Mold - A danger or problem?

[Hoppity100]

I don't think its a good idea to have this in with your frogs. Check and/or remove any wood (let it completely dry then if used again don't keep under water) and remove dead crickets if you can check daily. If I find any I remove them and even do a more than partial water change. I use my net to clear the water, too.

[deranged chipmunk]

why in the world would you tell someone to remove the wood, and never put it under the water? submerged wood IS 100% safe for frogs. the white fungus that grows on it after it gets wet is normal. it goes away in a couple weeks. it is a natural occurance when hardwoods get wet and is not harmful to the frogs. in fact, it helps the frogs by breaking down bioscopic waste. everyone has fungus in their tanks if they have any soil whatsoever in them. fungus is natural and normal. it keeps the floor of your enclosure up and running and bolsters the biological filter.

[Gnag the nameless]

It was my pleasure, I love talking about my frogs and showing their tank to people

I'm trying to add more hiding places, currently, without really disrupting the environment. No luck so far except the moss clearing between the leaves in the corner, and neither frog has utilized that yet.

I just spray the moss and leaves with de-chlorinated water from a sprayer, and that works fine. But they're Bullfroglets, so it might be different for FBT's [I'm actually uncertain what Bumpy is. She's smaller, has a narrower nose, and doesn't look too much like your average Bullfroglet. But she's had no problem living beside Gnag.]

I've seen bad petstores, one where they over-sprayed a baby pacman's tank with water, another where they used woodchips with White's Tree frogs. Ugh, I don't go to either of those places anymore. But keeping FBT's with crabs! That's risking both of the animals lives! The FBT's could poison the crabs whilst the crabs could attack the FBT's!

In terms of frogs, I've only Gnag and Bumpy, currently. But I plan on getting another Ranid, maybe a Red-legged frog or Wood frog. I would get a Crawfish frog if I knew where to find them. I love Ranid's, they're my favorite kind of frog, and someday, I'd love to be the Frog Forum expert on Ranids.

My frogs don't have access to sunlight, but they have a UVB lamp, so I suppose that compensates for it. I feed my frogs gut-loaded crickets and earthworms on occasion, though once it is late-spring, I'll start buying earthworms again. My family also has 2 cats, Osiris, a Bombay cat and Flopsy, a Calico-Tabby mix. Despite the fact they belong to my brother and sister, I'm usually the one who cares for them. I have had 4 Dwarf Hamsters in the past, the last one passed away 1 1/2 years ago. I've also successfully kept a Woodbug farm when I was younger [I eventually had to let them all go because the tub I was keeping them in was getting overcrowded]. Oh, and I have a spare 2.5 Gallon, 10 Gallon, and 20 Gallon, all of them I have little use for. I'm saving up for a 55G for Gnag, and I'm either going to keep Bumpy, or give her to a trusted friend who has volunteered to adopt her when she gets too big.

[Gnag the nameless]

Ah, so many posts!

Hoppity100,

The frogs, in their natural environment, had lots of submerged wood where I caught them, and the frogs there thrive, so I doubt submerged wood will hurt them. [They are indeed WC, but since they are invasive frogs, you're supposed to kill any you catch. Instead, me and my friend let them go, except for Gnag and Bumpy, of whom I decided to keep on my birthday.]

Bill,

I second you on that. Mold breaks down things, and as much as the filter will do me good, the bio-filter which is partially compromised of the mold will help keep the tank clean as well.

[Hoppity100]

You took them from the wild? Do you have pet stores? Are you going to keep them? I keep my wood dry so it can't get gooey or grow fuzz. The frogs in the wild may live under wood but I would think since they are in open air and get sun plus get to hop away as they please, they are not confined with wood that is affected. No, submerged wood shouldn't unless it has stuff growing on it. What are invasive frogs? Do you mean overpopulation or destructive?

[Hoppity100]

A filter should help alot but I change my water then skim it with a net. I'm picky about having frogs be in clear water, which I like for them.