purple-ish Australian Frog....

[mrcaptainbob]

Phase one was getting M. Frog. These pics are of phase two. The aquarium has about an inch of the rounded river rock and the obvious layer of peat. M.Frog can be seen just in back of the Roman pillars. Wife empties the swimming pool once a day. M. Frog apparently takes midnight swims. Hard to see, but the temp shows it at 72* and the humidity is over 80%. We have the unit set on 2x4's for now. Creates a space beneath where we placed a heating pad. There was no movement of temperature, so I enclosed it both sides about 3/4's the tank length. We'll see if the temp climbs over night. M. Frog appears to be doing okay so far. I hope we're on the right track with this stuff. Phase three will start in maybe a week or so. Some other projects are in the way right now. Already late putting in the garden. Darned rain!

[elly]

It's good she's changing the water once a day, I notice the waterbowls double as frog toilets. Looks good. If it gets too messy you try leaf litter, durable leaves like Magnolia from a place that doesn't use pesticides, boiled and baked well to kill bugs. Or you can put around some large, flat rocks that are too big for the frog to eat.

[mrcaptainbob]

Well, M. Frog seems to be doing fine. I made a new screen today from 1/2" mesh hardware cloth and will place wood molding around that to dress it up some. The tower is on hold for now. For heat she places two heating pads atop the screen grid and covers them with a towel to keep heat and humidity in. Temp hovers from 79 to 84 degrees. Humidity is around 70% (right now at 80*) and will vary depending on when misted and when tank top gets opened. She mists the tank interior twice a day. M. Frog gets hand fed every other day. Yesterday three meal worms were for dinner. It appears that M. Frog is 'molting'. Looks like the skin layer comes off and M. Frog is eating it. How often does this happen? Is it even normal? Is it seasonal? Any suggestions to help M. Frog be contented are welcome. By the way, there's also a low watt night light in the tank near the top so M. Frog is easily viewed in the evening hours. It's off throughout the night.

[BossFrog]

It's perfectly normal to have a frog shed its skin, just keep checking on him to make sure he isn't stuck or injured. My toads do it too and they always look so fresh and clean after!

[elly]

Shedding is perfectly normal, however if the frog's left with patches of old skin after shedding, that might be a symptom of a problem