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Oh how my heart desires a cute little dumpy. I'm trying to detrmine the easiest way to bring some heat to my 30 gal. hex tank. I currently have a double flourecent on top, (one cool spectrum/ one warm). The tank barely reaches 72 degrees. Are there diffrent bulbs that will reach higher temps? Is a false bottom heating pad system a good idea? Or perhaps a spotlight?
Does anyone know if a dumpy can get enough nutrition off of fruit flies? I already culture them for my dart frogs. I welcome any suggestions.

Jessica

An undertank heater will work provided you put it under the part of the cage where a water bowl will sit.

If you use a ceramic bowl both it and the water will heat up, therby heating the air which is what a tree frog needs.

Otherwise, you'll need to add an incandescant bulb of some sort. You'll need to experiment with wattage, flood vs. spot vs. standard, etc.
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Current snakes:

0.2 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Silver/Yellow)

3.3 Gonyosoma oxycephala - (Green)

2.1 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black)

3.3 Gonyosoma janseni - (Black & Tan)

Thanks chris,
I suppose some experimenting is in order. I will keep you posted.