Quick tree frog lighting question

[MatthewM1]

Gotta love those cny winters. Weird ass weather we've had lately, -30 wind chills one day rainy and 45 a week later.

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[Saark]

Interesting, I'd like to see an updated version of this report with the Exo Terra 2.0 and 5.0 bulbs. I will have to look this over in more detail, later on when my brain can handle it as it is kinda tired right now lol

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Gotta love those cny winters. Weird ass weather we've had lately, -30 wind chills one day rainy and 45 a week later.

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I know and it's supposed to be like 50 this weekend! I'm glad though because I've had 5 slings on order since before Christmas and it will finally be warm enough to ship on Monday, woot!

 

[Perentie]

In my experience, it is not necissary. Offering low amounts of uvb/uva could be beneficial though. I would suggest using real plants, not plastic. My whites tree frog, who passed away at 23+ was housed in a similar tank, with a waterfall with a filter, and a large pothos. The pothos filled the entire tank, and grew up the background. It was so crowded it made it hard to find him at times, but he loved it. Not being found is exactly what they are going for.

 

[Saark]

I would love to use live plants in the frog tank but I didn't have time to set things up that way. These frogs were basically rescues that I adopted. They were living in a small goldfish bowl with saran wrap over the top when I took them in. I am also always worried about finding plants that don't have pesticides and a bunch of chemical fertilizer all over them. I did the live plant thing in my T. stirmi enclosure and I love them but it was quite expensive with shipping to get them from a place that grew plants in a way that is safe for other tank inhabitants.

 

[ShredderEmp]

When i bought plants for one of my enclosures, I just bought them from Menards and then just washed them thoroughly and got rid of the soil.

 

[Smokehound714]

I cant think of a single amphibian that requires UVB lighting.. Though some frogs and salamanders WILL bask, but that's moreso likely to aid in digestion.

 

[vespers]

I have to say, the 5.0 UVB bulb puts out very little light. I put it on top of my 8x8x12 tank just to check it out and I could barely tell there was a light on.

Then you might want to check if your bulb is defective. Even the 13w version will clearly illuminate a 12x12x18 Exo, let alone that little nano.

 

[RzezniksRunAway]

Smokehound, my thought process. Frogs need D3. D3 can be overdosed with dusting of insects and such (not that I think there has ever been a vet substantiated claim of an OD). They can't overdose themselves by synthesizing it, feedback mechanisms and whatnots. Dendrobates have been observed coming out to willingly bask in UVB and then leaving the direct light until it is removed from their cage.

https://aark.portal.isis.org/researchguide/amphibian zoo studies/amphibian uv-b and vitamin d3.pdf

It's a shame that no one is going to pay for a study of wild Anurans, comparing basking time, UVB exposure and dietary levels of D3. Complete with radiographs and liver biopsies.

 

[Smokehound714]

Smokehound, my thought process. Frogs need D3. D3 can be overdosed with dusting of insects and such (not that I think there has ever been a vet substantiated claim of an OD). They can't overdose themselves by synthesizing it, feedback mechanisms and whatnots. Dendrobates have been observed coming out to willingly bask in UVB and then leaving the direct light until it is removed from their cage.

https://aark.portal.isis.org/researchguide/amphibian zoo studies/amphibian uv-b and vitamin d3.pdf

It's a shame that no one is going to pay for a study of wild Anurans, comparing basking time, UVB exposure and dietary levels of D3. Complete with radiographs and liver biopsies.

lol those guys are all busy scaring the world with chytrid doomsday prophecies.

 

[viper69]

You think scientists are scare mongering the public with chytrid, seriously?????

 

[Introvertebrate]

I cant think of a single amphibian that requires UVB lighting.. Though some frogs and salamanders WILL bask, but that's more so likely to aid in digestion.

I'm not aware of any dart frog guys that use UVB, and dart frogs are diurnal.

 

[RzezniksRunAway]

Chytrid freaks me out. I know it's not zoonotic (as far as anyone knows), but ugh. Nope.