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[ApxWingman]

Hey

I just found this site after looking up for some active forums on frogs. I am fairly new to this, I have never owned any frogs before. I am currently in the processing of building my first tank for a Whites Tree Frog. I hear these frogs are the easiest to take care of, especially for beginners. So I decided I would start with this, so that if I do make any mistakes it will be more forgivable then a more delicate species.

My tank is currently a 20 gallon tank that I got online for a very cheap price. So far I have used eggcrate to make a false bottom, covered with a matting to stop the soil from falling into the water. I have used great stuff expanding foam to secure it to the back of the take to provide something to climb on. I also have a large rock that for climbing as well, and I found a fake log with fake plants on it that has also been mounted for climbing surfaces.

For a water feature I was able to get a waterfall kit online as well for cheap, that comes with a pump. I have put that in the tank along with other rocks in the water, as I know these frogs are not the best of swimmers so I do not want to have the chance of him dying in the water. I am currently waiting for the great stuff to cure before I continue to shape the background and proceed with using GE Silicone II and cocofiber for the background. From there I will then add the substrate and water.

After the tank is complete I am going to let it run for atleast a week before I get my frog to make sure everything is running smoothly with the temperature and humidity. I want to make sure its running perfectly before I get him to make it easier on me to get it fixed without him being in the way.

This is only a practice tank until I receive my 90gallon tank from my girlfriends uncle (free!). I plan to spend a lot more time perfecting this tank as I plan to have a large enough area for some fish as well as a couple frogs. I know these guys will eat the fish so I am figuring out a way to keep them separate.I do have pictures that I will be posting of my progress as soon as I get them uploading to my computer.

[clownonfire]

Hi! Welcome to Frog Forum, and it's great to have a fellow Canadian here. Do you have any pics of your viv and frog?

[ApxWingman]

Yea I am not finding many Canadians on other forums that are active. Having a hard time finding out where to buy frogs here in Canada and the Toronto area. I do have pics of my viv, but I need to upload the pics first. No frog yet, until after I am done building the viv.

[clownonfire]

For buying frogs, and depending on what species you are looking for, there's Understory Enterprises. It's been a love story so far...

[ApxWingman]

thanks alot, very good site. Finally somewhere that ships in Canada!

[ApxWingman]

So here is the pictures of my current build. (sorry for the bad pics, they were taken with my phone, until I can find my camera charger.

I finished the background yesterday. Today I tipped the tank upside to let all the loose dirt fall off the background and reveal any spots I may have missed. I then used more silicone to fix the spots that I missed and put more of the dirt on the background. Tomorrow, after it has cured, I will be then adding the substrate and water. From here I will be monitoring the temp/humidity for a couple days to ensure everything is running smoothly. So I should have my frog in about a weeks time