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    RockyGurly
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    Hi all! Just thought I'd give you a happy update
    I may or may not be taking him with me, I'm not sure, I've gotten pretty attached. If I do, I have elaborate plans with a cooler so he can be comfortable for the long car ride.
    He's taking pellets! So far he's taken a few tweezer fed ones that have been softened up a bit, and he seems to struggle a bit to choke it down but he manages (I've been cutting them in half to help) he still loves the occasional worm.
    The filters been doing it's thing for the past week and I've been doing one gallon water changes every day or so. I've got some sand being cleaned and just about ready to go in, and my live plants should be here in a few days I also have the plant liquid fertilizer and I got him some more pipes to hide in (he loves the corner one)
    In the summer when I move to vernon, I'll probably upgrade him to a 40 breeder if I can get my hands on one, and I'm sure I'll be able to find him a full sized companion (it's a pretty big city compared to here, so unfortunately there are a lot of homeless herps. I've already touched base with a few rescue homes and the local SPCA and I'll be taking in some new adoptees if any show up, or at least to hang onto until we can find homes, stoked!)
    Thanks everyone 8) He's been very active and looks much healthier, he climbs the filter, still croaks all hours of the day, likes to squish himself into his little cave and he's super friendly, not shy at all. If I'm working near the tank or come by to feed him, he'll swim over to see what's going on, I've even taken to giving his back a little finger rub if he's hanging out near the surface, he doesn't seem to mind as long as he gets a chunk of worm.
    Once the tank is planted and looking better, I'll make a huge post in introductions with pictures of him, as well as my gecko and 29 hermit crabs and isopods and various other critters 8)

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    Default Re: New ACF not eating

    I hope you can take frog. If the cooler has been in contact with soap or detergents; can line the inside with a large fish bag or even a plastic trash bag.

    You can also plastic bag the filter medium and sand. Some bacteria will die but ones that survive will start-up bio-filter faster than new media. Not sure if available there; but Kordon makes O2 permeable bags for shipping fish that might be suitable to pack the bio-media for trip: Breathing Bags | Kordon. Hope this helps a bit and will wait for pics .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    RockyGurly
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    I'll definitely be keeping him I'm already making plans for his upgrade as well as adopting a couple friends for him. Thanks for the advice! I was planning on using a large plastic bag and sticking that in the cooler, just to keep him cool (I don't think the lid would hold that well) I'll keep the filter media thing in mind as well
    He's doing great now! Thanks everyone He's set up in his planted tank with substrate, and he's eating like a little piggy! I have really high hopes for this little guy, and I'll be working with the SPCA fostering and adopting herps so I'll be able to get him a few friends
    (Oh! And some pics: http://www.frogforum.net/aquatic-cla...frog-tank.html
    I'll be adding more as I take more )

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    Chunky Monkey
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    You shouldn't feed ACFs goldfish or rosy red minnows because they have an enzyme in their flesh that can make the frogs sick.

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    RockyGurly
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chunky Monkey View Post
    You shouldn't feed ACFs goldfish or rosy red minnows because they have an enzyme in their flesh that can make the frogs sick.
    I know, I've never fed him fish, or intend to. His previous owner fed him a diet of rosy minnows before I took him in. I feed him reptomin and night crawlers

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