Hoping to get a terrarium....

[spooky]

Thank you Kurt To be honest, the whole 'too much space' had never occured to me until the guy in the pet shop said the frogs would starve in a too big terrarium! Did think at the time that frogs in the wild have no problems, but didn't say anything to the guy. After all, he works with frogs, I don't

[Kerry1968]

I have decided with my two to take them out to feed them in a plastic tub. This is partly so they can get used to being handled, partly so that I can ensure they're actually eating and also because I'm going to use a mainly aquatic tank for them and then I don't get any drowned crickets.

YES, I HAVE TREE FROGS!

[spooky]

YAY Kerry! When did you get them?? Them?? Thought you were getting 1 I want a part water terrarium too, I have one fish who needs a home (he's living in jug at the mo..... All his tank-mates died and his temp home exploded today!) so thought he could live with froggies. I was also worried about drowned crickets/worms.

[Kurt]

Thank you Kurt To be honest, the whole 'too much space' had never occured to me until the guy in the pet shop said the frogs would starve in a too big terrarium! Did think at the time that frogs in the wild have no problems, but didn't say anything to the guy. After all, he works with frogs, I don't

You're welcome. You know how you get a job in a pet store? Fill out an application. In most cases you don't have to know anything, you just have to be a warm body.

[spooky]

I think I'd be a good pet shop worker As long as I didn't have to handle tarantulas....*shudder* Everything else I can deal with!

[Kurt]

Then do it.

[Buck Rogers]

I was worried about moving my banded rubber frogs into a larger enclosure because i thought they would starve to death but they not stupid, they knew exactly what to do - it may take them a few days to adjust but they do. My little colony comes out every night hunting and they growing a lot more than when they were in a small tub.

Don't stress if they haven't eaten in the first few days in their new enclosure, give them peace and quite and time to adjust and they should take food easily, also its better psychologically for tree frogs to have a larger enclosure as they often hunt by jumping from branch to branch.

[spooky]

Thanks Buck Rogers!! I'm so excited, have ordered my terrarium (45x45x60cm) and hoping it's goning to be here by wednesday. Have been looking on ebay for accessories, can't believe how many goodies are out there! I want to have the bottom part aquatic as I have one little fish, so may need to feed the frogs in the small tank to prevent crickets/waxworms drowning (unless it proves too stessful for the frogs, being moved every other day or so)

[Buck Rogers]

Here's a little tip I got: cover the bottom of the viv with pebbles and then get a water filter to keep the water clean (you don't need to do this but if you don't you'll be cleaning every weekend), then get yourself some nice ceramic pot plants (creepers work nicely) and pretty pieces of drift wood then have some fun decorating it then fill to the desired level with water. Make sure you have enough plants and wood to give good hiding places. This is a simple technique to create a natural viv and works really nicely and plus it looks very attractive and can become a center piece in your house - moving, living art.

A technique for feeding in these enclosures - this doesn't always work but its worth a try- is to get a little glass bowl/dish like the ones that you would see soya sauce in at a sushi restaurant. You can put crickets and worms in there and because its glass the crickets can't get enough of a grip to hop out, then you just balance the bowl on one of the logs or pot plants and bobs your uncle mary. Alternatively what you could also get is one of those really small metal dog/cat water bowls, I used this with my bosc's monitor when it was still too small to chase crickets around its BIG enclosure and it works like a charm.