MOTW - frogluver - Tuesday

[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 !