Green Tree frog Substrate?

[whiteroses91]

That sounds much safer than the pea gravel. I would love to have a little stream or waterfal in there for him, I'm sure he would love that, but at the moment my apartment can't hold another large tank, two 75 gallons are enough.
I was checking out a few vine plants that I liked and noticed they are the same plants you would buy at a garden center. Possibly safe to put in the tank, if rinsed with water? Could I even take a plant I already have growing here and plant it in the tank?
I am sure these two frogs will be 1 million times happier than my last.

[SethD]

That sounds much safer than the pea gravel. I would love to have a little stream or waterfal in there for him, I'm sure he would love that, but at the moment my apartment can't hold another large tank, two 75 gallons are enough.
I was checking out a few vine plants that I liked and noticed they are the same plants you would buy at a garden center. Possibly safe to put in the tank, if rinsed with water? Could I even take a plant I already have growing here and plant it in the tank?
I am sure these two frogs will be 1 million times happier than my last.

More than likely they would be safe to put in the tank yes. I have picked up plenty of plants for frog tanks from garden centers when trying to construct habitats cheaply and I have never had a problem with toxins or anything like that. Biggest thing to make sure of is that the plant species in question can handle constantly wet roots and low air flow without rotting. That covers a fairly large number of widely available tropical house plants.

[Paul Rust]

I use plants from garden centers all the time. Just make sure you wash all the dirt from the roots and re-plant it to get all the fertilizer out of it. Then rinse the plant to remove any chemicals. I have never had a problem and it saves a lot of money.

[Ebony]

Hi there, If you are concerned about the soil you can re-pot the plant in a bigger pot with firmly packed sphagnum moss in the bottom and top of the plant so the frog does not come in contact with the soil.. That's what Ive always done and have had no problems.