How do you keep it clean?

[privet01]

I've never done any of this and now I'm trying to learn about frogs, live plants, filters, lights, and how the heck to build exactly what I want. Ugh!

As long and you can realize when things are going wrong and you still have enough interest to make the effort to change things, then you should be okay.

Don't go all out right away and blow all your budget on things that don't work for you then loose interest due to disappointment.

[Dace]

Maybe get an amphibian that doesn't need a large amount of water? Tree frogs and toads just need a small water bowl that can be easily changed every day. (Though I'm not convinced water bowls for tree frogs in sufficiently humid setups do anything but spawn bacteria.)

[Lily00]

Maybe get an amphibian that doesn't need a large amount of water? Tree frogs and toads just need a small water bowl that can be easily changed every day. (Though I'm not convinced water bowls for tree frogs in sufficiently humid setups do anything but spawn bacteria.)

Well, I haven't completely thrown in the towel yet on the FBTs. Although my kids would be happy with anything froggy. They begged to bring the ones they caught last week on our camp trip home.

[jasonm96]

If you need help picking the right stuff, the easiest would be to buy this kit or buy the products invidiually, but change the lamp to a 25w (if you want to provide a basking site) and get some plants, this is what I have and works well for 6 fire-bellies. Water should be in the 70sF. http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryD...343&SearchID=5

Fire-bellies are one of the most easiest amphibians to keep and forgiving to mistakes, it's all a learning process of trying different things to see what works and reading books and taken notes. If you want an easy amphibian to set up and maintain I would get a Whites Tree Frog, they don't need a large section of water and just a water bowl.

[Lily00]

If you need help picking the right stuff, the easiest would be to buy this kit or buy the products invidiually, but change the lamp to a 25w (if you want to provide a basking site) and get some plants, this is what I have and works well for 6 fire-bellies. Water should be in the 70sF. http://zoomed.com/db/products/EntryD...343&SearchID=5

Fire-bellies are one of the most easiest amphibians to keep and forgiving to mistakes, it's all a learning process of trying different things to see what works and reading books and taken notes. If you want an easy amphibian to set up and maintain I would get a Whites Tree Frog, they don't need a large section of water and just a water bowl.

I adore Whites Tree Frogs! But I feel like I'd have to buy a whole new tank for one because I'd want it to be tall for climbing. They are definitely a consideration though if I could find them locally.

[jasonm96]

If you got a baby or two you could raise it in the 10-gallon, then get a bigger tank when it's an adult or if the 20 gallon you have is a high one it could fit it for a couple of years, but ideally something larger at one point would be better

[Lily00]

As long and you can realize when things are going wrong and you still have enough interest to make the effort to change things, then you should be okay.

Don't go all out right away and blow all your budget on things that don't work for you then loose interest due to disappointment.

I'll keep that in mind. Usually my big ideas work out ok but occasionally I have pretty big flops....like the time I unknowingly adopted 2 pregnant female guinea pigs, ended up with 7, and converted over half our family room into a giant hard to clean guinea pig enclosure. My husband will hold that over my head forever.