White's Tree Frog Questions

[Archeopterix]

Just a note on sanitization prior to handlng, use soap and rinse well with water. Don't use that hand sanitizer gel, or if you do, rinse it off thoroughly. The isopropol alcohol in the hand sanitizing gel can give a frog a chemical burn.

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Just a note on sanitization prior to handlng, use soap and rinse well with water. Don't use that hand sanitizer gel, or if you do, rinse it off thoroughly. The isopropol alcohol in the hand sanitizing gel can give a frog a chemical burn.

I don't know if anyone else has tried this, but I don't use soap before handling. What I do is put a few drops of the water conditioner on my hand and use it as a soap. It has a slight slippery feel to it like soap. I then rinse with super hot water and then mist my hands with treated water. I use hand soap after they are put away.

[Crystal6]

I don't know if anyone else has tried this, but I don't use soap before handling. What I do is put a few drops of the water conditioner on my hand and use it as a soap. It has a slight slippery feel to it like soap. I then rinse with super hot water and then mist my hands with treated water. I use hand soap after they are put away.

When I had woodfrogs I merely rinsed my hands before handling, (usually holding them under the water for a while just to be sure), as I feared some of the soap might stay on my hands and hurt them. I released them when winter started to approach though, so I didn't really get to see the results. (They didn't SEEM to shrivel up and lose oxygen from me just rinsing but I assume the affects would not be so obvious.)

[Hannah Wilbanks]

I also mist my hands before I handle my WTF. He seems to like that better compared to me not misting them, and my hands don't seem as dry after he is put away either.

[Crystal6]

I also mist my hands before I handle my White's Tree Frog. He seems to like that better compared to me not misting them, and my hands don't seem as dry after he is put away either.

1: Try not to abbreviate. Especialy White's Tree Frog. <_< >_>

2: I'm not sure I understand when it is and isn't safe to use distilled water. Sorry for all the questions but, could someone clerify?

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1: Try not to abbreviate. Especialy White's Tree Frog. <_< >_>

2: I'm not sure I understand when it is and isn't safe to use distilled water. Sorry for all the questions but, could someone clerify?

Use distilled water for misting the tank as regular water will leave spots. Use spring water or treated tap water in their bowls. Distilled water lacks essential minerals.

[Kurt]

Distilled water is ok to use for misting or wetting your hands. It should not be used in water bowls or aquariums as it is too clean to be used. Normal trace elements found in water will not be found in distilled water.

[Tom Highum]

Do you guys think my whites will will escape a 12.5x 12.5x by 18 zoo med tank?