MOTW - frogluver - Tuesday

[Poly]

Question thread day!! Ask frogluver any questions you would like!

Here's mine: One day, do you ever plan on trying to breed your wood frogs?

[frogluver]

Great question!

Maybe in a few years, after I do a little more observations on their mating behaviors. Already with the vocalization experiment I've been doing, I have seen my male Wood frogs exhibit mating behaviors, such as attempting amplexus, hehe. So I imagine it shouldn't be impossible....just a bit tricky, as no one (at least that I know of )has tried to breed Woodies before. It will be a fun project to try !

[DonLisk]

I see in past posts that most of the items you utilize for accent items such as moss and toad stools, can you elaborate on how you prepare these for placement into a tank? i would love to collect my own mushroom to create ledges but have not do so yet.

Also, you know this is coming, but how much Popeye memobrelia do you have? shirts, standups, collectibles

[frogluver]

I see in past posts that most of the items you utilize for accent items such as moss and toad stools, can you elaborate on how you prepare these for placement into a tank? i would love to collect my own mushroom to create ledges but have not do so yet.

Also, you know this is coming, but how much Popeye memobrelia do you have? shirts, standups, collectibles

Well, since I have wild Wood frogs (and because I try to make their habitats as close to the “real thing” as possible to reduce stress) I don’t do much to moss and stools. I do let the moss sit out in an open area to allow some of the bugs to crawl off. Then I completely submerge them for a few days or longer to get rid of mites and other little buggies that still remain. I have steam treated my moss once; that worked ok. As far as toadstools, I’ve only done the submerging process. I know Royce (Poly) is making a toadstool ledge for his toad viv….I believe he is boiling his toadstools, which consist of a type of birch ledge . For wood, I usually give it the bleach treatment or oven bake: Treating Wild-Caught Wood. I hope that answers your hehe.

Hahaha, I knew someone would say something !! I don't have a ton (maybe like one or two), but my mom does lol. He was my mom's uncle, so she has a lot of collectibles stored to her keepsakes boxes.

[BeckyM]

What is your favorite pizza topping?

[Poly]

I see in past posts that most of the items you utilize for accent items such as moss and toad stools, can you elaborate on how you prepare these for placement into a tank? i would love to collect my own mushroom to create ledges but have not do so yet.

Also, you know this is coming, but how much Popeye memobrelia do you have? shirts, standups, collectibles

Don, I use Inonotus obliquus mushrooms, the only hosts they grow on are dead birch trees. I boil them for 10 minutes, then bake them for around an hour. I am curious to hear what mushrooms Autumn uses because if they are terrestrail mushrooms (not tree fungi) I would love to know how they worked out.

[frogluver]

What is your favorite pizza topping?

Oooo, I love pepperoni, sausage, and Canadian bacon on my pizza. Meat lover’s is the way to go haha !!

Man now I'm hungry for pizza lol!!

[frogluver]

I am curious to hear what mushrooms Autumn uses because if they are terrestrail mushrooms (not tree fungi) I would love to know how they worked out.

The mushrooms I used were little brown mushrooms (they were growing in the moss I collected). Not sure what specific species of mushroom they were, but they were terrestrial.
Haha, they only lasted a month in the terrarium, but I got a couple to grow! One grew to about 3.5 inches before it started to decay as it reached the end of its short life . I didn’t do anything special; I dimmed the light a bit and misted the terrarium 2 times a day .

[Poly]

The mushrooms I used were little brown mushrooms (they were growing in the moss I collected). Not sure what specific species of mushroom they were, but they were terrestrial.
Haha, they only lasted a month in the terrarium, but I got a couple to grow! One grew to about 3.5 inches before it started to decay as it reached the end of its short life . I didn’t do anything special; I dimmed the light a bit and misted the terrarium 2 times a day .

When mushrooms decay, they spread spores, which can be dangerous to amphibians. ID'ing a mushroom first to find out if it is poisonous is a must. Was it possible that Cutie was more exposed to the mushrooms than the other frogs, it is possible that the spores of the mushroom could have caused his death... Just a theory.

Also, on a less serious note... toadstools are not the mushrooms you want becaue the term “toadstool” (from the German "Todesstuhl" — death's stool) is the name commonly given to poisonous mushrooms! lol!

[frogluver]

When mushrooms decay, they spread spores, which can be dangerous to amphibians. ID'ing a mushroom first to find out if it is poisonous is a must. Was it possible that Cutie was more exposed to the mushrooms than the other frogs, it is possible that the spores of the mushroom could have caused his death... Just a theory.

Also, on a less serious note... toadstools are not the mushrooms you want becaue the term “toadstool” (from the German "Todesstuhl" — death's stool) is the name commonly given to poisonous mushrooms! lol!

Oh no no no lol! I didn't have the mushroom(s) and the frogs in the same enclousure.....I built the terrarium first, then introduced the frogs a month later (the frogs were being quarentined as I just captured them). I removed the mushroom and the moss it was growing on, once I saw it start to decay. And the frog that ended up in the terrarium that had the mushroom, was Digger, who is still alive lol. I should have specified this earlier hehe .

Thanks for the heads up though !

[En333]

Do u play any musical instruments? U seem to be into art so I thought u might also be into music haha!

[frogluver]

Do u play any musical instruments? U seem to be into art so I thought u might also be into music haha!

Haha, yup....the trumpet! Though I kinda stopped playing it :/. Probably because I got interested in more things and didn't have to play for my church youth group anymore (long story lol). I'm thinking about picking it back up again though !

[Heatheranne]

If you could travel to anywhere, where would it be and why?

[frogluver]

If you could travel to anywhere, where would it be and why?

Good question!!

Hmmm, well I've always wanted to go to Cairns, Queensland, Australia as the only frog hospital in the world is located there. But I also would love to go to Brazil! I have family there and would love to visit them; not to mention there’s that vast jungle wildlife! Yet, I find that Panama would be a great place to visit too, it’s a froggie paradise !

If it came down to choosing only 1, oh that would be tough o.o lol!! I’d probably write each name on a piece of paper , put it in a hat, and randomly pick a name out hehe .

[Heatheranne]

Ha ha!!! Great choices!