Tanks

[Hoppity100]

Instead of trying to find the right box, you could try this--Home Depot carries different sizes of small acrylic sheets. If they don't have the size you want, they are easy to cut--just score them well with a box cutter & hold the scored edge against the edge of a countertop or other 90% surface, and snap it. Then you can "glue" them together with aquarium safe silicone. I did this to make a divider between the water & land & it has worked great.

I also have 2 small round shallow dishes on the land side for drinking water & they always sit in them too.

My FBT's are 2-1/2" to 3" definitely bigger than when I got them. Regarding your waxworms--your fridge might be too cold even in the butter keeper--assuming you have good batches of wax worms. I found that the ones I bought at pet stores were often half dead. I buy them online now with my crickets & they are much healthier. I had the same problem with them not lasting long in the fridge but I read that the correct fridge temp 41* is too cold for them. Now I wrap them in a lot of bubble wrap for insulation & take them out of the fridge and bubble wrap once or twice a day for 20-30 minutes & I've had much better luck with them living longer. I only buy them every other month or so because they're not the best food for FBT's, but they LOVE them. Last time I fed them to my FBT's two of them went for the same worm from different directions & each had one end of the worm in it's mouth & wouldn't let go. They fell into the water, still grasping the worm, trying to get it away from the other. too funny. And, they are frogs, even tho they're called toads.

Thanks for the tips on wax worms. Like you said, sure enough, the ones from the pet store died soon and first container I bought they were all dead, store never checks them, no date either. I was really mad I had to make second trip to exchange them. The mealworms from them also died. Both were in fridge butter door and I tried storing them in plant window thinking temperature would be better. That didn't work either. I now have earthworms for them instead. Your tank sounds really nice and your frogs are older than mine and I wondered how long they can live? Yeah, I thought they were frogs instead of toads. They are funny to watch, especially feeding time. Oh, and how big do they get?

[heyjude2200]

Thanks for the tips on wax worms. Like you said, sure enough, the ones from the pet store died soon and first container I bought they were all dead, store never checks them, no date either. I was really mad I had to make second trip to exchange them. The mealworms from them also died. Both were in fridge butter door and I tried storing them in plant window thinking temperature would be better. That didn't work either. I now have earthworms for them instead. Your tank sounds really nice and your frogs are older than mine and I wondered how long they can live? Yeah, I thought they were frogs instead of toads. They are funny to watch, especially feeding time. Oh, and how big do they get?

I believe that mine are full grown at 2-1/2" to 3" and I've read that they live up to 15 years. I'm almost a grandmother--hope I live that much longer! LOL. Do you know about dusting their food with a calcium supplement? it's necessary for their diet or they will not be healthy. And you'll find that they all have their own individual personalities. I tried to upload some pics here but wasn't successful. If you go to my profile page & look at the album "Red Bellies" Lulu is on the bottom left and she does the cutest things. The bottom right is Motley who is the rascal of the group. the pics of my tank are out of date, I have a lot more plants now & a different layout. I don't know if you can see this in the photos, but I have a piece of cypress (it doesn't rot or mold) with a hole drilled part way up & a hose inserted from a small circulating pump at the other end of the water side. It keeps the water well circulated & looks nice. The frogs like to hang around there & sometimes climb on it. Good luck and have fun with your little guys Hoppity.

[Hoppity100]

Thanks for writing and I do know about calcium for them. I have calcium tabs I can powder down into dust. I did not know frogs lived this long! I guess 3" is full size? Mine are about 2" maybe a little more. I'm typing as I watch the debate, its very entertaining. Frogs are also entertaining. Mine will get an earthworm tonight, in fact, they're waiting for one already. I'm not a grandma yet, both kids are still finishing college. I have taken pets on as a hobby to help with empty nest syndrome. My dogs and stray cat are keeping me going. They are also like kids and are family members. But frogs and my fish tank and hermits are really good hobbies. I hope you write again!