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 #1833172


Ammeratsu
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 Is it okay to...

have a UTH without a light? I’ve heard that you can get bluer colors from a dark terrarium? Also, the light makes the humidity really low. the UTH raised it in literally two minutes.

Will my plants die? Will my frog be okay? He’s a BDTR
08/16/08  07:22pm

 #1833327


Lovetheleo
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   Message To: Ammeratsu   In reference to Message Id: 1833172


 Is it okay to...

i tried it with my WTF and it did not make the tank warm enough for some reason it kept the tank room temperature

so i had to go with the light
08/16/08  09:37pm

 #1833432


Ammeratsu
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   Message To: Lovetheleo   In reference to Message Id: 1833327


 Is it okay to...

Well, then how should I keep the humidity up?
08/16/08  11:07pm

 #1833471


Jboogy23
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   Message To: Ammeratsu   In reference to Message Id: 1833432


 Is it okay to...

what kind of enclosure do you have? are you misting twice a day? how much ventilation do you have?
08/16/08  11:52pm

 #1833488


Ammeratsu
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   Message To: Jboogy23   In reference to Message Id: 1833471


 Is it okay to...

It’s a 20 gallon with a screen top. I have a heat lamp with a red bulb in it. I’m misting like, 10 times a day. I live in a desert so it’s really really hard to keep proper humidity in such a large enclosure.
08/17/08  12:10am

 #1833518


Rrrragdoll
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   Message To: Ammeratsu   In reference to Message Id: 1833488


 Is it okay to...

Less screen open, cover it with plexi leaving a section open on each side. Use a lower watt bulb and the UTH. Use a substrate and planted tank.
08/17/08  12:53am

 #1833763


Jboogy23
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   Message To: Rrrragdoll   In reference to Message Id: 1833518


 Is it okay to...

i agree with rrrragdoll, i think you need to cover that top up. you have to trap the moisture in there. right now its all evaporating right out the top. This is why you want to start your tank like a week before you put the frog in there so you can get all the temps and humidity steady. now you will have to becarful you don’t get to much humidity. all the changes will stress the frog out.

don’t worry though you’ll get it. then you and your frog will be in sweet bliss!!
08/17/08  11:12am

 #1834841


Amphibiandude
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   Message To: Jboogy23   In reference to Message Id: 1833763


 Is it okay to...

go with the light
08/18/08  12:13pm


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