Pacific Chorus Frog

[Frog Mom]

I'm also in Oregon and I am newly keeping 7 PCF's in a 20 gallon viv. I had the tadpoles in a little critter-keeper with water and a big rock, but quickly transferred them over to the bigger viv once they became froglets. I put some organic potting soil down and got some moss from behind my house to cover the soil. I bought three nice plants that don't need much light and I've put them in there but left them in their pots, since I wasn't sure if this was going to be my permanent set-up. I can't find the third plant tag, but one is a philodendron and the other is a dracaena. I also have some sticks for them to climb, a couple of big rocks, and a small log.

They really are tiny, it's hard to find any crickets small enough around here to feed them, but I've been giving them lots of fruit flies from a culture I bought at Petco. They seem pretty happy with the set-up.

[Jace]

Sounds like a great setup you have for them! PCFs grow quite quickly, so pretty soon you won't have a problem with appropriate sized crickets. I love how easy these frogs are to keep and they are active and vocal. Definitely one of my fav frogs. Best of luck!

[Frog Mom]

Thanks! It has been so much fun. This can really be addicting. I had no idea I could get so attached to the little guys.

[Jace]

Just be warned: the males are very vocal and very loud. I used to have them upstairs, but when all five boys started going, it woke everyone up. Plus, it got my Green Tree Frog going, so the house literally vibrated with their calls. Now, they are in the basement, behind a shut door, and they can still wake me up. I wouldn't have it any other way, though!

[Frog Mom]

That's been one of my concerns. I'm hoping that since three of them seem decidedly smaller than the others, that there will only be three males out of the seven, but I don't know if that's a reasonable guess or not. We'll see how it goes.

[Guenhwyvar]

Ants were recommended to me to feed my little PCF's. Are they a good choice? I was also told to try blood worms...I have my doubts about that. They don't hunt while swimming. They are hungry because a cricket that was just a bit too big got in there and my biggest little froggie sat there for 5min trying to swallow it then spit it out. The pet store promised me tiny crickets, but when I went to go pick them up they came out with crickets that were bigger than my frogs. I told them that those weren't even close to tiny and wouldn't buy them. Would they eat mealworms? I know they wouldn't eat dead or dried food which the pet store tried selling me...but what else could I offer in this kind of situation?

[Jace]

I would be leery of ants because even the tiniest ant can bite, and though it might feel like nothing to us, I'm suer it could be painful to a little froglet. If you're pet store can't bring in pinheads or 1 week old crickets, I would stick with fruit flies until they get bigger. Mealworms you could try, but I have yet to get my PCFs to eat mealworms. even as adults. But what could it hurt to try? If they are hungry, it would at least put something in them. Just don't give too many, as mealworms could cause impaction.

[Frog Mom]

I had the same problem at first. I got the fruit fly culture from Petco. It really saved me. Petco also seems to have smaller crickets than the other pet stores around here. Not sure if you have one close, but I've been really happy with what I've been able to get there.