terrarium setup help

[devder1]

i am looking to set up an enclosure with both land and water, but i'm not quite sure where to start?

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

build around the water. easier than tryin to retro fit water IMO. what do u need this for?

 

[snakeguy101]

lets start with an animal. what are you planing on putting in it?

 

[devder1]

lets start with an animal. what are you planing on putting in it?

well i love amphibians, i had a pacman frog about 3 years ago but it died after about 1 year, my humidity was much too low living in AZ no matter how much i hand misted, so i started just adding water to the soil and it got too wet and i had little flies breeding in it, so it was kind of a disaster. i am thinking a pretty small tank maybe 10 or a 20 long. so i am probably looking for some type of frog

 

[ExoticEctotherms]

Check out this site: http://www.blackjungle.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3360

They have lots of "how to" articles on vivarium design. Good luck and keep us up to date with pics of your build!

 

[devder1]

Check out this site: http://www.blackjungle.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=3360

They have lots of "how to" articles on vivarium design. Good luck and keep us up to date with pics of your build!

Great link thank you!

 

[snakeguy101]

i think you should go with mossy tree frogs. those things are AWESOME! i am not sure how advanced they are though, I am just tossing out ides.

 

[kearth]

Mossy frogs are very easy to take care of.

3-4 inches of water in the bottom. A filter and some driftwood to hangout on.

 

[devder1]

im not sure about availability on mossy tree frogs.
im thinking of something like this minus the heat lamp?

 

[snakeguy101]

what about some kind of salamander? that looks like a good setup for something like that.