How to setup a bioactive terrarium for a Green or Gray Tree Frog. Self-Cleaning/Self-Maintaining.

[@msbrithorton]

Absolutely love this video and appreciate how unedited it is. Shows real life with the dogs being dogs, the frogs jumping around, and the start-to-finish of setting up this bioactive terrarium. Learned a lot and will be checking out some of these products!

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thank you very much! appreciate this feedback!! :) We love the hectic "real life" we can provide in the videos lol!

[@marzipanmango]

I enjoy hearing the dogs mauling each other in the background 😂

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Rumpus play time is always the best time!

[@rocioc6187]

That’s my life. Dogs happy in the background and me trying to work…..I love this.

[@spoonfullofsugar5406]

Glad I found your channel, trying to figure out a frog tank for my son, I’ve been a fish hobbyist my whole life so I’m scratching my head on the frogs! This was super helpful and informative

[@WendyMarshburn]

Thank you for making this video it was fun and entertaining while also very educational. I now understand visually what I will be getting in my kit and how to set it up.

[@bobkob]

beautiful dogs, their coat reminds me of some kind of prehistoric mammalian animal, and great vivarium for frogs and anoles.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thank you Dude! You are the man!

[@bobkob]

The Bio Dude Josh Halter thanks!

[@nildaluzrodriguez]

"And there goes the Fedex truck. A massive diesel truck. Biomentally friendly I tell ya...". Josh Halter 😂😂😂👏👏👏

[@aurora_dawn123]

You should make a setup with Serpa Design.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

So Ive been told! I should reach out to Tanner one of these days.

[@aurora_dawn123]

I hope you do, it'd be awesome to see a build built by you two, and interesting to see how you work together.

[@hexajupiter4752]

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[@JustMe-hc8mp]

@@TheBioDudeJoshHalter Perhaps work together on the "challenge" I proposed to him. Creating a terrarium using edible plants. A lot of people seemed to like that idea. Not sure if he'll do it though.

[@ey8648]

He shouldn't. if so, Serpa should do all the work and let the BioDude just sit in the background. Maybe hand him a few pieces of cork bark or hold his water bottle.

[@aurora_dawn123]

So cool to see you make a bioactive gray treefrog setup.

[@sharonkaczorowski8690]

We live in Delaware.. a few years ago a little Delaware grey tree frog made the very long journey from the river behind our house to our front flower bed. If I went outside he would come out and sit on the step with me…we had many profound conversations. When hubby cut the grass the frog would sit on top of the bricks edging the bed and watch…I do mean watch…froggy would turn back and forth as Kacz changed directions. He was a real joy. One day he disappeared. I like to think he made the long journey back to river…such a little guy…and participated in the production of many tadpoles. Realistically, he may have been dinner for something, but I prefer to believe he’s still out there in a tree singing to his lady love.

[@nice-qm5jc]

Aww I love that

[@Debbiesnc]

Wow, you just introduced two different subjects that one doesn’t hear about every day: terrariums for Gray or Green Tree Frogs, and Resurrection Fern! There are loud, cute and apparently prolific Gray Tree Frogs around our farmhouse, on the heels of weekly summer storms, so I am presently planning to create a transition habitat for their tadpoles discovered in a water feature container. It brings back great childhood memories of raising tadpoles in little habitats with water, rocks, moss, plants, within my mom’s glass baking dishes. Thanks, from The Piedmont of North Carolina. p. s. Now I am really on the lookout for Resurrection Moss, such a cool plant, that we once had in an old tree at our coastal N. C. house, transplanted from a family cemetery in Kingstree, S. C.

[@notCakes]

Dude! You’re absolutely killing it with the videos! Please make more more more more more more

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

@Super Satanski I try lol. Its tough, running this size business and having a personal life while making the time for these videos + budgeting for them can be challenging. Have some great content coming in Feb!

[@Copper727]

I didn’t even know this. Im glad I went about it the way I did though . Your information is worth so much to me. That I can’t explain. I can learn as slow as I need to. 🎉 your The Bio Dude 🫶🏼🤙🏼✌🏼

[@WoodsandForestsMedia]

