That is really awesome...I am so impressed at your live plants and natural wood etc. Wish more people would do a habitat that takes the frogs' needs into consideration like you did! Do you have to tear it down to clean it? How do you remove the frogs' waste or do you ever have to?
This is a beautiful set up. I'm interested in upgrading my frogs to a better vivarium, so I thought I'd ask someone who has done a good job. What are the common names of the moss and vine you used? Also, what is the substrate you planted them in? Did you build the tank yourself, or did you purchase it? What types of wood are you using in the tank?
Lots of questions, I know. If you can help me out, I'd appreciate it! :)
Vivariums are typically made with live plants, which, if properly selected and planted in correctly prepared soil/planting medium, will go a long ways towards keeping the amount of waste in the tank from getting terribly high, so long as the vivarium isn't overcrowded/the right size for the animals you are housing. There may need to be occasional cleaning to remove feces and dead feeder insects, but that's it.
hey man... LOVE your tank!! its stunning, im just creating my tank the now for my frogs... atm they are in a 3ft tank which is ok, but im moving them to a 4.5ft x 2 x 2ft which will be much better!!
im building the backgrounds out of expanding foam and aquarium silicone, and a waterfall ive got using wood i bought from the local rep shop, and a water pump :P...lol
its gonna look amazing... (probably not as good as yours, but i will try :P)
Well done sir well done. You have inpired me to bust out the ol' 35 long and get ta workin'. My Whites is currently confined to a 10 but it's only temporary. I'm sure he will be much happier now!
I'm thinking of getting Tree frogs, but I'm not sure what kind of habitat the live in.
Like, obviously something like this, but should there be certain tempatures and never too dry and shit? And do they eat anything else other than crickets or is that just it?
Help me out, or inbox me or some shit 'cause I wanan know. :)
@metalhead1294 First and foremost read, read, read. Google 'White's Tree Frog' and read EVERYTHING!!! It doesn't hurt to skim forums like VivariumForum and FrogForum either. People have asked and answered your exact questions before onthem
Don't be in a hurry to buy anything; don't buy all that expensive, shitty Exo-Terra crap. Save your money for the biggest, vertical, used tank you can find online. Get sticks, rocks, water bowls, and several jugs of distilled water from your local grocerystor
When you run out of water fill the jugs up from the tap, and let it sit out several days before using it.... You'll get a water stash going after awhile. Get yourself a bunch of crickets, a tupperware to keep them in, some vitamins- NOT THE VITAMINS FOR REPTILES- and some cricket gut loader/ vitamin water.
Don't worry about humidity too terribly much. If you have a screen top you'll need to mist quite often. Generally the humidity right around an average houseplant or wet soil is 80%.
DO worry about the temperature. Temperature should hover around 80 during the day with high humidity and circulation, but 70's during the night. DONT BOTHER WITH THE HEATING PADS!!! Unless you have a small tank with thin glass don't bother with the heating pads. Usually a light right on top of the tank is enough to heat a tank. Or move the tank closer or further from the nearest heater vent. HEATING PADS WILL NOT HEAT THE TANK PROPERLY SITTING UNDERNEATH. They're extremely weak heaters....
@geofrog777 Only two!!! I wanted my frogs to have plenty of room to themselves without bumping into one another. White's Tree Frogs can get pretty big...! I hate seeing people that keep their frogs in a tank that's too small or a tank full of too many frogs. Just because someone says a type of frog only needs a certain sized tank doesn't mean one should settle for anything less than the best. A happy frog is a healthy frog!!!
Those artificial branches are a ripoff- they would cost three times as much as my plants. The wood in the vivarium is driftwood, and it was baked in an oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. The mites came from the leaves which I didn't bake, and they weren't harmful to the frogs- they weren't parasitic mites. It took me a day to get rid of them too. I sealed off the vivarium, and pushed out all of the oxygen with pure C02 killing every living thing inside.
@jcmetallica48 It's a 150 gallon tank, and there's only two frogs in it. A heck of a lot of the space is taken up by the drainage layer, and dirt- really, really wished that I used a little less dirt to create more vertical space. To begin with I had just one frog, and decided he needed a buddy.... I've thought about getting more, but I want them to have plenty of room to crawl around without running into each other.
