Raising baby WTFs

[rosaphile]

I asked this in another thread but I thought it might get more attention in its own thread.

How difficult is it to raise these guys up from froglets, for a first-time frog keeper? It seems like online there are lots of baby frogs but I haven't seen any adult frogs yet. I haven't checked Petsmart (which is the only local pet store apparently, if Yahoo Local is to be trusted) so I don't know what they will have, but I'd rather avoid buying them from a pet store anyway. If I can only find tiny little babies, do we put those in the regular terrarium setup or do they need a special habitat for a while? I can't seem to find anything specific about this online but maybe I'm just Google-challenged.

[Badger]

I would set them up in a smaller viv until they grow. Smaller viv= finding food better= grow faster

I just checked wonderful yellowpages for ya, There are actually quite a few...here's the link: Chapel Hill Pet Stores | Pet Stores in Chapel Hill, NC - YP.com

[rosaphile]

I suspected as much. So - a good smaller setup. Maybe a 10-gal tank, screen top, clamp lamp, small water dish, some artificial plants to hide in? What about substrate? If they're not going to be in there too long then I'm wondering about unbleached paper towels. But then they would have to be replaced daily, right? So would that stress out the froglets too much?

On the pet stores - yeah, that's about what comes up with Yahoo Local, but aside from a couple of tropical fish stores it is all Petsmart and Petco. The others are pet food suppliers (Phydeaux is awesome for dog and cat food!), groomers, vets etc. It's kind of shocking, actually. :P

[Badger]

Wow, that kinda sucks anyways, I would use paper towels, just regular plain un-inked/printed paper towels. They don't need to be changed daily, but rather when soiled or ripped and such. I would suggest a feeding bowl, and if not try tong/hand feeding. My girl loves to be hand fed, but I didn't raise her. It's quite fun actually.

[maimedophelia]

My Whites was just over 1 1/4 inch when I got him. He lived in a 10 gallon tank with coconut bedding (carefully groomed for large stray pieces) and some fake vines and leaves. It was really easy to manage and clean and - because this is my first frog - I knew that whatever issues I encountered would not be a result of plants, etc. Bahloo did wonderfully though we did discover that a day/night system of lights was essential to keep him from being "moon-blinked" (where they're no longer nocturnal) like he was when we got him from PetCo. He acclimated quickly and started growing like a weed.