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im planning on getting a Red Eye Tree Frog soon but i am unsure on how to maintain such high humidity. please help

Restrict ventilation by covering some of the screen cover with glass or plastic wrap and mist the cage with water daily. Using a substrate that holds moisture well rather than paper towels will also help. Good luck,
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Devin Edmonds
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Thanks, but won't covering part of the screen cover sacrifice ventilation.

Yes, it will, but it will also help maintain high humidity by reducing the amount of water that evaporates from the cage. You don't want things to become wet or soggy inside the tank, and you don't want to cut off all air flow, but it shouldn't be a problem to cover half or two thirds of the screen cover with plastic wrap. As long as the humidity level is above 60% you shouldn't run into problems. If you live in a humid area already (say Florida for example) you might not even need to restrict ventilation, and simply spraying the cage with water once a day might be enough to keep it humid. Good luck,
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Devin Edmonds
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I have a 29 gal tall standing on end. I have covered the top half of the screen top with saran wrap (plastic). After having it covered and uncovered for more than a year, I can't tell any difference in the frog's health or behavior. It has been a good way to mantain the humidity. I have to spray about half as often. More importantly, use moss for bedding. I had always heard that it was good for humidity, but I am really amazed at the difference between it and the Bed a beast I used to use. Must be all of that surface area. Good Luck!

Easiest way: large bowl of water with an air stone or two with an air pump attached, size of the air pump dependant on the size of the aquarium, but I had a 4600 series attached to 2-12inch stone strips providing 90%humidity in a 72g. Ambient humidity was 33%, and the only thing I had blocking the top was the light strip. Note: you will have to add water often.
Good luck!

There are other ways to increase humidity than decreasing ventilation. This method is perhaps a last resort, esp. in a glass aquarium that only has one side for ventilation to begin with. The air stone works, frequent misting does (it is not hard to set up an automatic misting system if you don't want to buy a marketable one), and having whatever heat supply you may use next to a water body may also help.

While the health and behavior of your animal is a good indication of what works and what doesn't in regards to husbandry, common sense and education are also necessary. While a well acclimated animal may do well in a sub-par enclosure, it will have accelerated problems if it were to ever become compromised. Mear survival is much different than having animals thrive in captivity.