Dr. Okami Says OHAIYO GOZAIMASU

[danhm87]

I love watching my white's hunt. They are big klutz's and tear their tank up, but they are fun to watch hunt...lol otherwise, my guys just sleep, but they are active during the day sometimes and they are a bit more tolerant of handling.

thanks i have been thinking of getting WTF... any suggestions on tank size... startup money needed?

[deranged chipmunk]

If you go with a standard 55, you could easily house 2 or 3. Remember that they get large for a tree frog. Start up costs vary. Depends on how elaborate you want to make their home. My 125 gallon paludarium cost me roughly $200 in supplies and about another $100 in plants. That's not counting the cost of stuff i already had like the tank and filter and lighting and such.

[danhm87]

If you go with a standard 55, you could easily house 2 or 3. Remember that they get large for a tree frog. Start up costs vary. Depends on how elaborate you want to make their home. My 125 gallon paludarium cost me roughly $200 in supplies and about another $100 in plants. That's not counting the cost of stuff i already had like the tank and filter and lighting and such.

how often do you have to clean it and stuff, even with the filter?

[Pluke]

So I am getting my grant money soon from my college and figured i was going to get a 55gallon tank and start keeping another type of frogs.... I want frogs who are hunters and are fun to watch even when they are not hunting... also i would like to be able to handle them somewhat but that isnt a necessity.... Any ideas guys?

I think getting some a type of Dart frog that is really bold might define what you're asking for, you just can't handle them because they're so fragile. There are so many options though, thing is, if you want to have something thats active and fun to watch I'd lean towards getting some diurnal (active in the day).

[danhm87]

I think getting some a type of Dart frog that is really bold might define what you're asking for, you just can't handle them because they're so fragile. There are so many options though, thing is, if you want to have something thats active and fun to watch I'd lean towards getting some diurnal (active in the day).

Thanks Pluke... yea i think your right... i want frogs who are going to be active in the day... what about tomato frogs? are they hard to care for?

[Pluke]

I really like my tomato frogs, but they're nocturnal. They tend to spend the whole day buried, but they do come out every other night and they are definitely fun to watch. I have three of them, check them out.

http://www.frogforum.net/tomato-frogs-painted-frogs-microhylids/18839-tomato-frogs-update-watch-them-grow.html

They're really fun to feed and watch eat, they inhale their food faster than my pacs do. They just aren't active during the day and some nights you won't see them either. When they are babies will you will see them every night and sometimes during the day.

[danhm87]

I really like my tomato frogs, but they're nocturnal. They tend to spend the whole day buried, but they do come out every other night and they are definitely fun to watch. I have three of them, check them out.

http://www.frogforum.net/tomato-frogs-painted-frogs-microhylids/18839-tomato-frogs-update-watch-them-grow.html

They're really fun to feed and watch eat, they inhale their food faster than my pacs do. They just aren't active during the day and some nights you won't see them either. When they are babies will you will see them every night and sometimes during the day.

Thanks so much for your input, your tomato frogs seem boss...

Haha i am prolly gunna end up like you guys and as soon as i get my job overseas i am going to have like 10 different tanks with a whole bunch of frogs... the thought makes me happy