarium that will house:
Pacific Treefrog (Pseudacris regilla)
California Treefrog (Pseudacris cadaverina)
I'm planning on putting a large water dish in there as a pool.

[John]

It's very nice - I'm a little concerned about temperatures - have you monitored the temperatures and the fluctuation between night and day?

[kovet]

No I haven't.. should I put a thermometer in it?

[Leefrogs]

Hi I'm new too. Can't tell where u live, but my fear is not only loosing frogs but plants also. Nice plants man. Wisconsin weather is nuts. I had just 2 thermometers( one dial one stick tape kind) watched it, thaught all was good for a month. Got froggies home, and almost lost them due to-20 temps. Thaught my UTH, full spectrum would do, and use small basking light for cold days would do. That was a sleepless night for them and me!!! Had to pull out heating pad just to keep it at 70 at night. I have heated concrete floor with 140• Water heating my house. And they're 5 in off floor. That didn't even do. I hope it doesn't suprise u. I'm glad I had hardy whites. Now I have 4. Ambient for the dial, one by uth, and one by basking then an unstuck strip one I can move around.

[DonLisk]

Beautiful setup... your frogs should love living there.

[daggekko]

Holy **** that looks good! Nice work!! Make sure to post picture updates so we can all see plant growth!

[kovet]

sure thing! hopefully i'll be getting my frogs soon.

[Ebony]

Welcome to the forum kovet. Your enclosure is lovely.

[smashtoad]

Is that a 20H? The tank looks great right now, but just about every plant you have in there is gonna get a lot bigger than your tank. The parlor palms in the back will get several feet high, and the croton in the front can get a couple feet at least...It's a tree.

If you give the plants adequate lighting...this tank's success is short lived.

[kovet]

ya i know ): but the palms are slow growing(i have one as a houseplant).

[smashtoad]

ya i know ): but the palms are slow growing(i have one as a houseplant).

The rate of growth in your home is nothing compared to how they'll grow in a terrarium environment if they are well cared for, but maybe some form of pruning will work for palms. I've never put them in a viv, so have never pruned them. The croton just plain old ain't gonna work for long.

[woppa]

Very cool tank!