Hello, I am a Pennsylvania herping channel and I heard you say that you were from PA. I was happy to hear that. My channel focuses on the frogs and toads specifically from PA and when you had gray tree frog in the title it caught my eye. On my channel I go herping and showcase my pets who are ambassadors for their species. I am pursuing a herpetology degree to research frogs and toads, and one of the frogs I want to study is the eastern gray tree frog. I was very impressed with the knowledge you have of the native tree frogs and that looks to be a good setup for at least one tree frog. I must say that more of the information and the setup would accommodate a green tree frog more so than the gray. Grays at least from the Northeast hide in the cracks of trees away from the heat so the temperature above 80-82 in captivity could be harmful. I say this only about the gray not the green because the gray tree frogs native range ends in Virginia and it is a more cold hardy frog rather than heat tolerant. I believe you are very knowledgeable and I am subscribed to you because you are very great at what you do. As I said maybe you have seen grays on leaves in other places but where I have found them I haven't seen them on the leaves. My grays (4) are soon to hibernate and then will live in a 125 gallon that's bioactive. I only keep native or naturalized plants for my native species, but you have some great ideas for a setup and placement for an enclosure. I also wanted to say the Giant North American Millipede will be the major component of my clean up crew as opposed to isopods. Just thought you would find that interesting. Anyways, great job on the video and I can't wait to see what you show us next. Congratulations on your business!

[@victorc9987]

Daaaamn this guy is getting super bio hahahaha, congratulations for you affort man

[@phihanjacquelinenguyen9226]

I’d love to see a video on an hourglass tree frog enclosure! There’s so few videos on them so it’d be really helpful

[@michaelxmckinlay]

Again, I just watched this as a followup to another vid. You deserve a LOT more views and subs. Fantastic job teaching AND subtly filling in the blanks. Eleventeen stars!

[@duncanfkippen7027]

Amazing work.i live in Scotland and would love one of these . Thank you for sharing your fascinating video

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks!👍🏻

[@davidhart9106]

Super impressive, this guy should have his own TV show.

[@chase3864]

The dogs and the hopping frog made this video 😂😂😂😂 props to you on how kool you kept it 😂

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thanks dude!

[@laraarias803]

This video was chaotic but in a good way! I love your dogs btw.

[@ginacardarella]

Thank you for explaining how to assemble a bio Terrarium

[@tapewormjr.388]

Love the African Mask alocasia, dwarf hybrid means it will never get as massive as normal alocasia. Great plant choices

[@stevetrivago]

You’re awesome dude 💪🏼

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

I appreciate that! thank you!!

[@emtwolf2001]

Got my order... setup tank and looks great... give day or two for springtails and such get settled in before move frogs over to new bigger habitat

[@caelynbrown8246]

Thank you so much for creating this video because I’m getting ready to get a tree frog and I need to know the basic steps of setting up the terrarium

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there! Awesome! I will link the kits here for you! - www.thebiodude.com/collections/bioactive-frog-terrarium-kits/products/gray-green-tree-frog-habitat-kit

[@FernFernFerm]

Back withT-Shirt and Shorts! Nice :-D

[@stuktbh5949]

I wanna go to the US just to buy your stuff, keep up the great work

[@EatonBacon]

I love my Gray! Jean (Xmen ref ftw) will actually sing to me if I sing back. So vocal with so much personality for these little guys. Thanks for the video of the set up. I cant wait to upgrade her to her new enclosure.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

thats awesome! Please let us know if we can assist you in getting that upgrade quote! [e-mail]

[@imperialdrone6261]

My ball python and I siting here waiting for our 55 gallon accent pack to come in the mail.

[@theoxisfree]

This is so helpful! Thank you so much! Gave me so much more confidence.

[@damon79]

I breed white lip green tree frogs here in tropical far north Australia. We just keep them in green houses out on the back patio as its warm all year round. No need for heating. Interesting to see all the things going in. We just out in some lava rocks as the base, home grown compost above then some sugar cane mulch. Then finally tropical plants like caladiums, cordalynes etc. with drift wood. Last breeding cycle with 1 female got 800 plus tadpoles.

[@getgle]

rockin and rollin

[@clayjacobs3668]

Can you PLZ make a video on fungus gnats?? I appreciate all of your knowledge!

[@helga4791]

I don't know how to prevent them, but I do know fungus gnats and small jumping spiders keep them in check.

[@danriley5848]

Great job 👍 I'm going to be rehousing my grey tree frogs and I gained some knowledge from your video. ✌

[@elmonik]

first ever video of watched on bio tanks, and it seems to have all i need in it and more, ive got 3 magnificent green tree froglets and they need a bigger place to call home, so im building one from the ground up, wish I could get my gear from you but I'm on the other side of earth.

[@mattbarnett1631]

Do you sell this as a kit online? I have 7 gray tree frog tadpoles and I will soon be needing a proper environment for them.

[@Ashley_Mo]

How are they doing now? Sorry just curious if you don’t mind!

