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    Lil Krystal
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    Default A warning to those who use paper towel for substrate with baby frogs :(

    I am new to frogs and I had 3 baby green tree frogs. I was told I can use paper towel on the flooring of my tank. I made sure all the paper towel was perfectly flat and fitted in my tank.
    I went to feed my frogs one afternoon and couldn't find one. I paniced and thought he had escaped. after pulling everything out of the tank I found him dead under the paper towel So just a warning to make sure if you have little frogs they can't get under the paper towel or they may get stuck and die.


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    Paul Rust
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    Quote Originally Posted by Lil Krystal View Post
    I am new to frogs and I had 3 baby green tree frogs. I was told I can use paper towel on the flooring of my tank. I made sure all the paper towel was perfectly flat and fitted in my tank.
    I went to feed my frogs one afternoon and couldn't find one. I paniced and thought he had escaped. after pulling everything out of the tank I found him dead under the paper towel So just a warning to make sure if you have little frogs they can't get under the paper towel or they may get stuck and die.

    I am very sorry to hear this. What likely happenned is the frog was ill and hid under the towel where he expired. I rather doubt he got stuck. In either case I'm sorry for your loss.

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    Im so sorry for your loss.

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    sorry for your loss im new to frogs too they say its harder to keep baby frogs!

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    Quote Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue View Post
    I am very sorry to hear this. What likely happenned is the frog was ill and hid under the towel where he expired. I rather doubt he got stuck. In either case I'm sorry for your loss.
    I second this. I'm sorry for your loss.

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    Sorry for your loss. I've never had this happen when using paper towel, so I suspect Paul is on to something.
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    I agree with Paul's assumtion and I am sorry for your loss.

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    Quote Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue View Post
    I am very sorry to hear this. What likely happenned is the frog was ill and hid under the towel where he expired. I rather doubt he got stuck. In either case I'm sorry for your loss.
    Poor thing

    Its so weird cause out of my 3 babies I thought he was the strongest/healthiest. He was so quick and greedy, he would eat all the crickets before the other two had a chance haha. I had to monitor it and take him out sometimes to make sure the other 2 were getting a decent feed.

    When I found him he was all flat and dried out. so that's why I assumed he couldn't get out and the paper towel absorbed all his moisture :S I felt so bad I was even considering giving the other two back to the person I received them off but I couldn't part with them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fruggit View Post
    sorry for your loss im new to frogs too they say its harder to keep baby frogs!
    Yeah a friend of mine got 10 tiny baby green try frogs and she said a lot of them died So she gave them back to the breeder she got them off. When they grow bigger she said she will get one or two.

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    RIP Jocky !

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