Hoping to get a terrarium....

[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.

[spooky]

Thanks for the tips!! Much appreciated I wiill definatly get a filter, and pebbles. And I've got some nice plants on my ebay watch list. Have also seen a floating log which I'll probably get too. I'm so excited now, it's going to look great! I'll probably build it up gradually though. I'll put the essentials in (I have a vine, a nice piece of wood and heat mat) straight away and do the rest a bit at a time. Thanks again for the feeding tips! That was my main concern

[Tom Highum]

Good luck and remember to post pictures.