Somebody please Help!!

[Heatheranne]

Great! I'll watch for the photo.

I, like Lynn, use paper towels as substrate too.

My plants are in pots filled with ABG mix. The plants have been thoroughly rinsed of all previous dirt, and possible fertilizers and insecticides, and then I put the plants through a quarantine period just to be extra safe.

All wood is thoroughly prepared also.

A good way to monitor food intake is to feed from a glass bowl. If the sides of the bowl are about 1 1/2" or taller, the crickets can't escape. The frogs learn to eat from the bowl. Rinse the bowl daily to remove any cricket feces and supplement residue. I too use smaller crickets of about 1/2" to no more than 3/4". Even though they can eat larger ones, the incidence of constipation and intestinal impaction increases greatly when the food is larger. Not worth the risk.

I apologize on the water bowl question. I meant to ask, is the bottled water spring water? Or bottled drinking water? The reason I ask is because many brands of drinking water have amounts of chlorine and chloramines in the water, and could have heavy metals. Some drinking waters still need to be dechlorinated. Best to find out which kind you have. Spring water is best. I use dechlorinated tap water, but the fluoride levels are not high here. I do the same as Lynn... I prepare a few gallons at a time . I buy spring water, use it, and then use the jugs to make dechlorinated water. Works great. Of course, we've got quite the families of frogs. Even preparing one gallon at a time is nice though. Makes chores go faster .

Glad to hear he's looking better .

[juice]

Great! I'll watch for the photo.

I, like Lynn, use paper towels as substrate too.

My plants are in pots filled with ABG mix. The plants have been thoroughly rinsed of all previous dirt, and possible fertilizers and insecticides, and then I put the plants through a quarantine period just to be extra safe.

All wood is thoroughly prepared also.

A good way to monitor food intake is to feed from a glass bowl. If the sides of the bowl are about 1 1/2" or taller, the crickets can't escape. The frogs learn to eat from the bowl. Rinse the bowl daily to remove any cricket feces and supplement residue. I too use smaller crickets of about 1/2" to no more than 3/4". Even though they can eat larger ones, the incidence of constipation and intestinal impaction increases greatly when the food is larger. Not worth the risk.

I apologize on the water bowl question. I meant to ask, is the bottled water spring water? Or bottled drinking water? The reason I ask is because many brands of drinking water have amounts of chlorine and chloramines in the water, and could have heavy metals. Some drinking waters still need to be dechlorinated. Best to find out which kind you have. Spring water is best. I use dechlorinated tap water, but the fluoride levels are not high here. I do the same as Lynn... I prepare a few gallons at a time . I buy spring water, use it, and then use the jugs to make dechlorinated water. Works great. Of course, we've got quite the families of frogs. Even preparing one gallon at a time is nice though. Makes chores go faster .

Glad to hear he's looking better .

Thank you for the reply No need to apologize. It's drinking water. From my understanding they put the water through a RO process then add minerals for taste. Not sure about chlorine so I will contact them and find out.
I put down paper towels after cleaning 2 days ago while trying to investigate its issue and found that the tank has a terrible smell in just 2 days. So i'm going to clean it out again tonight. definitely going ot use the bowl trick as the dead crickets are soo much more noticeable.

I want to also clarify my false bottom its about an inch above the tank floor suspended egg crate. Method i used for a saltwater tank i use to maintain. Water would drain through the substrate to the bottom of the tank. I then use a pump to siphon it out every few weeks.

I'm curious about the live viv conversion and cleaning the substrate. Do i continue the same schedule and replant each tie or will that no longer be necessary?

Thanks again for the advice and I'll try and get the pics up as soon as possible.