Moss questions

[eufa1313]

Hello all,
I had a few questions
i went to my local watering hole (river) and collected some field specimens, lol
I was wondering if i could possibly use them. or will it kill my frogs?
heres a few pictures of what i got today...
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Now heres the deal, the river is waaay out in the woods and my kids and I have captured many many, skinks, frogs & garter snake out there

the moss grows in massive amounts out there and the river is pretty clean, the water is clear and the beaches are lined with a fine white sand, w/ paper trees that line the banks, and stretch accross,
its one of those places on earth that would make a GREAT postcard,
We've set up camp there many times. its very relaxing..

anyway, i was wondering what kind of moss this was exactly & if i could use it w/out worry of harm to my tree frog,

[John]

The common wisdom is not to use moss like this because it can harbor diseases and parasites that could be passed on to your frogs. So I would say no, don't use it. Many wild mosses also require very specific growing conditions and die in the terrarium as a result.

[eufa1313]

I kind of figured you would say that, & i thought the same things, that why i asked, just to make 100%
where can i find moss like this style that is sterile or free of parasites/diseases????

[Kurt]

Tropical mosses are very hard to come by. I use oak leaf ficus for ground cover.

[eufa1313]

Yeah, someone mentioned a site called blackforest.com
I think its called & it has tons of info for newbs like me..
I've got a list of plant to take to my local nursery, that is going to be one I get, I really like the way it looks...
& from all of the setups I've seen on here I've got a lot of ideas I'm going to attempt with this small tank,
I wish I was taller, lol

[CrazyAirborne]

I know of people using wild moss with great success, myself included. Just make sure u get all the little creepy crawlers out..... just my .02

[Kurt]

Yeah, someone mentioned a site called blackforest.com
I think its called & it has tons of info for newbs like me.

Did you mean Blackjungle.com?

[eufa1313]

Yes i did, im just tarded sometimes.. lol