Hello,
I just had a couple of questions pertaining to keeping a dart frog viv in the Northeast, actually Western Massachusetts. Where is the best place to keep the viv year-round? I was thinking the basement because in the winter I can always warm it a bit and in the summer it should stay perfectly cool.
I also had a question about which water is better to use in my misting system. I currently have a RO system that I utilize, but up North I will either have to buy water or is it safe to use water from the faucet? The water source is coming from a natural underground spring, but I'm thinking I will have to just buy distilled water from the grocer.
Thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it. I attached a pic of my viv that I just finished and planted about two weeks ago.
It's been seeded with hundreds of temperate springtails, which are doing a great job. I am using two jungle dawn 11w led bulbs on a digital timer that comes on at 7am and turns off at 7pm. I also have an Exo terra Monsoon hooked up to a hygrotherm that keeps the humidity at 75% and the temp around 74 or 75 degrees. I'm going to let the plants and the micro-fauna acclimate and cycle for three months before adding my frogs.
I can't wait! :D
I just had a couple of questions pertaining to keeping a dart frog viv in the Northeast, actually Western Massachusetts. Where is the best place to keep the viv year-round? I was thinking the basement because in the winter I can always warm it a bit and in the summer it should stay perfectly cool.
I also had a question about which water is better to use in my misting system. I currently have a RO system that I utilize, but up North I will either have to buy water or is it safe to use water from the faucet? The water source is coming from a natural underground spring, but I'm thinking I will have to just buy distilled water from the grocer.
Thanks in advance for any help, I really appreciate it. I attached a pic of my viv that I just finished and planted about two weeks ago.
It's been seeded with hundreds of temperate springtails, which are doing a great job. I am using two jungle dawn 11w led bulbs on a digital timer that comes on at 7am and turns off at 7pm. I also have an Exo terra Monsoon hooked up to a hygrotherm that keeps the humidity at 75% and the temp around 74 or 75 degrees. I'm going to let the plants and the micro-fauna acclimate and cycle for three months before adding my frogs.
I can't wait! :D