New to Frogs

[Jace]

Sounds like a great idea for a setup. I can't wait to see pics of it when it is done. Lucky little frogs! Is the backgound a styrofoam type? My exo-terra came with one and I ended up taking it out as the crickets would hide behind it and the poor frogs would never get a meal. Otherwise, I love these terriariums.

[lnaminneci]

It does. One of the features that sold me on it, because the froggies would have another climbing feature. I will have to watch for a cricket hiding problem.

That leads me to a cricket question. How long do crickets live? I have had a few die after a day, in a roomy container with just 20 crickets plenty of room for them, with an apple slice, small piece of bread, and some droplets of water (so they won't drown). And a piece of egg crate to climb on. So why do you think they are dying ?

[Kurt]

I would use slice orange or criket gel for the crickets moisture requirements.

[Jace]

I use cricket jelly for the moisture-it looks like blue jello. As for them dying, I am having the same problem. I usually lose about 1/2 of my stash before they are used as food. I can't figure out what the heck I am doing wrong; enough live to feed my frogs but I feel like I'm wasting money sometimes.

[Kurt]

I also noticed it depends on who you buy crickets froms. In April, I bought a case from Komodo Reptile. The crickets last over two months! Not a single loss. I do lose a few with my regular supplier, but not enough to warrant changing vendors. I would mail order from Komodo (I buy from them at shows), but I hate being at the mercy of FedEx or who else they ship with.

[lnaminneci]

I just got some Total Bites - 3 in one food (will feed,water,and gutload in one easy step). I'm going to use it for my crickets and see if it helps with mortality rates, until the frogs eat them of course.

[lnaminneci]

Today I was moving a big pot on my patio, and guess what was hiding behind it?

Two more Pacific Chorus frogs!!! Both are green, and one of them is really big. I'm hoping there's a male there. They are shyer than the other two I have, so I couldn't get a good look at their necks. I'm on the 3rd floor, it's just amazing how these little guys climb up here, they must really like my plants!

So it looks like now I might have 3 green frogs and 1 brown frog. 2 of them I know are girls.

Now I just have to get the terrarium set up for them, bought a bunch of plants for it today. And then the tricky part will be catching the little frogs. Wish me luck!!!