Question about Tree frogs and Coco fiber??

[JennTigercat]

Hi, I had a quick question about my frogs and their bedding. I know many people like natural setup for their frogs and personally I do to. However I am concerned with every time that they shed and them ingesting the coco fiber substrate in their enclosure. Has anyone had issues with this being a problem or should it be ok. They have things to climb on so that they can get out of the substrate but I have one female that is really big and she prefers staying on the bottom of the tank. I just moved them to their new enclosure (the one I made) and know they need time to settle in. I haven't seen them exploring yet, both seem to be sticking to the bottom of the tank in the coco fiber.

[S13]

From what I have been reading, I'm sure that accidental ingestion of coco fiber doesn't cause impaction and can be digested.

[Hydroshake]

From what I've read on here, it's completely safe for accidental ingestion and is one of the favorites for substrate use.

[DonLisk]

You can add a topping of leaf liter to their substrate to keep them from getting so dirty.

[digemfrog]

You can add a topping of leaf liter to their substrate to keep them from getting so dirty.

I used this method, in addition to adding alot of moss to my new Vivarium. Like the OP I was worried about the frog ingesting that stuff. Even if she did (which I'm sure she did) she didn't seem to have too much of an issue

[redjennylee]

My white's tree frog ingested the coconut fiber substrate while eating crickets -- the vet removed it from her mouth, throat, and stomach. It was packed tightly in her. She's not out of the woods yet, still might die. I am going to try a non-ingestible liner with a perforated container of wet sphagnum moss for humidity.