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I have a baby whites tree frog in a ten gallon tank. I have a heat pad attached to the side of the tank. I also have a 25 watt nighttime bulb attached to the top of the tank, but hesitant to turn it on. How do i heat the tank properly? What kind of light gives off minimal heat? The room stays in the 60s in the winter so i need some kind of extra heat. Please help.
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0.0.2 RES's (The Boondock Saints)
0.0.1 Common Snapping Turtle (Aggro)
0.0.1 Eastern Red Bellie (Jake)
0.0.1 Map Turtle (Mappy)
0.2.0 Bearded Dragon (Yeungling,Killian)

I use an undertank heater. It works well with the daily misting.

I also use an under the tank heater, which they love in winter. During the day, I use a 60 watt regular incandecant Gro-Lite (get it at Home Depot for so much less than the pet store) my frogs love it and seem to be more active under the gro light, and it helps my live plants. You should NEVER let your tank get below 60 with thease guys, you never know if they come from the south (can hibernate) or from the north (die in cold weather) of australia. If yours are Indoneisan, then DO NOT let them get too cold, same as northern Australian WTFs. If it gets to be areound 60, please do turn on the low watt bulb, they'll need it to hunt. If you dont, expect a steady loss of weight, because they will eventually get too cold to digest properly.

Hope this helps.

I usually don't let my tank get any lower then 66 degrees. They will become much less active.

I've read 80 degrees through the day and high 70's through the night, but mine stays around 70-75 through the day and never below 70 at night (if it does go below 70 it's definately high 60's). My WTF's eating, however seems at bit 'under-the-norm' from what I've read. He only eats one or two crickets per week. Should I raise the temperature a bit or suspect something is the matter?

Humidity is around 50-60% in this tank, and there's lots of room (65 Gallon).

Also, I have no background on the vivarium (sides are also not covered). Is this a necessity for the frog to feel 'safe'?

Thanks!

How do you keep the crickets from chewing holes in your live plants?
Thanks.
Malays