Frogs to Gallons ratio

[Strider18]

I agree with Bill. Some frogs require more space than other frogs because of their size. For example, would you keep a bullfrog or Goliath frog in a 10 gallon tank? They wouldn't be able to move in a tank that size. In the end it depends on what frog you get and how happy and healthy you want them to be

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[DigitalPunk]

To blatantly copy and paste from a response I gave recently. It fits this almost to the letter.

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That is a common misunderstanding. The 10 gallon per frog is the recommended minimum amount of space not the exact amount of space each frog requires to be happy. A frog that could be happy in a minimum amount of space would be ecstatic in 30g or 150g.

A few things to keep in mind and I will use this particular tank as an example. A 100g tank is roughly 72x18x19 Once you add a back ground, drainage layer, and Substrate you are left with 72x16x14. The remaining space is equal to 64-65gallons of space remaining. (That is assuming your frogs will use all the vertical space provided) So using the "Minimum Requirements" guide you could put 6.5 frogs in here, but assuming no one wants half a frog than you could put 6. BUT if you get frogs that are more terrestrial and less arboreal than you would need to do some different figuring. For Terrestrial frogs lets assume they would use 5" of vertical space (climbing over wood and such) your new tank dimensions as far as the frogs are conceded is 72x16x5 which equals 24-25gallons of space. Hopefully you can see how the choices we make not only in how we build our tanks, but also what frogs we decide to put in them will change the outcomes.


p.s. The formula to figure out the volume of a container for US Gallons is Length x Width x Height (divided by) 231.

Please consider the 10 gallon for what it is "A recommended Minimum" and NOT as the definitive amount of space each frog requires.

Paul

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