[@curthatt6461]

Frog alert! Lol! Great video and set up. I have your arid soil and more stuff to set up my leopard gecko set up.

[@plumtucker9514]

wow, I think you need a bigger tank with all the stuff you wanted to cram into it. lots of advice that I'll be pondering on when i make my riparium.

[@yoyoyo9669]

there was one of these in my kitchen last night not even kidding i have no idea how it got into the house but it was so cool! we released it near a pond i hope he has a good life! ( i live in ontario)

[@jeffsproule3197]

That frog? That's crazy cuz they're not native to here. The only tree frogs we have in ontario are cope grays tree frogs. Also spring peepers (which are treefrog like)

[@yoyoyo9669]

@@jeffsproule3197 i had never seen one before my brother said it looked like someones pet we grew up here in the creeks and valleys and ravines catching snakes and frogs but never encountered one of these before. as i say it was literally on the ground in my kitchen i have no idea how long it was in here or how it got in but i released it near some big trees near a big pond close to our house right before the lightning and thunder came down a few weeks back!

[@jeffsproule3197]

@@yoyoyo9669 that's actually awesome!

[@yoyoyo9669]

@@jeffsproule3197 i hope hes living a good froggy life!

[@matthewlarue1883]

Have you ever done a grow tent setup? I am wanting to build one with a waterfall, pond, banana plants real soil for plants to grow in with a mister. That would be the best setup.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there! look into Hydroponics as a more effective option for that! Hope that helps!!

[@laurasims7948]

Great video 👍🏻

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thanks 👍

[@lunacardinal2271]

My frog loves going up to her uvb lol Funny how people say they don't need it

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thats awesome! Check these out from The Dudes Blog page! - www.thebiodude.com/blogs/reptile-and-amphibian-caresheets-with-cited-veterinary-and-herpetology-sources/introduction-to-uvb-and-reptiles-part-1 www.thebiodude.com/blogs/reptile-and-amphibian-caresheets-with-cited-veterinary-and-herpetology-sources/introduction-to-uvb-part-2

[@zelirislalibratum8637]

You can actually find them as far north as Indiana/Ohio/Kentucky/Tennessee. I have a good little populace in my neighbor's run-down pool.

[@briannawarren4174]

I'm going to be honest, while you are very educational your dogs really stole the show

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

They ALWAYS do!

[@Raf-zk1fw]

Hi! Could You do a tutorial about Fire Skink Bioactive Enclosure? Best regards!

[@elizabethagosto7489]

Great I just subscribed awesome I'll be back! 😄🐸👏🏻

[@pheonix-pr6ov]

HE HAS A DOG CALLED PADFOOT! I LOVE HIM!

[@nicoledouglass9024]

What was the plant list you had for this tank? I absolutely loved them!

[@thelittleredbarnpreschool397]

This video was SO informative! Thank you! Gonna subscribe!

[@youtmeme]

awesome bio build!!! thanks for the demo!!!🙂👍👍🤙✌🤞❤

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Thanks for watching!

[@ryancamps448]

This Is So cool and I learned alot... hopefully the drawing isn't over as I would love to do this for my Grey Tree frogs... They seem so sad in the housing i have them in Now.. But I absolutely Adore when they sing back and forth with me :)

[@allisonhoffman9971]

You got me hooked on bio tanku

[@predatorsprey7378]

How do you test them for the fungus

[@thomaskitlica5572]

I have seen and caught them in Tennessee just info enjoyed the video

[@ferswildlife2862]

Josh can you make a Fish scale gecko or northern spiny tailed gecko setup?

[@TheDecker40]

Another great video!

[@Photron52]

I have been working/w a ten G tank for a little over a year. The purpose is to learn how to grow a few plants. Several months ago I added a few native isopods to it. I can no longer keep any plants alive because they have over populated and are eating everything in sight. Soon baby toads will be available so this should be solved then. Actually it really won't be solved till I move to the larger tank which I have. Using aquariums is awkward. If I place it up higher than a normal aquarium stand makes them so that you can view them better then it is difficult to reach the bottom of the tank without using something to stand on. But just a word of warning about the isopods eating plants if you don't have a predator in the tank to keep their population in check.

[@beeboy9497]

Hi! I loved the video, it was incredibly helpful since I’m trying to get my first tree frog. I have a quick question we’re exactly does one find a bio shot like yours I’m not entirely sure what to look for. Thank you!

