Uploaded January 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The terrarium in which we keep our orange tree frogs sprung a leak, requiring that we remove everything (carefully, because each layer [woof features, plants, leaf litter, sphagnum moss, earth, filter, and spacer stones] had to be restored later on). We found one frog during the deconstruction, but not the other two. We cleaned and dried and re-sealed the terrarium. Around 10 at night, I wondered if one of the frogs had hidden in some of the wood that we removed, and lo and behold, there he was, sitting on the wood after about 16 hours. The humidity in the tanks is around 99%; the humidity in our hose in Vermont in winter is quite low. Surprising that he survived. After the tank seal cured, we restored all of the materials and then released the two frogs back into their tank.
The terrarium in which we keep our orange tree frogs sprung a leak, requiring that we remove everything (carefully, because each layer [woof features, plants, leaf litter, sphagnum moss, earth, filter, and spacer stones] had to be restored later on). We found one frog during the deconstruction, but not the other two. We cleaned and dried and re-sealed the terrarium. Around 10 at night, I wondered if one of the frogs had hidden in some of the wood that we removed, and lo and behold, there he was, sitting on the wood after about 16 hours. The humidity in the tanks is around 99%; the humidity in our hose in Vermont in winter is quite low. Surprising that he survived. After the tank seal cured, we restored all of the materials and then released the two frogs back into their tank.
