Can Tree Frogs Swim? Two other questions.

[deranged chipmunk]

White's can indeed swim. I kept 6 in a 125 gallon paludarium with 8" of water in it. Not only could they swim to an exit point if they fell in, occasionally, they would intentionally go for a swim. Pretty comical to watch really. I agree with Skeletal, the fdog probably passed for another reason and it was coincidental that you found him in the water.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

Thanks Bill,
I stand corrected. I remember reading it some where but don't remember where.

Now I don't feel bad about setting up my viv with a 90%water substate.

[HerpDerp]

I recommend getting the smaller WTF from petco and putting it in your current tank as a quarantine and put your current frog in the new tank. Quarantine should last at least a month. When I got Lrrr he was easily half the size of Glurmo but with regular dusting and proper care he was almost the same size as Glurmo after a month! There are still some frog from the same batch at the petco I got Lrrr from and they've hardly grown at all. Lrrr has almost outgrown Glurmo.

For your new viv I highly recommend live plants. My frogs LOVE the snake plant in theirs. It's sturdy enough for them to sit right on it. And I always recommend pothos because it grows so easily and can take a beating (which it's sure to get from WTFs). You should visit the Viviarium forum here. Check out what other people are doing to get some good ideas for yours.

[Stardust369]

For your new viv I highly recommend live plants. My frogs LOVE the snake plant in theirs. It's sturdy enough for them to sit right on it. And I always recommend pothos because it grows so easily and can take a beating (which it's sure to get from WTFs). You should visit the Viviarium forum here. Check out what other people are doing to get some good ideas for yours.

Thanks! Where is a good place to get live plants in the winter?

[deranged chipmunk]

Thanks Bill,
I stand corrected. I remember reading it some where but don't remember where.

Now I don't feel bad about setting up my viv with a 90%water substate.

Ah, no correction needed Louis. I'm a firm believer that frogs drowning is just another internet myth run rampant. And don't fret having a water substrate, there's a herpetologist who keeps white's in a 20 h filled 3/4 with water. The frogs live on floating logs. He has yet to drown one

[Stardust369]

Thanks everyone! I'm getting a new frog tomorrow (probably the smaller one) and I will keep it separate from Keahi until they are about the same size. That means getting more heating elements but I can handle that.

Now I just want a bigger apartment so I can get lots of White's and some Red-Eye's too!