Newbie from Idaho

[BadKat]

Hello my name is Katy and I do not grow potatoes. (Can't would be more accurate, but that's a different forum.)

To make a long story (hopefully) short my daughter has an assignment to make a tropical rainforest project for school, so we've decided to go all out and start a vivarium for our home. It's mostly because I like frogs but her teacher doesn't need to know that

Anyway, I would like some ideas on a good starter frog for our family. We bought a 12x12x18 zoo med enclosure and plan on building a waterfall so I figure we've got around a month of construction and planting before we're ready for a frog. We do need to decide on who we are going to get soon so Paige (aka brat #1) can write her report.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. A good rainforest type to start out with is Phyllomedusa hypochodrialis or tiger/orange-legged monkey frog. THey are a touch little frog form South America. See Frog Forum - Tiger-Legged Monkey Frog, Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis for more details.

[BadKat]

Thanks Kurt. I'm going to do some research on Big Eyed Tree Frogs too. The girls wanted a WTF because the babies at the pet store were so cute but I'm sure that it would be miserable in our little viv as an adult. I guess I'll read up some more and then bug the tree frog peoples with my questions.

[Kurt]

Most big-eyes are collected from the wild in East Africa, definitely not rain forest. More like scrub and savana. White's come from a variety of habitats.

[BadKat]

I guess that just goes to show how accurate Wikipedia and some vendor resources are. Thanks bunches and see you around the board.

[Kurt]

You're welcome. Go to AmphibiaWeb for more accurate information then you will get from Wikipedia and vendors. BTW, most vendors don't know **** about anything.