My frogs stink

[poison]

It sounds to me as though your habitat is going through a bacterial cycle, not unlike what fish tanks go through at initial setup. What you are smelling could be ammonia from the frogs' waste which hasn't been converted into nitrates yet. I have always dealt with this by adding some bedding from an established, healthy tank into my new tank in order to add nitrifying bacteria to the new bedding. I have also added wild moss to new tanks instead, and I have never had any issues with it. I'm a new member here though, so I don't yet know what the most popular/dominant beliefs are on this particular forum.

I LOVE your approach! That type of setup is called a "bio-active" setup in the hobby.

[kroberts009]

when my firebellies had moss in their enclosures as the main substrate, mine too also smelled. lol and its kind of like a musky drainage ditch odor. (for lack of a better choice in description).

from moss, i went to a large polished stone - 80% filtered water combo.
to the a solid eco earth based bottom with large bowls for soaking


hopefully things balance themselves out soon!