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I need some suggestions on setting up a tank for red eyed tree frogs. It is 5 ft wide 1 1/2 ft deep and about 6 ft tall. Any suggestions? Also can any other frogs go in with red eyes like the mokney tree i think it is called. Also i would like to eventually get a pac man frogs. Would a ten gallon tank be ok for a while? also what would go in it? I also have three bullfrogs tad pole in a ten gallon currently. I know it wont be big enough once they start to grow but any suggestions on how to make them happy i would appreciate. I also have about a dozen cuban/ grey tree frogs that i got on a trip to flordia last year, two red and black walking frogs, 5 globe eyed tree frogs, two"blue tree frogs" and two "yellow tree frogs". I also have 2 bearded dragons, a uromastxy and a water dragon. Oh and a slobbering bulldog. sorry for the long post just wanted to introduce myself and get some help thank you

can they go with red eyes?

hello and welcome to kingsnake.this site is awsome and so are the people on it.

ok a 10 gallon will be fine for a pacman frog for a LONG while.i have mine in a 5 gallon with a couple fake plants(they will dig up real plants)a water bowl and a flower pot for a hide out.he loves the flower poti use bed-a-beast/eco-earth or what ever.

the red eye tree frogs i had a baby one.he was in a 10 gallon with plants(fake cause they are the easyest)a water bowl and a couple hides.how many do you have?that a huge tank.lol

i can give you a site that helped me alot with basic care and stuff.

allaboutfrogs.org

this is kinda off topic but where do u live?

o and i have no idea bout the bull frog tads

(i dont use the mulch any more

Thank you for your help. I dont have any of the red eyed tree frogs yet. That was another question i had. how many do you think could go in there. My dad had built me the tank that is why it is so big. everything tank you ask him to build ends up huge. It was originally for an iguana it has ramps and ledges but the iguana got to big. Oh and i live in west virginia

Hi,

I'm just about to start keeping my first RETFs and I've tried to do a lot of research on them ( about a month's worth of reading, talking to owners and breeders, books etc... nothing makes up for experience, but being prepared seems sensible ).

I just finished setting up the terrarium for them this weekend.
I've planted it with live plants, and moss.
It's about 30 gallons, I'd guess. I think it can house two to three frogs, probably:
www.kodetortoise.com/frogs/terrarium.html

It's planted with two types of ficus, one mature and one that can grow with the environment, and a young peace lilly.
The two young plants both have leaves hanging over the waterfall, which should be nice for the frogs ( Not that I expect to get a female and/or get them to breed - I'd want a bigger tank and larger colony before trying to simulate the rainy season ).

I've got a small heat mat in the front left corner on a thermostat, and the overhead lamp will be on at night. I'm trying to keep a temperature of around 80 degrees during the day, 75 during the night and a humidity of between 70 and 80.

With a tank as large as you've said you can probably keep a lot more frogs - so long as it's a 3d environment. If they were just restricted to the walls and the floor then it's a different matter.
You've got the potential for some fairly tall trees growing in there, but probably limited by the shallow depth for uniform growth.

You'll also have a fairly good temperature and humidity gradient across the tank if you heat and fog one end, so the frogs will be able to choose where they want to be.

Obviously I'm not an experienced keeper, but maybe some of what I've done might give you some ideas.

Regards

Gareth