Possibly 3 new FBT's tomorrow.. Questions!!

[Psychotic4mb3r]

Yea I planned on getting hide spots(I think im gonna look for some food containers to cut holes into for now for them) and I do feed them crickets lol And ill def look into some real plants! I saw some at the pet store so ill probably get a few

[Han]

Don't waste your time on live plants and remember, earthworms provide excellent
food: keep on trying!

Han

[bshmerlie]

Don't waste your time on live plants and remember, earthworms provide excellent
food: keep on trying!

Han

I think live plants make for a more natural environment for the frogs and they simply just look better. If you don't have a green thumb there a very simple to care for plants such as pothos. Check out Walmarts indoor plant section they always seem to have a good selection under $5 bucks. Just rinse all the soil off and plant the roots into your substrate. I don't think anybody could kill a pothos and it will do well in both the land and the water side.

[clownonfire]

Don't waste your time on live plants and remember, earthworms provide excellent
food: keep on trying!

Han

Han, it's really nice of you to offer your opinion, and to share your knowledge. There are many here that also own FBT, and have a few terrariums of their own (I have six vivs personally). Perhaps saying: In my experience... instead of Don't waste time... would be more helpful to readers. The same goes for crickets/earthworms. As much as the latter are a great source of food, dusted crickets will provide the frogs with most of what they need. And in my experience, the frogs like to hunt them too.

[Han]

Keeping loads of toads in a 5 or 10 gallon set-up, decorating it with plasic skulls,
submerged windmills and coloured gravel is simply not the european way of taking
care. We try to take things a bit more serious, try a more scientific approach, far
beyond "cute" and "their names are Silly and Stupid". Rather succesfull as far as
reproduction is concerned, i've been breeding Bombina since the early 1980's.
Did you? Ever? Couldn't find any breeding-report at this forum although Bombina
(orientalis) is known as "very easy to breed".
My Bombina maxima woke up after some 3 months in the fridge, i just found the first
150 eggs in their hygienic, easy to clean, clearly arranged, well-ventilated, spacious, not very "natural" set-up. So..................

regards, Han

[clownonfire]

Keeping loads of toads in a 5 or 10 gallon set-up, decorating it with plasic skulls,
submerged windmills and coloured gravel is simply not the european way of taking
care. We try to take things a bit more serious, try a more scientific approach, far
beyond "cute" and "their names are Silly and Stupid". Rather succesfull as far as
reproduction is concerned, i've been breeding Bombina since the early 1980's.
Did you? Ever? Couldn't find any breeding-report at this forum although Bombina
(orientalis) is known as "very easy to breed".
My Bombina maxima woke up after some 3 months in the fridge, i just found the first
150 eggs in their hygienic, easy to clean, clearly arranged, well-ventilated, spacious, not very "natural" set-up. So..................

regards, Han

With all due respect, it's not because someone would add skulls or windmills or whatever piece of decoration one would chose that someone does not take his hobby with seriousness. And on this forum, there's no European VS America VS wherever else. It's a community of amphibian lovers, from the expert, to the beginner. What we DO however is respect each others ways. That is the FROG FORUM way. Not everyone wants to breed their frogs. We inform them for THEIR needs. And if the needs are others than just keeping a frog, we do have resources on this site that will step up. It would be appreciated that you respect the ways of others, and respect the community that we have build here.

Eric

[Han]

There's actually only one valid reason one should allow him/herself to keep non-domestic animals like amphibians at all: (trying to ) breed them! Heavily consuming pet-trade together with destruction of natural habitat and global warming will eventually lead to total extinction of many amphibian-species.
With all due respect, i wasn't aware of the fact that giving an (my) opinion could be
disrespectfull, nevertheless, i wasn't able to find reports on (succesfull) breeding Bombina although "There are many here that own FBT". It might be that sad truth that makes you feel not very comfortable, i guess (with all due respect, of course!!).

respectfull regards,
Han

[clownonfire]

There's actually only one valid reason one should allow him/herself to keep non-domestic animals like amphibians at all: (trying to ) breed them! Heavily consuming pet-trade together with destruction of natural habitat and global warming will eventually lead to total extinction of many amphibian-species.
With all due respect, i wasn't aware of the fact that giving an (my) opinion could be
disrespectfull, nevertheless, i wasn't able to find reports on (succesfull) breeding Bombina although "There are many here that own FBT". It might be that sad truth that makes you feel not very comfortable, i guess (with all due respect, of course!!).

respectfull regards,
Han

I am happy to read that you are pro-frogs, and passionate about them. Most of us are here. But that is not the point. We all have different needs on this forum, and different philosophies. Stating your opinion is encouraged. As long as others are respected by yourself too. This is a great site for all. We are all respectful of one another. And one's opinion should not be imposed, nor made to think that it's better than someone else's. We discourage the elitist approach on this site. We have many experts herps and hobbyists on this site, and instead of putting down others' opinions, they have helped others by teaching respectfully.

As for me not being comfortable, if you stick around long enough, you will quickly learn that nothing really gets me uncomfortable. And I welcome any debate. But I will do it respectfully, keeping the good of this forum in mind,

Comfortable Eric