Re: Two different sized pupils
“Trouble in the Frog Enclosure”Originally Posted by Lija
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1. Size of enclosure- it hold 2 frogs with a divider, i'd say it's 15 gal. I think the other green one is a girl, so once she grows more i will leave that encolsure to her and keep my albino in a different reptile keeper.
2. # of inhabitants - sort of answered up there, like i said there is a divider, they never come in contact, neither does their food. Both are pacmans.
3. Humidity- i don't have something to measure humidity, i'm assuming it's decently high because of the warmth and spraying
4. Temperature-hovers around 75, substrate is probably 68-70ish, i keep it moisturized 2x daily.
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish- for both, i am VERY strict, i use spring or distilled water, never tap, even to rinse their dishes.
6. Materials used for substrate- my friend who is a reptile owner gave me a block of substrate that expands when you put water on it, i used half of that block, there is probably 2.5 inches so they can burrow. I made sure it was safe for them also.
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants etc.- there used to be fake plants on both sides, but i took them out, they just helped crickets escape their fate. They both just have a water dish.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv. (Does this mean their life before?) at their pet stores, albino was kept in a tiny reptile keeper with mossy stuff that i bought but i do not use because the dirt seems to suffice. They had little dixie cups for a soak. I think he upgraded coming here. As for the green baby, she had the same care as i give her, substrate, temp, and all.
8. Main food source- crickets. Every other feeding they have vitamins dusted onto them. Was thinking of trying hornworms soon.
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)- every other feeding, so every three ish days? Depends how long it takes them to eat. Typically i go to the pet store once a week and get 18 crickets, and put them in the enclosure twice a week.
10. Lighting- just natural, i've read they should have the same cycle as humans because they're up during the night.
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure- i dont use heaters, at their pet shops they had below 80 degree temps and i keep my room hot (everyone hates me for it in the house) so like i said it's a steady 75 year round. They also spend most of their time under the dirt unless they are eating. They don't soak a lot. Sometimes green baby poops in her water.
12. When is the last time he/she ate- green has no problem eating whenever. Albino seems very shy, he makes noise while hunting at night sometimes, but he definitely takes longer to eat than her. A few days. so maybe today or yesterday.
13. Have you found poop lately- definitely, i have to clean up after them more than my dogs
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
15. How old is the frog- i'd say albino is maybe six months? I got him in march/april as a baby. Green is a bit younger but i think it's a she because she isngrowing far more rapidly.
16. How long have you owned him/her- 5-6 mo
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred- both captive bred
18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats- i have been keeping them on large crickets for quite some time because they are both small still, like i said i wanted to diversify it with worms soon because i think they are still small for pinkie mice yet.
19. How often the frog is handled- hardly ever. And when they are, they dont hesitate to pee on me.
20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area- low it's on my desk in my room, nothing goes on in there. I sleep. That's about it
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)- i clean up their poop and fluff up the soil regularly, i haven't changed it, wasn't sure if that was necessary. Dishes are rinsed and refilled every other day.
Other comments- the green baby who i definitely think is a girl has a much easier time, she practically eats out of my hand before i can drop the crickets in. Albino is much more shy, like i said i think he eats at night, and less often than she does. Recently he has been spending his time completely under the dirt, which also concerns me because he usually is only halfway under. When food is present and noticed the green frog will come up for a long time until she thinks shes done eating, then she always buries herself deep. This does not concern me because shes done that since the beginning. Unless shes eating, she is very antisocial. It's unusual for the albino to be acting this way, though. Especially since nothing in their enclosure has changed, everything has been completely consistent since day one.
hopefully you guys can help me figure this out. Thanks very much for your responses.
by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.
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