this is my first attempt at trying to create a semi-aquatic terrarium, so im making this post in hopes that people with more experience will see it, and maybe offer some critizism/advice/comments. http://codemaster.150m.com/ter/ter.htm the fog on the right is actually where the water is, its just covered with the fog from the fogger (obviously :roll: ) i put the rocks underneath the soil im attempt to create an artificial water bed. at the moment this terrarium isnt housing anything, but soon i will be acquiring some tree frogs. so what do you think of my sem-aqautic terrarium??
It look great. What kind of lid or clips are you using. the metal bend over the sides looks neat. Whats under the water? It looks like some sort of liner. I know your frogs are going to be very very happy in there.
im using the standard metal lid you would find at your local pet store. and underneat the water is just some of the substrate that has settled to the bottom.
If there is an area of running water and the water course is of fair size it is called ( and yours I believe falls into this category ) a Paladarium. Second pointer, a bit too humid for most tree frogs,... it is a common idea among many folks that they need a large amount of humidity, and in fact very few species of tree frogs like it very humid. They live arboreally, and the humidty levels are not as great there. They generally hide during the day on the underside of leaves and fauna, thus even avoiding large amount's of rainwater during rainfalls. Make sure that there is adequate ventilation at the top. And the last point,... It looks very nice! Best wishes and have a good day! - Erik -
Thanks for that information. What do you suggest the relative humidty should be? Right now it ranges from 60-70%
That is a good range for Cuban Tree Frogs. For Red Eyed Frogs I would increase it to an ambient humidity of 75-85%, ( These are a group refered to collectively as Leaf Frogs.) For True tree frogs in the genus Hyla I would reduce the humidity to around 45-60%. While for Whites Tree frogs 35-40% is generally sufficient. Monkey frogs have the lowest humidity range from 20%-40% depending on the species. I left you this general guide as I am not sure what particular types of frogs you are getting. Hope that that helps! Take care. - Erik -
Very nice! That's the type of system I'm looking to do. Actually, that's how I found this site - doing research. How did you make the pool? What keeps the substrate from turning it to mud? Is there a river or waterfall? Thanks!
Drakken - I made the pool by placing river rocks at the bottom of the tank, placing some mesh atop that, then placing the substrate ontop of that. So the substrate doesn't turn to mud because the water only touches the river rock. I attempted a waterfall with the log on the right but failed. KLiK - 50 gallons shadowfx78 - The thermometer/hygrometer have 2 sided sticker. At the time of the picture they were on the outside, but I later put them on the inside. Here is a picture of my new set-up: http://codemaster.150m.com/ter/terr.htm
