Trouble in the Enclosure

[mpmistr]

Should 'sticky' this, would cut down on some guess work. I would add, question regarding water parameters (NH3/NO2/NO3) to this questionnaire because I would wager a lot of ACF/ADF deaths are a result of tanks high with ammonia/nitrite readings, thus causing the animal to stress and allow opportunistic infection to set in.

High levels of nitrate due to lack of proper maintenance causing stress/infection is probably right up there too.

Also, "does your tank have a proper lid to prevent escape" is another good once. Many frogs are lost due to escape and dehydration.

I'm sure there's some other good questions for this as well.

[GrifTheGreat]

Should 'sticky' this, would cut down on some guess work. I would add, question regarding water parameters (NH3/NO2/NO3) to this questionnaire because I would wager a lot of ACF/ADF deaths are a result of tanks high with ammonia/nitrite readings, thus causing the animal to stress and allow opportunistic infection to set in.

High levels of nitrate due to lack of proper maintenance causing stress/infection is probably right up there too.

Also, "does your tank have a proper lid to prevent escape" is another good once. Many frogs are lost due to escape and dehydration.

I'm sure there's some other good questions for this as well.

Create the questions and I will add it to the thread. I don't keep any full aquatic species so someone who does should come up with the questions.

[GrifTheGreat]

Ok so Carlos and Michael you two come up with the questions that need to be included for these particular species and I will add them in.
Thank you!

[rodsboys]

There are also some questions that could be removed as they do not pertain and/or could be combined with others.

[mpmistr]

Perhaps we should sticky a care sheet as well to the forum. I believe Terry wrote one a while back?

[Mentat]

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5. Water pH?...

....I would add, question regarding water parameters (NH3/NO2/NO3) to this questionnaire ...

Added, thank you !

Also, "does your tank have a proper lid to prevent escape" is another good once. Many frogs are lost due to escape and dehydration.

This is good information, but belongs more to a care article than in the questionnaire. Went ahead and posted the info for Sandy at her care article proposal: http://www.frogforum.net/care-sheet-...tml#post179846.

There are also some questions that could be removed as they do not pertain and/or could be combined with others.

Hello Tony! Would help if you specify which questions should be removed and/or combined and provide reasoning for it. Thank you !

Colleen/Jerrod: Please modify question number 5 as follows (edit as needed ):

5. Water chemistry levels: pH; Ammonia (NH3); Nitrites (NO2); Nitrates (NO3)? Note that if you do not have test kits, most aquariums/pet shops will do complimentary tests if you take a clean water sample.

[GrifTheGreat]

Question 5 is modified.