How do we keep our frogs?

[celticstarb]

Owls are a wonderful choice. I love the folklore about them. My mom collects owl figurines.

Yeah, the first time my nephew came over he was just starting to walk. My cats would look at him then look at me, and back and forth. I could almost hear them saying, "Daddy, what is this thing?" Once my nephew started running, the cats decided that was enough for them. Now they scatter any time he visits, lol. Probably smart on their part, although my nephew is surprisingly gentle with animals and younger kids. He's never tried to hit them, and when I hold one for him to pet, he pets them very gently. My niece and nephew are doing a wonderful job raising a loving gentle boy. Sorry if I wax eloquent, but I am so proud of my new nephew.

[Jenste]

You'll never need to apologize to me for being proud of your family!

We are looking forward to raising her to be an animal lover like the rest of our family members. Cats to cuddle with, frogs and fish to watch and "help" care for. My nieces (from my husband's side of the family...all my sisters are teenagers and I do NOT want to be an aunty from one of them anytime soon!) are wonderful girls but my 13yr old niece Leigha is the Dr. Doolittle of the family - animals just adore her unlike anything I have ever seen before. We all hope she becomes a veterinarian when she is older, she has such a gentle touch and soothing presence that even the most nervous, least friendly animal seeks out her affection.

[celticstarb]

One piece of info I forgot to include is salt. I add one teaspoon of salt per gallon of water. I find that this small amount of salt is a great preventative for many pathogens. I haven't had any issues with fungus or bloat. I also noticed decreased mortality rates in tads after adding salt to their tanks.

I use instant ocean salt. I prefer marine salt. Others use water softener salt or "aquarium" salt, but these only contain sodium chloride. Marine salt is a mix of many different salts and trace elements. I think these trace elements are very beneficial to our frogs.