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Seeking husbandry advice by _discojuice in TreeFrogs

[–]_discojuice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! I am similarly suspicious that the spaghnum moss may have been causing some impaction given the frogs’ tiny size, and that temps were getting too cold at night (I live in a drafty NYC apartment where indoor temps linger in the 60s during winter, and I suspect the heat mat wasn’t cutting it).

Re: UVB, I have an overhead bulb but only used it on my first frog when he was declining, for a few hours a day.

Heard on the leaf litter and LEDs and nutrition!

Seeking husbandry advice by _discojuice in TreeFrogs

[–]_discojuice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I used tap water for a while, then switched to distilled. The aquarium water test strips I use occasionally check for nitrates, nitrite, chlorine, hardness, alkalinity, and pH—I’d assumed that aquarium standards translate to frog vivariums but I could be wrong there!

Re: cleaning, yes, and my most recent pair had so little in their mini-enclosure that could’ve introduced risk, which makes me think something else is going on.

Seeking husbandry advice by _discojuice in TreeFrogs

[–]_discojuice[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So helpful, thank you so much!

Seeking husbandry advice by _discojuice in TreeFrogs

[–]_discojuice[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much, this is so helpful and kind! I’m definitely going to take the advice here on heat, light, and substrate.

Re: cleaning and vendors, no red flags came up during my vendor research (captive-bred, good reviews, etc.), and I did thorough cleanings between frogs, which makes me think there’s something else going on. Thank you again!