Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
You cannot use distilled water for the substrate. IT MUST BE SATURATED BY DE-CHLORINATED WATER OR PURE SPRING WATER. Distilled water has no mineral or salt content and will leach them from the frog which will make it sick. I told you to use DE-CHLORINATED WATER. Distilled is only for misting and fog machines.

If you did indeed use distilled water to expand and moisten the substrate you will have to change it again and use DE-CHLORINATED WATER.

19 grams is good for a froglet. How large is your frog SVL(Snout to Vent Length)?
Haha, my apologies Grif. I did NOT use distilled as I had said. I failed to proof-read my post prior to hitting Post Quick Reply. I used de-chlorinated water from my gallon jug that I had made up. Why I typed distilled, I'll never know. Sometimes it happens when I multitask. I can't come up with a better reason than that. Oh well. In either case, his substrate, water dish, and misting bottle are all now de-chlorinated.

I didn't take a measurement of SVL while he was out as I just wanted to let him soak (which he did while on the scale). I really hate to stress out my animals continuously like I have this little guy. Do they get puffy sides when they have to have a bowl movement? One side looks considerably smaller now. How often should I soak him in luke-warm de-chlorinated water? <-- Got it right that time.

PS: When should I resume feeding him?