Switching to water!

[artes]

So sorry to interrupt this thread, but I've got a pixie emergency. We're a new frog family and the pixie we've had for about three months does not appear to be doing well at all this evening. He hasn't been eating well the past week and a half, and he started falling over on his side and back late this afternoon. He is about 3 1/2 inches nose to tail, though I'm not sure the exact age. We returned from dinner to find him belly up and thought he was dead; however, my husband turned him over and he's still moving, thought slowly. He had no interest in his crickets this evening. We thought he might have gotten too cold, so we've got a heat lamp on and our fingers crossed. Any advice? There's a 10-year-old little boy who cried himself to sleep afraid his frog will die tonight, and it's not looking good from our perspective. Thanks for your feedback.

I would guess cold if he didn't have a heat lamp or heat pad until now. Hopefully, warming him up will go better. After the temps go up to around 80-83, I would try feeding him a pinkie mouse (frozen would be fine, just defrost and dangle in front of his mouth) to get some good nutrition into him.

[dsmalex97]

I'm digging this 501, but I keep reading horrible reviews for it. These reviews are also coming from people with turtle tanks, so I'm assuming that's why. Just curious, but how much did you pay for yours? And do you think you're going to have to do frequent water changes with it?

[dsmalex97]

I'm actually wondering if maybe the 511 would be best for an adult? I'm thinking about upgrading now, because I worry about the ammonia content w/ the whisper filters. I like the idea of a canister filter too. I wish I knew about it before I bought the whisper filter :/ An adult turtle is an animal that creates LOTS of waste. I imagine frogs aren't much better. I would think for an adult you would need something with a little more power, no? Decisions, decisions. What do you guys think??

[Jimifrog]

That 511 looks great. I don't see what the problem would be in going that route. I may have to sell my kidneys to put them in my tanks, but I am not above that.