Rescued 2 WTF from petco have some questions I need answered asap

[clownonfire]

Well we all know how this story goes, you are walking through petco to get to the crickets and you cant help but pass by the reptiles and amphibians in their prisons. So I stop to look at the most recently added critters and notice 2 baby Whites Tree Frog's sitting in a tank full of adults looking like little dried up raisins. So I could not think of leaving them there to die of dehydration so I quickly bought them both since I have an uninhabited exo 12x12 that is nicely planted that would serve as a nice temp home. It has been about a week or two since I put them in their little vivarium they fit nicely in it but they have begun to stink up the place since I did not seed it with any spring tails. So today I said enough was enough and went out and bought them a 10 gallon tank which will be another temp tank for 4 months until repticon comes around, then I will buy them a nice exo 18x18x24. Alright thats enough rambling, on to the questions, First off The 10 gallon will be partly aquatic I bought a exo turtle cliff with a 250f filter, medium turtle bank, and a mangrove root decoration. So, in all there is over 50% of the terrarium/aquarium is actual ground they can stand on. there is about 6in of water to approx 6in of vert space I don't exactly remember the measurements of a regular 10gal. There are plenty of vines and thingy to get them from place to place linking the little islands. My main concern is that I forgot to rinse the gravel which was factory pre-rinsed. This lead to the water being a little murky I was wandering if it would be ok to go ahead and put them into the tank with the water being a little murky if not should I just wait till the filter clears it completely.

Hey! First, congratulations on your new babies! And congrats on saving them, too.

My first question is why did you create such an aquatic environment? White's as you know are tree frogs, and don't need so much water. A small bowl where they could soak it in will be plenty. As with most treefrogs, think trees, and branches. And think about building everything in height. This will probably be a downer, but if I were you, I would remove the gravel (they can swallow accidentally small gravel). Remove the water, and replace it with substrate. Seeding springtails is also not necessary. As your White's won't eat them, the springtails will just overpopulate your terrarium... Which in itself is not the end of the world.

If you want other great advice, Ginger on this thread owns a few, so does Kisa, and Don. But a small revamp would be beneficial to your frog, and give you piece of mind.