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    Default Re: New Red Eyed Owner in Need of Advice!

    You need to let the frogs settle in. You must also provide proper housing.... humidity around 60 percent in the day will be fine, temps from 68 degrees at night and upward to 80 degrees in the daytime. Humidity will usually go up at night once the lights go out.
    Post a pic of the enclosure as Baelari stated.

    You need to have plenty of climbing area... such as leaves, vines, branches and so on. These frogs will rarely be found standing on the substrate.
    For and examples of setups, check out the vivarium construction threads, members photo albums, and use your imagination.

    Also read the care sheet.

    I recommend you also place the tank/enclosure in a quiet area and cover three sides for a week or longer... some will even go four weeks like this.

    Since they are new to their surroundings, it will take some time for them to settle in and sometimes a few weeks before you start seeing crickets disappear. I would just put the crickets in a small bowl and leave it over night.

    Run lights on a normal day and night cycle and no night lighting.

    Your frogs will slowly get accustomed to you, the sounds they hear around them, and the visits you make to spot clean and change water.

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    bshmerlie
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    Default Re: New Red Eyed Owner in Need of Advice!

    Just to reiterate the lighting issue. Please make sure your frog has complete darkness at night. Often times they will not have a normal sleep pattern if there is still a light somewhere on in the room.

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    Trecko
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    Default Re: New Red Eyed Owner in Need of Advice!

    The temp in the viv is around 80 degrees, I mist around three times daily to maintain humidity, I think its around 75 percent. How could I get it down to 60 ??? I'll post a pic up in a sec, I think she ate today but now she looks bloated. She ate about 2 crickets last night but I just want to make sure shes not bloated. I switched my substrate to paper towels from coconut substrate which looked like it was growing white mold????

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