Sand vs. Gravel vs. something else (river rocks, etc)

[Sunshine]

I am choosing sand because I think it looks nice.

[Jenste]

I choose sand because short of having a bare bottomed tank, I found it to be the easiest substrate to take care of. I have had bare bottomed, sand, gravel, small rocks, larger river rocks, and tiles...but I like sand the best

[rodsboys]

I choose sand because short of having a bare bottomed tank, I found it to be the easiest substrate to take care of. I have had bare bottomed, sand, gravel, small rocks, larger river rocks, and tiles...but I like sand the best

Agreed.

[Collegekid]

I use sand. It's safer than gravel and easier to clean than big rocks where food can get trapped. You can get pool filter sand (don't ask me where, I asked at Lowes and they looked at me like I had three heads) and that's white so looks nice, and it's cheaper than getting pet store sand. Or you can just get playsand from home depot, doesn't look as nice as the pool filter sand IMO but works just fine and it's cheap.

[Sharra13]

I chose sand because that is what I will be changing to in the near future. Right now I have some very pretty large, smooth "pebbles".....Much bigger than gravel but not as large as river rocks. The frogs can't eat them and they are soft on their little bodies, but they are SUCH a pain to clean and will trap the littlest bit of food in the layers. Ugh.

[Sharra13]

[Jenste]

Are those marbles?

There is a concern with marbles because as the frog gets older, it is very easy to eat but impossible to pass. The blockage could kill the frog.
Also, with a frog at that size there is a risk of the frog getting wedged in between the marbles or between the marbles and the cave's bottom.