I'm new and made "my home zoo" album

[Kurt]

Oh ok, sure. Does your doctor know you're off your meds?

[Tom Highum]

Chris just remember They are not real, just because you see it doesn't mean it is true!

[into]

Chris just remember They are not real, just because you see it doesn't mean it is true!

Oh it's true! (I've seen cartoons) Like Michigan J Frog.... he sings and dances when no one is looking !

[Jace]

Cathy, welcome to the Forum. You have amazing photographs-both fun and beautiful. Your collection is an interesting mix.

[JK]

Thank you for all your comments. I got into photography about 5 years ago as a hobby and now I sell some of my work in stock agencies online. I do use Photoshop and sometimes I like to be "creative" with my subjects.

My frogs are clean because I don't use the usual dirt like substrates. I use paper towels and or artificial plants and clean their enclosures often.

Cathy

[John]

My frogs are clean because I don't use the usual dirt like substrates. I use paper towels and or artificial plants and clean their enclosures often.

I find that very saddening, I'm afraid. You can keep a frog as it would prefer to live and still be able to take photographs like yours - it is possible to wash them off you know. (a) I don't think it's very humane to keep most species the way you are describing and (b) I doubt you're getting decent life expectancies out of them.

[JK]

I find that very saddening, I'm afraid. You can keep a frog as it would prefer to live and still be able to take photographs like yours - it is possible to wash them off you know. (a) I don't think it's very humane to keep most species the way you are describing and (b) I doubt you're getting decent life expectancies out of them.

They seem quite heathly and have hiding places, cork bark to climb on, artificial and live plants to use, and are not exposed to possible mites from dirt substrate. I am surprised you feel that is an inhumane environment for tree frogs.

Cathy

[gray frog in manitoba]

I find that very saddening, I'm afraid. You can keep a frog as it would prefer to live and still be able to take photographs like yours - it is possible to wash them off you know. (a) I don't think it's very humane to keep most species the way you are describing and (b) I doubt you're getting decent life expectancies out of them.

Wow - tough crowd. No holding back eh? I personally don't think that based on the info provided
the comment above was warranted....pretty harsh to judge a set up as being inhumane due to some missing dirt, and actually I take offense to the judgemental tone.
Cathy, I had stopped using a dirt substrate because our tree frogs are handled a lot and I too did not like the mess, nor did I not like being able to see and clean out their "poo" or being able to see crickets that had expired. I use reptile carpet on the botton, with a paper towel under their "hiding" spot which is changed daily...(ok everyone frown together now). I also have a lot of vines and artificial plants, and faux rock on the back of the tank. Our frogs seem to be healthy and if I may say so...happy. Your pictures are fab ~ looking forward to seeing more. Lisa