Water debate

[DVirginiana]

Wow...

How about, if you don't got anything nice to say don't say it at all. You are not an expert, and your 5 years experience means nothing to me just so ya know. You couldn't even point me in the direction of any kind of study, just "your own personal experience". Which is fine, but theres really no need to get edgy about it. And did you really think I had a frog in a tank full of water rofl? Like...really? And seriously, you didn't read the whole thread. There's no way you did. It's all there smarty pants, READ. You obviously missed a lot, because all your misunderstanding are written down. Go back and look, and if you really need me to I can quote all of the posts I made that you "forgot". Get your glasses prescription checked...I have been given advice, yes. And guess what? I am taking it. I wanted to know how my idea was bad, and I wanted to know why. This to me seems like a pretty simple request. Especially one from a new comer. I'm a five year old child? HAHAHA!! Look who's pmsing over frog forums...

How am I being rude at all(maybe that last part was out of line, maybe not)? Every time I ask a question I get asked why I'm asking, or get reamed for asking why at all haha! I thanked everyone(including you) for their input, and said nothing in any shape or form that was rude(up until now)...

"You said you planned to place your Pacman in an all water environment and said nothing about depth.....you did say that you would provide "stuff on the bottom for traction" ....the frog wouldn't need that if the water level is to stay only chin deep." -It doesn't need it, but it's a lot easier for them to grip. Glass/plastic are smooth no? Ever hear the term "slippery when wet?" Obviously not. So even if they can touch, when the go to move their legs, sometimes they "slip". The ground is still slippery due to it being a completely smooth surface in case you wanted to know why...lol

"A 50/50 land/water setup would be great, but alot of work keeping the water clean.....you already fussed about how quickly the water bowls become fouled and were a pain to clean so often, so keep that in mind." -Umm, filter? Derrrrrrrrrr

"Also, gravel isn't a great idea......they can & have been known to swallow it and it causes impaction that could kill the frog.
They have an instinct to lunge at anything that moves.....like sliding gravel. As ambush predators that are terrestrial, the instinct is to their advantage to hopefully get as much food as they can. In nature they have been known to lunge and get a mouthful of leaf litter because the stuff was disturbed by a breeze." -Your reading skills have yet to impress me. HE IS ON PAPER TOWELS!!!!! I forgot though, you read that and are fully aware I changed him over lol. I guess your just posting this because you like reading your own posts.

On the real Ivory, I won't be responding to anymore of your little tantrums so do yourself a favor and forget I exist on this forum, because I want 0 from you from now on.

Yeahh, this conversation isn't productive at all at this point...

Just as a bit of advice for the future though.. When you "ask why" as you put it, you don't come across as genuinely curious. Most of your posts on this thread read very confrontational, and as if you are claiming that your idea is backed by some sort of reasonable data, be it personal experience, scientific studies, ect. when it was really just an idea. 'Questioning' the validity of tried and proven husbandry methods in that way is going to make people angry, especially if they really know what they're doing and are giving sound advice. Even reading back through things, it's hard to be 100% clear on how you house you frogs now, how they used to be housed, and what you were suggesting as a possible new way of keeping them.

Even with a filter, you'd probably be doing bi-weekly 100% water changes to keep a 50-50 setup clean if your pacman spent much time in its water between shed, cocofiber, and poo getting thrown in there. There's nothing wrong with the idea as far as frog-safety goes, but no doubt about it it'd be a pain in the neck. That's why most everyone just dumps the water bowl on a daily basis.

[dsmalex97]

I understand. I'm seriously sorry if I came across confrontational. All info I had on the matter was how my frog was behaving in his land/water setup. I was looking for more data on perhaps someone who keeps them water, and/or them being found in water to help prove out my idea. But this definitely seems to be a uncharted territory for this species. I think part of this going down hill is just what I call "forum fluff." People don't know how your saying it, and can take things a certain way when it was meant another. I assure you if the conversation was face to face, no one would have felt annoyed or anything close to that. But due to things be taken out of context, or misunderstood, these things happen. I honestly just wish I never mentioned it.

[DVirginiana]

That's why I tend to use an overabundance of emoticons when I talk online about anything other than science. Tone is pretty much impossible to convey with a keyboard :P

[Sublime]

inb4 John watches this thread like a hawk.

[GrifTheGreat]

inb4 John watches this thread like a hawk.

Nanny hat was iminant. Lol!

[Sublime]

Nanny hat was iminant. Lol!

Don't remind me, haha.