Question about humidity and temps

[monster]

Hey man looks good, and glad to hear things are starting to work out for you. Don't feed meal worms to often, they don't digest the exo skeleton and if theres to much it can impact him.

[Shakudo]

Hey man looks good, and glad to hear things are starting to work out for you. Don't feed meal worms to often, they don't digest the exo skeleton and if theres to much it can impact him.

Hi,

Thank you again for your advice.
Really? I didn't know that. I'd figure they eat all sorts of insects in the wild.
I feed them to my leopard gecko, and invertebrates. Never really had a problem with them really.
Don't crickets and morioworms, and other feeders have exo skeletons too? Or are it just the mealies I should be modest with?

[jasonm96]

Looking great I'm not sure if 25W will be enough though, usually 40W is one to go for but let us know how you get on. Agree with Corey, mealworms are rubbish, barely have any nutrition to them aswell. Best thing to feed is earth worms/nightcrawlers, my Pac loves them!

[Shakudo]

Looking great I'm not sure if 25W will be enough though, usually 40W is one to go for but let us know how you get on. Agree with Corey, mealworms are rubbish, barely have any nutrition to them aswell. Best thing to feed is earth worms/nightcrawlers, my Pac loves them!

Thanks again,

Well it keeps up so far 78.8 F that's 26 C.
The previous bulb kept it almost the same to be honest just about a degree in difference.
But I'll try this and see. I can't put any other bulbs in that hood so. This one or the other one will have to do until the next enclosure comes.






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[Shakudo]

Well, here's an update on the temps...

I saw that with my central heating on the temps rose to 27 C / 80 F.
The behavior of my frog changed.

At first Kermit sat in a little bowl in the substrate.

With the new light and heatmat on, I saw that Kermit went almost completely underground, only a little green spec was visible.

I read about this and I concluded that it might be too warm.

I woke up at 4 AM this night and went to check on Kermit. the temps were about 23 C / 73 F.
And was sitting in the bowl like manner again.

I have removed the heat mat under the thank, and I am observing how Kermit reacts now.
I have felt the underside of the enclosure and more surface then expected was heated, more then I intended anyway, so I chose to follow the advice given and remove it.

Currently the temperature is 24 C / 75 F, and Kermit has come up a bit and now sits in the bowl manner again and not completely burrowed down.

I know burrowing is the Natural behavior of these frog species, but I also read I should pay attention to sudden changes in behavior.
The forenamed behavior started when I had the new lamp, and heat mat on and my central heating in my house on.

I have concluded that the notion "every frog is different" certainly applies. And I am leaning towards the idea that Kermit feels more comfortable at this temperature then the hotter temp.

I am not observing any soaking, cleaned some poop so I know there has been eating. There are some crickets left though which have been in there a few days.
I am planning to remove them if they are not eaten soon.

The humidity currently sits between 60 and 70 % but I won't let it fall down lower than 60 %.
The humidity is dropping faster since the new lamp, but that's only logical.
I mist once maybe twice a day.

Can't think of anything more to report lol.

Joey