Quote Originally Posted by spankyg View Post
Best thing I believe is to not worry too much about them. Don't "kill them with kindness" if you know what I mean. Just make sure their fed, their tank is cleaned every so often and make sure it doesn't smell bad.

I had my baby whites since they were tiny tadpoles, smaller than my pinky nail.. I wasn't even sure at first if they were tadpoles. Now they are frogs (at about 2 inches each). I have 5 of them.


I kept them in a small enclosure at first so they could track down their food easier, because they didn't eat for a while... once they started, I fed them larger critters to toughen them up a bit, which seems to have worked as they now take down things double their size with ease and they get a little more exercise out of it.

Humidity’s fine, as I live in what could be called the tropics, it's been about 32ºC outside all week at about 70% humidity (so I imagine inside the tank to be a little higher), all I've kept on the frogs is a small fan to circulate the air a bit, and they are doing fine.

Whites can put up with pretty harsh conditions and seem to adapt to whatever you provide them, I think they live a lot better when you give them that leeway, so they become immune to things while they're young rather than become sick later on.

Good luck
Oh wow it must be so exciting raising frogs from tadpoles and hanging onto them until they're all grown up. >< I got my WTF when he was already about 2 inches long, he's since grown a little, but not by too much. I've never even been close to a baby one before but they're so tiny I'd be afraid to crush them ><

How long did it take your babies to grow to the size they are now? Let's say from 1 inch to 2? Just curious as I may be acquiring my own new baby White's soon and want to estimate how long it might take him to get up to Bruce's size so that we don't have a "frog eat frog" situation as I said before. XD

I love how strong White's are, they seem to persevere even in the toughest situations. I got Bruce from a Petsmart in my area and his living conditions were so terrible that when I brought him home with me he immediately caught an infection from all the stress he was receiving. He was grossly overweight as well which lead to a decline in his immune system. But I nursed him back to health and gave him all his vitamins and now he's healthy as a horse! It can be really rewarding to see him climbing about with his eyes wide and alert and that big ol' smile on his face. ^ ^