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Sup bee boy, here ya go - www.thebiodude.com/collections/bioactive-substrates/products/bio-shot-per-6-qt-bag

[@caelynbrown8246]

Same I’m trying to get a gray tree frog

[@kasieleow1200]

I need a terrarium like that!!! I just captured a gray tree frog 🐸 and now looking for a terrarium for her.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey Kasie, I will link the Kit that the Dude used here! If you have any questions please reach out to [e-mail] and the team can get you situated! www.thebiodude.com/products/gray-green-tree-frog-habitat-kit Hope this helps!

[@kasieleow1200]

Thank you so much for letting me know this. I really appreciate it

[@sheryldierenfield3028]

AWESOME Video...question... how do you clean the Bio Active Exo-terrarium? Self-Cleaning/Self-Maintaining... for how long??

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there Sheryl! with regular maintenance and upkeep they can last for QUITE the time! Mostly it is spot cleaning the excess that the clean up crews have not gotten to and wiping the glass of water spots. We have some enclosures at the store that have been going for 10 years! i will link here for you! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJK6gKSweseZr6c

[@stefxn1074]

Those dogs in the back 😂

[@bcbrant]

Do I need both isopods and springtails for my frog terrarium or can start off with just isopods?

[@plumtucker9514]

isopods mostly go after dead leafs, rotting bark, and lichens. I believe springtails are for the mold, discarded food (if feeding fruits) and rotting matter. it is possible to go just isopods, but having both is just helpful for the whole cycle.

[@richardtracy2530]

Awwsome video. Would this setup work for a Whites tree frog? What changes would be needed?

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey hey! the dude has a whites tree set up video! i shall link it here! - kzbin.info/www/bejne/gp_XoaN6lN2niJY

[@Anthony-eg7pw]

Do you sell iso pods and spring tails on your site, ? And how long until you get spag moss back in stock!!! I’m trying to buy all my stuff from the dude!

[@Lixae]

He does have cleanup crew, but he it seemed like he doesn't ship during the colder weather. Most likely so they don't die in shipping. You can sign up with your email to see when they come back in stock.

[@shiannstilley6427]

I can not wait to get one of these!! I won’t get my frog without one!! ♥️ Are they made in America? Texas owned is good but Made in America would be even better

[@alanapooler7283]

Brendyn Molnar bruh she’s saying that it’s good that the store is in texas but is wondering if the materials are made in america

[@shiannstilley6427]

Brendyn Molnar I’m from Texas and I’m in the United States Army I’m well aware of all 50 of the states. 🤦🏽‍♀️ you make me wonder about society

[@nightwind9]

you should put a link or affiliate link to your store so we can jsut pick off all the stuff you are using. Like what is the acorn/durian thingy you put during the mosses setup in this video? I saw the package glow something and i have no idea what it is? Let me know.

[@andriesgeddes4692]

Keep the great videos coming! I hope I don't offend you but you remind me sooo much of "Stewart" from the big bang theory series 😂😂

[@rayraycoins643]

thanks for ur video very help ful I'm doing yellow sunglasses tree frogs and placing an oder some of ir stuff is sold out but found other place to similar products thanks again

[@quantumpalmtree]

super informative video with actual tools normal people can use the only thing is, did you already check your plants for parasites/root rot/fertiliser beads beforehand?

[@naturesADHD]

what do u think about my tank? needs kore work or its all gucci?

[@elizabethagosto7489]

Thank you so much This was amazing and quite informative He's so cute to jump in your hair maybe you should put some of that in there Just kidding anyway I'm trying to subscribe to you channel but I can't see that option on this particular video but I will be back I am looking at this for my middle granddaughter who is 7 turning 8 and just in love with animals of any type but she loves these little green creatures and I happen to have one turn up on my back porch patio table! Hence the research on these little guys and setting something up for her birthday on July 5th 🤗🐸❤️🐸

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there! love it! please reach out to our [e-mail] care team so we can get you set up with a kit for one for your grandbaby!

[@melpaneck]

I have the worst luck with moss... Okay, so not "luck" so much as I'm just terrible at keeping it alive. When you hang it from a high branch like that, how often do you spray it to keep it alive? I'm not sure if I'm over watering or under watering. TIA!

[@ispectechular]

Melissa P. E. Same! I cannot keep moss alive for anything!

[@ey8648]

The secret is to use a UVB light, and let the moss dry before watering! Works for me!

[@fencemaster6133]

question of the century terra flora or terra fauna

[@notCakes]

Updated paludarium videooooo!

[@jazzkatt1919]

Is it possible to add springtails and isopods to an existing terrarium? Also, how do you add more leaf litter once everything is assembled?

