Switching to water!

[Jcal]

I am going to hide mine in a peice of pvc. I plan to mod a bigger tank. Going to cut two holes on different sides and add a canister filter with a build in heater.

[Jimifrog]

I am going to hide mine in a peice of pvc. I plan to mod a bigger tank. Going to cut two holes on different sides and add a canister filter with a build in heater.

That sounds really cool. I would like to see that when it is done.

[BG]

If you are going with water .Go with some land made from natural material. The brick idea is not the best.Maybe build up some slate rock or smooth flat river rock. Give him an island.

[dsmalex97]

I've been using the water setup for like 2 weeks now, and I think its great. I had a problem with my girl not eating, and burrowing down to the bottom of the enclosure. This was annoying because I couldn't feed her, and I'm not into maintaining a tank of dirt lol. I waited, and waited but nothing...I've heard through the grapevine that you can house them in water as well, but for some reason it was frowned upon. I decided to go for it anyway, and now my girl is back to beast mode!! She eats wonderfully now, and eat just about anything that I throw in the tank. She doesn't like being tong fed, so w.e is being offered has to be in the water. This seemed to be the trick for her to get her to eat. I think she didn't like the coco fiber because she misses a lot when she eats, and would get a mouthful of dirt. After that, she would be turned off to the whole idea of eating and give up. I made a video of both my setups which are both quiet, and functional in my opinion. I figured it could be useful info for you when it comes time to build your own. Please post how you do it because I don't see too many people using water, and I would like to see how others go about setting up their enclosures.

Pacman/Pyxie Water Setup - YouTube

[Jimifrog]

It looks great. It looks like your girl is doing well. She looks healthy and active.

[dsmalex97]

Yeah, she's been doing awesome Jimmi!

She's eaten 2 rat fuzzies, and loads of night crawlers since I talked to you last! Now I just got get her some dubia's, or some crickets. I think she's swallowing a lot of water when diving down for the nightcrawlers lol! She likes eating in her enclosure and won't eat anything from the tongs, so something that can stay on top of the water I think would be best for her.

[Jimifrog]

Sounds like you've got your frog care dialed in. One of my frogs won't eat from the tongs either, so he gets roaches and crickets as well, with an occasional mouse flesh treat.