Wow, this is quite awesome! It looks like something from the backyard (which they like), and not so Rainforest like. I think your frogs absolutely adore this setup!
@rossothecrimson7 They're very active frogs! They soundly sleep through the day, and then run around all night. Their water dish is usually empty every morning- they sit and jump from the branches into the dish, climb the branches, jump into the dish....
That is really awesome...I am so impressed at your live plants and natural wood etc. Wish more people would do a habitat that takes the frogs' needs into consideration like you did! Do you have to tear it down to clean it? How do you remove the frogs' waste or do you ever have to?
Betcsbirds 2 weeks ago
Damn! It's a frog mansion! Lucky ass frogs
XblackbunnyofdeathX 1 month ago
good job! looks great
2bdragons 1 month ago
That is a really beautiful setup!
EternallyWilled 1 month ago
Those Type of frogs need higher than wider
TheRobert346 1 month ago
Question: do you cure your own wood or do you buy it retail? If so how long is a safe curing time?
BasedFiction 1 month ago
what kind of wood is that?
harveyandjosie 1 month ago
thanks! :)
IAMZAKARY 2 months ago
i mean 0:04 lol
IAMZAKARY 2 months ago
@IAMZAKARY Golden Pothos...! Very easy plant to grow!
TRohr 2 months ago
What plants are at 0:06
IAMZAKARY 2 months ago
are the leaves real
cheekasonia 2 months ago
@cheekasonia Yes, everything is completely natural!
TRohr 2 months ago
it looks a little to moist. humidity should be about 40%-60%
LiamAckermann 2 months ago
wow i have 1 tree frog thars all the tree frogs i got and how big is that awesome tank
toads966 6 months ago
Great setup!
jamesferrassie 6 months ago
That's commitment, bro. My respects.
blahblah256678 6 months ago
nice setup man
snowingsniper 7 months ago
Spectacular set up. Such obvious care and thought! What an awesome frog parent you are!
HarperInTheMist 8 months ago
how long have you had them. i want tree frogs but most colleges dont except animals im in high school now but 3 and a third years is not a long time
thought4tech 10 months ago
This is a beautiful set up. I'm interested in upgrading my frogs to a better vivarium, so I thought I'd ask someone who has done a good job. What are the common names of the moss and vine you used? Also, what is the substrate you planted them in? Did you build the tank yourself, or did you purchase it? What types of wood are you using in the tank?
Lots of questions, I know. If you can help me out, I'd appreciate it! :)
LucidRant 11 months ago
Dude that tank is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
geofrog707 11 months ago
what wood is safe for them
guitargod91000 1 year ago
Awesome enclosure, but isn't it hard when it comes time to clean it?
joeprestara 1 year ago
@joeprestara
You don't "clean" vivariums.
Vivariums are typically made with live plants, which, if properly selected and planted in correctly prepared soil/planting medium, will go a long ways towards keeping the amount of waste in the tank from getting terribly high, so long as the vivarium isn't overcrowded/the right size for the animals you are housing. There may need to be occasional cleaning to remove feces and dead feeder insects, but that's it.
ThundergodxRaiden 10 months ago
Most definitely~
TRohr 10 months ago
@ThundergodxRaiden
Most definitely~
TRohr 10 months ago
hey man... LOVE your tank!! its stunning, im just creating my tank the now for my frogs... atm they are in a 3ft tank which is ok, but im moving them to a 4.5ft x 2 x 2ft which will be much better!!
im building the backgrounds out of expanding foam and aquarium silicone, and a waterfall ive got using wood i bought from the local rep shop, and a water pump :P...lol
its gonna look amazing... (probably not as good as yours, but i will try :P)
jellyreptiles 1 year ago
Well done sir well done. You have inpired me to bust out the ol' 35 long and get ta workin'. My Whites is currently confined to a 10 but it's only temporary. I'm sure he will be much happier now!
tomwaitsfan84 1 year ago
Cool!!! I have my baby Florida Green Tree Frog in a little Critter Keeper right now.....
FLIPminoman 1 year ago
Okay this is cool because its original
uraniumjoe 1 year ago
Nice! There's so many places to hide; they'll never get bored of that!
kiemul136 1 year ago
wow thats probably the best tree frog tank ive seen on u tube, well done ;p
ray1taylor 1 year ago
I'm thinking of getting Tree frogs, but I'm not sure what kind of habitat the live in.
