The search for the "perfect" "foam" substrate ...

[emandkel]

A few comments:

From what I understand, keeping on foam ... as long as they are NOT in direct contact with the water ... is cleaner and safer for the frogs. The foam allows any urine to pass through and they are not sitting in their own waste (as long as the poop is cleaned up). Someone had said that when the enclosure is kept like this (on foam, water level below foam top), then the water and foam do not need to be cleaned every day and once a week is fine. This is the time span I have followed and except for my biggest frogs, this seems to work. I clean the ones with the largest frogs in them twice a week, due to the urine smell building up. They do each have water bowls and that water is changed daily, but most do not seem to use them.

They DO try to burrow, and can even dig into the green filter material. Some seem happier and more likely to eat when they have a hide; others do not care. I have plans to make hides out of thick foam in the future or some other hide if I can find something suitable that is big enough for the frog yet small enough to fit across the back of my tubs.

The main issue I've run into is keeping the frog's skin moist. I mist their tubs twice a day and carefully and gently mist the frogs as well, avoiding the face. They usually don't even flinch. It is for this reason as well as frequent cleaning I may switch back to coco-earth. On the other hand, I've found that most of the frogs kept on foam will eat more. For feeding, it keeps the food clean ... and allows me to drop worms in front of those frogs who want to see worm movement before striking, without the worry about the worm getting coco-fiber on it. And I love the look of a "clean" frog (versus coco-fiber on them).

[pac]

I like eco earth i have tried that and water my pacs didnt like if you have a rack like i got and its dark it may work pretty good.another substrate i like to use is spagum moss .The frogs love the moss and they will show beautiful.if you like stick with but i hate that squeaky sound they make when they get to the bottom