Fact or Fiction: Tree frogs and drowning

[Surrealasm]

I understand what you're saying. The problem is that a healthy frog isn't going to want to swim, and if it does take a dive, it will be able to get out of the water. So in essence, having water is a non-issue. Furthermore, frogs don't breathe like we do, they breathe through their skin, so even in a soaking dish they can decide to completely submerge themselves and they'll still be okay.

[Pactolus]

I understand what you're saying. The problem is that a healthy frog isn't going to want to swim, and if it does take a dive, it will be able to get out of the water. So in essence, having water is a non-issue. Furthermore, frogs don't breathe like we do, they breathe through their skin, so even in a soaking dish they can decide to completely submerge themselves and they'll still be okay.

so even in a soaking dish they can decide to completely submerge themselves and they'll still be okay.

What? They still have to have air to breath.

[BlueisallIneed]

Tree frogs can't be completely submerged in water, they have lungs. They breathe like us too, hence the nostrils they have.

[IrishRonin]

A few years ago I unfortunately had a red eye leaf frog drowned even though there was plenty of vegetation growing out of as well as into the water source. I was really disappointed in myself for letting this happen, use common scene, as I tell everyone "Its in the name". If its a Chinese water dragon... then it needs lots of water, if its a Tree frog... though they need water, its better suited for life in the trees.