Like, obviously something like this, but should there be certain tempatures and never too dry and shit? And do they eat anything else other than crickets or is that just it?
Help me out, or inbox me or some shit 'cause I wanan know. :)
metalhead1294 1 year ago
@metalhead1294 First and foremost read, read, read. Google 'White's Tree Frog' and read EVERYTHING!!! It doesn't hurt to skim forums like VivariumForum and FrogForum either. People have asked and answered your exact questions before onthem
Don't be in a hurry to buy anything; don't buy all that expensive, shitty Exo-Terra crap. Save your money for the biggest, vertical, used tank you can find online. Get sticks, rocks, water bowls, and several jugs of distilled water from your local grocerystor
TRohr 1 year ago
When you run out of water fill the jugs up from the tap, and let it sit out several days before using it.... You'll get a water stash going after awhile. Get yourself a bunch of crickets, a tupperware to keep them in, some vitamins- NOT THE VITAMINS FOR REPTILES- and some cricket gut loader/ vitamin water.
Don't worry about humidity too terribly much. If you have a screen top you'll need to mist quite often. Generally the humidity right around an average houseplant or wet soil is 80%.
TRohr 1 year ago
DO worry about the temperature. Temperature should hover around 80 during the day with high humidity and circulation, but 70's during the night. DONT BOTHER WITH THE HEATING PADS!!! Unless you have a small tank with thin glass don't bother with the heating pads. Usually a light right on top of the tank is enough to heat a tank. Or move the tank closer or further from the nearest heater vent. HEATING PADS WILL NOT HEAT THE TANK PROPERLY SITTING UNDERNEATH. They're extremely weak heaters....
TRohr 1 year ago
@geofrog777 Only two!!! I wanted my frogs to have plenty of room to themselves without bumping into one another. White's Tree Frogs can get pretty big...! I hate seeing people that keep their frogs in a tank that's too small or a tank full of too many frogs. Just because someone says a type of frog only needs a certain sized tank doesn't mean one should settle for anything less than the best. A happy frog is a healthy frog!!!
TRohr 2 years ago
o and i saw the mites on your branches that means they arent safe and can hurt your frogs
ExpertAnimal 2 years ago
Those artificial branches are a ripoff- they would cost three times as much as my plants. The wood in the vivarium is driftwood, and it was baked in an oven for 15 minutes at 400 degrees. The mites came from the leaves which I didn't bake, and they weren't harmful to the frogs- they weren't parasitic mites. It took me a day to get rid of them too. I sealed off the vivarium, and pushed out all of the oxygen with pure C02 killing every living thing inside.
TRohr 2 years ago
ok nvm great idea though
ExpertAnimal 2 years ago
I mean instead of getting branches from outside that maybe arent safe u shoudove went to petsmart and got an artifitial branch
ExpertAnimal 2 years ago
way cool man
nickcrabbs 2 years ago
what size tank is this and how many frogs are in it just the two?
jcmetallica48 2 years ago
@jcmetallica48 It's a 150 gallon tank, and there's only two frogs in it. A heck of a lot of the space is taken up by the drainage layer, and dirt- really, really wished that I used a little less dirt to create more vertical space. To begin with I had just one frog, and decided he needed a buddy.... I've thought about getting more, but I want them to have plenty of room to crawl around without running into each other.
TRohr 2 years ago
nice but you used up tooo much money on the plants and you need a big branch not branches from outside, branches that go everywhere
ExpertAnimal 2 years ago
Wow, this is quite awesome! It looks like something from the backyard (which they like), and not so Rainforest like. I think your frogs absolutely adore this setup!
rossothecrimson7 2 years ago
@rossothecrimson7 They're very active frogs! They soundly sleep through the day, and then run around all night. Their water dish is usually empty every morning- they sit and jump from the branches into the dish, climb the branches, jump into the dish....
TRohr 2 years ago
this izz likk the clearist vid ive seen on youtube... great vid and habitat
YKxLLDxSUMMER 2 years ago
nice set up
hhh123dx 2 years ago
great video! i voted 5STARS!
sochmo 2 years ago
looking great and filling in well. nice job!
beckdg 2 years ago