Finn's new-yet temporary-digs.

[Jace]

I recently set up Finn's new temporary 5 gallon home. I have soil and moss for a base, but decided in such a small setup, I would stay away from live plants for the time being. So, instead, I went to the dollar store and picked up some silk plants, cut them down to size, added a glass water dish and a glass cricket bowl, and a small terra cotta pot for some extra coverage on land. For a 1" long frog, this little one can jump, and has already cleared from one end of the 5 gallon to the other. Hope the setup will do him for now until I can get a bigger one bought and ready.

[John]

I'd go bigger. Bullfrogs can travel. If you've never seen a large adult American bullfrog jump, you haven't lived. The first one I ever saw in person (keep in mind I am from Ireland) was on a dirt road in Oklahoma last year. I've got an adult male African Bullfrog, so I know what a large frog is. This American gave my African a run for his money. The American was picked out by my headlights sitting in the middle of the road. I got out, walked up to it and it just sat there. I then tried to pick it up. The instant I touched it it leaped clear of the road in one, then on the second crashed into the fence of a field. You could hear it _slam_ into the fence. The third leap carried it through the fence and far beyond. All told, it was gone in less than 3 seconds.

[cricketfrog30]

but isn't finn a leopard frog.

[Jace]

Yes, Finn is a leopard frog. However, I have to keep Johns' story in mind for when Poe grows up. Right now, at 2" long, he is a wee American Bullfrog, but I hope he gets to be a decent size. Finn is 1" long, but he can already jump higher and further than anything else I have seen. I have a 33 gallon on order for Poe, and I am hoping a 25 gallon will do for Finn.

[John]

I got myself mixed up. Sorry for that. Leopard frogs hold the world record for the longest jump made by a frog, so I think the info is still relevant .

[Paul Rust]

For a permanent setup you will want a fairly large pond as these guys are semi-aquatic.