Eco Earth ALternatives

[JJohnsen]

Hello! I am really not liking the eco earth that im putting in my frog's tank. Im worried about them ingesting it as they eat bugs and it is messy. Ive tried keeping it dry, keeping it wet, keeping it really wet, patting it down, and it just seems to get everywhere anyways. It also seems to annoy my frogs.

Does anyone know of any alternatives for me?

[UncleChester]

Covering the substrate with leaf litter will help keep it from getting everywhere.

[deranged chipmunk]

You can also cover it with sheet moss. As far as them ingesting cocofiber, no need to worry about it. They can pass it without a problem. Hence the reason we use it

[JJohnsen]

Leaves sound doable.

Sheet moss sounds great, but how would I clean that? I mean, im supposed to clean the tank and the sticks and things once a week so that there isn't a buildup of frog poo right?

[deranged chipmunk]

Add springtails and/or isopods and they will take care of the frog poo. You'll need the same if you use leaf litter as well.

[JJohnsen]

If I get those bugs, will that mean that I don't have to clean the tank out every week? Because that would be an awesome time saver and my frogs really don't like the stress of the transfer as I clean their home.

[deranged chipmunk]

Yes, adding micro fauna will extend the time between cleanings. They will be your cleanup crew

[DartEd]

When I mist my tank, I make sure I spray off some of the poo that's on the higher leaves. It runs down and the buggy janitors do the rest. The bonus is they also fertilize the soil for the plants.

[purpleturtle89]

I would use leaf litter over anything else easy to clean up and gives the clean up crew plenty of places to hide, but yea coco fibre can get awfully messy

[Adam R]

+1 on the springtails, you hardly notice them and there great for cleanup.

i actually prefer java moss over sheet moss. mainly because java moss grows fast and i feel its more attractive.

another thing you could do its to use a different substrate. i cant stand eco earth for the same reason. i switched to a mixture i bought from josh's frogs, i forget the name, its very popular. has different mosses and contains carbon chips(which clean as well!)

[deranged chipmunk]

+1 on the springtails, you hardly notice them and there great for cleanup.

i actually prefer java moss over sheet moss. mainly because java moss grows fast and i feel its more attractive.

another thing you could do its to use a different substrate. i cant stand eco earth for the same reason. i switched to a mixture i bought from josh's frogs, i forget the name, its very popular. has different mosses and contains carbon chips(which clean as well!)

adam is referring to ABG mix. it drains really well, but i would still cover it with leaf litter or moss.