well, sounds like you are doing everything you can. as for the color, i think he will "green up." when i first got mine they were more of an emrald green and now all three are bright bright green. most people don't relize how terrestrail they are, i just have mine in a 10 gallon with a large water dish and they are extremely happy and healthy.

3 in. of water is good, but i wouldn't go any deeper. they like to be in the water, but on a rock or something, not fully submerged in it. thats what i've found out at least. they aren't very messy so your water should stay very clean if you have a filter.

as for UVA and stuff, they actually don't need it in the form of light, as long as you have a good vitiman/calcium supplement that you use don't worry about it. if you really wanted to though, change bulbs every 6-8 months. reptisun 2.0 is a special florescent just for amphibians, but not necessary for most. there are also special plant bulbs, usually like 10$ that work well.

room temp. is good for them, don't let it go below 65F or above 90F. if you want to keep it warm get a glass top, it keeps temp. up and also humidity. but it will also filter out all the bentificial rays your bulbs are giving off, you choice.

i would definitly stick with live crix, the dead ones tend to be a lot less nutricious and you would need to hand feed it cause they only eat things that are moving. i wouldn't use bloodworms either, i used to use those with my newt but it made the water filthy and extremely smelly, plus, they are just nasty. you could try the pellets, you would have to move em' around a little though, they only go for things that are moving. it depends on the frog for mealworms, you would have to "supervise" it cause the mealworms drown if they are even in like 2 mm water, so you might want to "help" your frog eat them. contact me if you have any more questions!!! good luck ps- my fBT's: the tank has been redone so the white isn't showing, just odn't have recent pic.

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