Keeping And Breeding Amphibians by Chris Mattison. If you have any questions feel free to give us a call.įantastic Frogs by Jerry Walls. With good husbandryĪnd tender loving care you can have many years of enjoyment with your RedĮyes. Should use a full spectrum light such as vita light. For the health of the frog and the plants you Always wash the plant thoroughly to get pesticides and fertilizers No fertilizer is necessary the frogs will do that for If a portion of the plant is in constant contact with water. Java moss plants will grow directly in the water or on land To the gravel are Japanese evergreen, devils ivy (pothos) and various Some plants that work well that you can plant right in Also with the use of another water pump you can build a beautiful You also need an air pump to run fresh air into the Prefer to use canister filters for easy access and cleaning. You can use an internal box filter, but I Land section using river rock that covers 3\4 of the surface. Put one inch of pea gravel over the filter. Tank (or taller)!, an under gravel filter, water heater, and an air pump. They also need to be misted frequently.įor a more captivating vivarium, you first need a minimum of a 29 gallon Use this type of setup for new frogs and babies, so I can see if they areĮating or ill. Water, I also run an air line in so they receive good air circulation. The humidity up and a news paper substrate which you soak with distilled Put a piece of glass over most of the top to keep Imagination here are two ways I like to use. There are several ways to set up a vivarium it just depends on your Has red leg disease and many more other diseases, but it usually poisoningįrom a dirty environment or over crowding. Also, oodinium is the first thing you will see if your frog Should work, but if it does not, you need to explore for other things theįrog may have. Mixture over the frog, let it stay in the container for an hour. Put the frog in water that has a little chamomile, rinse this tea like Put the frog into a container with distilled water and clean the cage thoroughly. Oodinium is relatively easy to get rid of. Naturally have white spots so look close. But do not be too quick to think your frog has oodinium, red eyes Oodinium looks like little gray dots all over Not need this section, but if you do here is one of the most common Most amphibians' diseases are caused by poor husbandry so hopefully you will With a humidity ofĥ0-80 %, for the health of the frogs this can easily be attained by covering I also vitamized them with a half and half ratio of osteo-formĪnd rep-cal phosphorous free with calcium and vitamin D. Most of which can be attained from pet stores or dealers in reptile Adult frogs feed well on medium crickets, flies and Pin head crickets and fruit flies and if you can get aphids that have notīeen in contact with pesticides it gives them a better balance of Red Eyes are carnivorous, like all frogs. Using one of the various nocturnal reptile lights that are now available.īut remember never use any type of light as a vivarium heater, as this willĭry the air which can be very detrimental to the frogs. Red EyesĪre nocturnal frogs but can be easily viewed by dimming the light or by Although they areĮxcellent jumpers, they prefer to walk slowly about the vivarium. Is also the primary feeding area in the vivarium. They may come down to the ground to feed in the wild. Red Eyes are very unusual in many ways, that is as far as frogs go, they Usually covered with epiphytes and lianas. RedĮyes are found in trees on the underside of the leaves. Most commonly found in lowland rain forests and the adjacent hills. Out most of Central America, even as far north as southern Mexico. Red Eyed tree frog are members of the Hylidae family and are found though TheyĪlso have the red eyes and distinctive cat like pupil. Hands and feet and of course the blue or purple bands on the flanks. Of the most magnificent with their bright lime green dorsal, bright orange Is the southern morph from Nicaragua The colors on this specimen are some There are several morphs in the Red Eyes, the one that is most sought after Resulting from documented research also the use of fish One of the few times that they were available over the past few years, wereĭisappointed at the loss of these animals soon after their arrival. Those of you who where actually able to attain some, Red Eyes for many years have been one of the most desired amphibians ofĪlmost all enthusiast. NEWS!! Updated page now back on the web, YAY! Find it here: This is posted For Your Information purposes only. Note that I have no idea what happened to the original authors. However, the information was pretty good and I happened to have a copy in my files so here it is. However, it has since disappeared or moved(?) and I have been unable to locate the new one. Please note: this page used to reside at the internet address:
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