Potential New Frogger

[EMCookjb]

My name is John. I am currently in Lincoln Nebraska. I am still in the research phase of this new project and never had frogs before. I recently got a 24 inch cube tank (see picture). I am looking to recreate a mini-ecosystem that includes both terrestrial and aquatic areas. I would like to take advantage of the vertical space in the tank. I am trying to decide if I want to do tree frogs and/or dart frogs. Any suggestions of comments would be greatly appreciated.

John

[Frogfeet123]

Tree frogs. Easier, hilarious, and forgiving of newbie mistakes


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[EMCookjb]

Thank you for the suggestion. Since I am looking at creating a living natural environment, will the plants be able to deal with the waste of a number of tree frogs? I have read that a living vivarium can deal with the waste of a number of dart frogs. I want to create as "self-sustaining" of an eco-system as possible.

John

[elly]

Tree frog waste will probably be larger depending on the frog, it may need to be removed as you find it. Also some tree frogs (red-eyes) can be somewhat difficult. In a cube that size you could probably fit more darts (depending on species, whether they're territorial) than you could fit larger tree frogs. Except maybe American Green or Gray tree frogs. I'm not certain, I've mostly studied White's TF info.

[LilyPad]

What a beautiful tank! I, myself, adore tree frogs. I do not clean the waste out of me tree frog vivariums. It is broken down by springtails and isopods and used by the plants as fertilizer. Is the top glass? Tree frogs need good ventilation, so that wouldn't work for them. I did a lot of research on P. terribilis and they seem to be an easy starter dart if that's what you're looking for.

Here is an article that would be a good read for you -http://www.frogforum.net/content/choosing-frog-147/

We also have many great threads on building vivariums that will help once you choose a species.

[EMCookjb]

Thank you for all the suggestions. Here is a picture from the top. Most of the top, at the moment is glass but there is currently a 2 inch piece of plastic in the back. There are two glass portions. The one with the handle is 5 inches and the rest is about 15 3/4 inches. I can probably replace one or both with plastic and poke holes in them. Or install a ventilation system and/or replace the 2 inch plastic with mesh. Thank you for the feedback. I am wondering if I want to add a water feature or just focus on going vertical with both a couple of tree frogs up high and a few dart frogs on the ground.

John