My Project D - After 8 Months in 2009 Final [TW]

[eric2_chang]

First of all, I wish everyone Merry X'mas and a great New Year ahead.
I'm in Taiwan and the weather just fine for our little guys.

After 8 Months for my project D. There are some progress and believed the environment
is getting stable and mature. If ask me the most difficult or critical part to have the hobby
I'll say that are "Food, Plant, and Clean" Which the little frogs are more easy to take care.
And thanks for them in this year.

So, Let me update some progress of it. In these period, I didn't change a lot about the
decoration of the viv. There are some woods fallen due to wrong design with the weight
carry after water gathering in the bromeliad. So, I lefe it without change. But also the
planting is the hard one due to the light is not enough and the high humidity in the viv
cause some damage (Dead or wrong growing rate), So, I move some plant around 4 months
after the viv been structured. "Just change some location or clean up some dead leaves"

so, Here u go..
This is the entrance of my frog room :


My sister in law bought this in Japan for me.


Opening the door, all the stuff inside are almost the same, but the ground parts I've
add on 8 vivs for young and new frogs like a nursery.

And I've ask to build a hydrant in the room, in order to doing things easily.

First view update : (A bit different from before)




The Roof side I've designed the conceal storage. To use the limited space in the room.

See from the room :



Left Top site : These 4 tanks lives in 4 species
(R. Lamasi, Reticulatus) & (O. Pumilio - Nancy, Blue)


When I taking the picture, just hit on the time misting.. SO, I've also take some picture of it
for comparision.


These 2 are for R. Reticulatus and D. Tin

In the viv for Tin, 3 bromeliad are dead due to some illness seens the temperature and humidity are too high...So, I pull out them and planing some new after 2 months. To kill
some virus if any. (via some products)

The left one is for R. Reticulatus.



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[eric2_chang]

Following the above :

This is the middle side, and some woods fallen to change something inside,
Some plants are dead, but some are live well... I didn't change the plants
or add new but just change the location of it to adjust they to suit for the
environment around July. So far it seems fine, Frogs are breeding as well.


Up side are for Pumilios down side for leucomelas. *I love to see them in group and
Male fight with each other or female chasing the males around the viv. It's lots fun..





When Misting :


The Above side for 4 Pumilio : O. Eldorado, Bastimentos, Nancy, Guarumo



The Grond line are for youngs, some tadpoles I'll direct put them into the viv for them to grow up if they pass the life test...


This is the example : These 3 childs are ready to explore the new world..




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[frogparty]

Oh.........my.............god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[gotham229]

I concur. Very beautiful setup.

[eric2_chang]

After the last misting in a day. It's close to the light out time,
They love to show off or looking for things to eat before the sleeping time.....

Here are some of them ~
Seeing the mirror ... doubt now


But food is everything, just caught a springtail ~


She Also love the meal :



Nancy are hiding to call the female :




He is also calling. (This Tank the Bromeliad got the parasite, so..I plan to move the plants
for some time then place the whole new one. However, I found they are breeding there, so
I think maybe after 2~3 months, I'll change it)


Close Up



Some other frogs... will try post in the near future..
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In the other side of the viv's wall. Some parts of it.
Here is the storage that I design for the most important "Food & Nutritions..."
I've remove the door in right side, for easy operating.


The upper side are the food containers and also the powder medicines, tools that I usually used.


toys that I like~~




So, This are some update for my project. In the end of this year, I think basically they
are moving smooth. The difficult time is the summer time in Taiwan. Due to the Temperature are usually high around 32~35'C. So, most of the people here need to think
about the way to cool down the environment. And need to think about the heating system
in the winter time. And Sometimes I've left for trip exceed 10 days. then Fruitfly will become
the problem as well. But I've overcome it with some procedure and work meanwhile some help from a friend here. So, it's more easy now...
However, I think..... To keep the environment clean and smooth meanwhile clean out
the fruitfly escape from the viv, and the cleaness in the viv... are the parts very hard
to maintain. It requires a well design system and the stability of ourselves.

So, I'm happy to sit in the room and hope to share the happiness with you in the year 2009.

Hope you have a great frog Year 2010 !!


Eric Chang

[ChrisK]

Really nice setups! That's the first time I heard anyone referring to their pumilio males fighting as "fun" though lol, it can lead to stress and/or deaths pretty quickly right?!

[dkk08]

Fantastic looking frog room Eric! Care to share how much you spend on the whole project?

[eric2_chang]

Originally Posted by ChrisK

Really nice setups! That's the first time I heard anyone referring to their pumilio males fighting as "fun" though lol, it can lead to stress and/or deaths pretty quickly right?!

Thanks for your remind!
^ ^YES.. for Pumilios for sure.. I've only got one experience to put one pumilio specie
2 male together ... and they are working fine...because they grow up from child
together..

: ) what I say is Leuc. in the midde viv. They live in group... so, fighting (Male/Male or
Female/ Female) is normal to see.. but they have good attitude "Not too aggressive"
So, they are living there fine and looks happy , 4/6 of them are breeding...

[eric2_chang]

Originally Posted by dkk08

Fantastic looking frog room Eric! Care to share how much you spend on the whole project?

Hi Dkk,
Actually, I didn't calculate..but what I know is very ecomonic way.
The tank are most critical part. So, find a tank supplier base on the
design to do...But costs not much,Then...most of them are "Time.."
cause everything made by yourself.
Frog is really costs due to our price is 2~2.5 times normally than the price you know.
Meanwhile, compare to our GDP, GNP which we are also lower...
So, .....

But if you ask about the tanks.. per tank with 60*45*45 cm are around 80~100 USD.
Others are really depends. But I'd rather lack of it if I didn't found things I like,
cause the space are really limited here, especially you want to have this hobby in your Home.
Cheers!

[ChrisK]

I guess you didn't take pics of the tank construction process?