[@Georgies67]

I love your builds, but you never look at the camera lol

[@archaontheeverchosen7980]

can Green and Gray Tree frogs live together?

[@MrAllanpinto86]

Can you please have your website sell to customers in Vancouver Canada? Please and thank you :)

[@rachaelwebb7209]

Is this suitable for WTFs also? And what other size terrarium can this kit be used for?

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

We do have a kit designed specifically for Whites Tree Frogs available on our website! It provides recommended decor to further accommodate their size!

[@high_fructose_corn_syrup]

Question.. how often do they call? Just during breeding season or all the time? Is it just the male that calls with this species or does the female also call? I have 5 different species of dart frogs with only males that call. Some species of female darts will call, but most do not. And these frogs that have made their home in my pond are soooo loud, i hope they dont call all the time.. lol

[@robhughes6644]

why dont you add the bugs at the end when everthing done? Wont some of them die?

[@giatwd8138]

i have a really small gray tree frog and he is only the size of a penny right now, i need advice on the best way to get him in and out of the tank for cleaning

[@plumtucker9514]

you could get a deli cup, or cleaned bottle with a lid (just make sure it has some holes) to keep them in while you clean.

[@KaTIeB-zi8ze]

Could you use some of the same items in this set up for a Mexican waxy tree frog? I want to make my guy as happy as possible and any recommendations would be awesome

[@hellokevan7782]

You can’t buy the full kit online?

[@Cindy-uw6cm]

Thanks for such a great video. Where do you place the ends of a combo thermometer? What is best heat and humidity levels during day and during night?

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there Cindy! in a shaded area not directly underneath the heating element, but where the animal would bask on a regular basis,hope this helps please let us know if you have any further questions! Temperatures need to stay around room temperature at all times, humidity spikes are alright but around 40-70 % spike is best. Hope this helps!!

[@imansoltani818]

Frogs need to uvb lamp? How time in day?

[@monsterkajiu1912]

do one on fire belly toads.

[@gabrieldemello5449]

Can you do a Arizona bark scorpion terrarium with succulents

[@imansoltani818]

Frogs need the uvb ?? How time?

[@marilynsloan2290]

My Green Tree Fogs aren't Croaking at night what does this mean and what can I do!

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

some dont.

[@herpetohobby4351]

My Hyla cinerea are all dark colored. Not green. Any ideas? Big bioactive vivarium, live plants, good feeding. Humidy about 70-80%

[@andrewnelson1369]

I’m a little confused about the UVB part. You said not to use the CFL uvb bulbs but then recommended the Reptile 100 and ReptiSun 5.0. I thought those were both CFL bulbs? So on small tanks like that where you can’t have a large tube light, wouldn’t CFL style bulbs be your only option?

[@sarahleinart4305]

i keep my wee grays in something very plain because they literally live on my porch railing, a plug and roof of the porch. 🖤🤟🏼🐌🦙

[@lilrascal1382]

Lucky

[@andrewstanton3297]

I have a tree frog but I don’t know what type I find it in my bathroom it’s still a baby I was wondering do you have any advice what can I use as a habitat

[@whitneysneeden976]

I've been told not to use spag moss or any other long stringy moss with mytree frogs. That they can ingest it while hunting & it can cause fatal compaction. Anyone ever had an issue with this? I've been avoiding these because of this. Was also told my green tree frogs didn't need heat. I'm in NC.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Hey there Whitney! While that can it is not common. the best things to do are to tong feed to help avoid this and make sure the temperatures are correct so the animals can thermoregulate properly. hope this helps! www.thebiodude.com/blogs/bio-activity-with-your-pets-how-does-it-work-with-mine/does-substrates-cause-impaction-in-reptiles

[@Euthyphro]

Can this apply to northern green frogs?

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

Affirmative.

[@ashleyskiles9799]

In a setup like this where would you place the hydrometer?

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

hey there, in a shaded area. they would use the shaded areas for hiding and the humidity should be better read there.

[@thehappywanderer4230]

Wish you could ship plants to California.

[@TheBioDudeJoshHalter]

I got one of the certificates, I am now waiting on the USDA from which others I need. Ive been trying to get in touch for weeks but they don't return calls! It is easier to ship plants into Canada and Mexico than it is California.

[@thehappywanderer4230]

@The Bio Dude Josh Halter .... ugh! I HATE living in this OVER REGULATED state..I need to move my ass to Texas..

[@jdandkikisExotics]

i will be buyimyour kit in a week or 2