Re: The Cornuta Calling Video
Something else worth considering is that frogs perceive the environment very differently from us, in various ways.
We tend to prioritize sight, but humans (and primates as a whole) have extremely good vision, and thus it plays a huge role in our perception of the environment. In contrast, while frogs have decent vision, it's nowhere near as good as ours, while their chemosensation and hearing are likely much better. A frog in a visually dull but clean and quiet habitat will be as happy as a human in a beautiful house.
Additionally, our warm-blooded physiology requires a HUGE number of calories just to not starve to death, requiring us to be fairly active foragers with a preference for places that have either ample area to forage (our love for "wide open spaces"), rich resources (often associated with water), or both. For a sit-and-wait ambush predator, that urge makes as much sense as wanting a hiding place made of solid gold.
While beautiful naturalistic enclosures are great, we should keep in mind what is for the frog's benefit and what is for our own enjoyment. Often the latter can be dispensed with entirely with no adverse effects on the frog.
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