Excellent, but doesn't your local shop stock them?
not for the smaller size tanks i have, he always stocks a good selection of tanks and vivs, but he generally stock pre-constructed glass viv's and wooden vivs. The one i will buy eventually for the frogs will be one of these but funds for the minute will only permit modifying the tanks i already own. The tanks i have for the STF's are hand me downs from when we upgraded the firebellys enclosure, the firebellys currently have a 24x12x12 tank with a fixed acrylic shelf and 12 inches depth of water loaded with fish and snails. The firebellys love there tanks and all the animals are on a rotation to something bigger in the near future.

The tank the STF's are in atm is less than ideal. But it's better than a cheap plastic one that the cats can knock over. The rotation as i have planned will be the modification of a 24x12x12 for the whites so it stands on one end with a door and sealed lip. Then the STF will get the whites old tank till i can afford another 2 foot tank for the STF's. The actuall tanks i plan to use are reasonably priced but the deccing them out and getting them right should tripple the cost of each tank. there will need to be a water filter, and a depth of water at the bottom of each tank so i can use a waterfall feature, and bogwood, more silk plants, rocks ect all bump up the price.

I think it's one of the problems with using a smaller independant store over a higher turnover petstore, although his stock and knowlege are great sometimes a little DIY is needed as he only has the space for generic items rather than everything! He also isn't a dedacated frog store, in fact untill recently he wasn't stocking any frogs as there were no young frogs comming from his suppliers. Generally the store has a limited selection of reptiles, a good selection of fresh water fish (nothing marine or salt water as he doesn't trust those suppliers), and a few snakes, He will get inverts to order but does not stock them directly. The biggest problem he has tho is he has no warehouse or storage space in the store so he can only use a limited shop frontage to stock everything! so things do tend to be a little less animal specific from him!


That been said I'm also a firm beliver in making something fit for purpose rather than buying a ready made finished product.

This the first time I have ever heard of this species being captive bred. Unless this guy is a vet, I wouldn't rule out disease. Just be careful and make sure these frogs and anything they come in contact with do not come in contact with your other frogs. Quarantine them for a period of no less than 30 days, preferably in another part of the house.

i'll chase him up and see if i can get the breeder out of him.

Your frogs make coffee? Mine only sit around and eat all day. You're so lucky
I wish lardie wouldn't make tea for his grandmother! lazy fat blob of love he is!