new male fantasy froglet

[Ra]

Yea I agree with Ra, the bedding looks unsafe if ingested by the froglet. I would highly recommend changing the current substrate to EcoEarth or something similar to it, especially you're using fake plant in the cage. EcoEarth is cheap and readily available at most pet stores. Congrats on the good-looking frog!

I'd still like to know what kind of bedding that is, it looks nice and it would work well for a mixed species terrarium I'd like to design.

[aquamentus11]

I'd still like to know what kind of bedding that is, it looks nice and it would work well for a mixed species terrarium I'd like to design.

thanks, he is a very good-looking young man. i actually cleaned out the poop right after i posted that pic lol. i did a double take because it was so big. it's "Organic Choice potting mix" by Miracle Gro. It's just composted sphagnum, bark and Pasteurized poultry litter (apparently I was wrong and there is a fertilizer). Poultry litter is just straw or wood shavings mixed with poop. It sounds gross, but I've kept animals in it many times before and they do well. It replicates a forest floor well. I don't think he'll get impacted from ingesting a little dirt, but I could be wrong. I've used eco earth in the past too, so i have no prob switching if it's recommended.

[GrifTheGreat]

thanks, he is a very good-looking young man. i actually cleaned out the poop right after i posted that pic lol. i did a double take because it was so big. it's "Organic Choice potting mix" by Miracle Gro. It's just composted sphagnum, bark and Pasteurized poultry litter (apparently I was wrong and there is a fertilizer). Poultry litter is just straw or wood shavings mixed with poop. It sounds gross, but I've kept animals in it many times before and they do well. It replicates a forest floor well. I don't think he'll get impacted from ingesting a little dirt, but I could be wrong. I've used eco earth in the past too, so i have no prob switching if it's recommended.

Change that substrate immediately!!!!

If you leave your frog on that it will become sick and possibly die. Use Eco Earth Coconut Fiber(not husk). I also see some debris that you frog could accidentally ingest and become impacted(severe constipation) and die.

Frogs absorb moisture through their skin and if any traces of fertilizer are within the soil it will cause your frog to Tox Out. Organic soil can be used as long as their are no chemical fertilizers, but I NEVER trust Miracle Grow.

[aquamentus11]

Change that substrate immediately!!!!

If you leave your frog on that it will become sick and possibly die. Use Eco Earth Coconut Fiber(not husk). I also see some debris that you frog could accidentally ingest and become impacted(severe constipation) and die.

Frogs absorb moisture through their skin and if any traces of fertilizer are within the soil it will cause your frog to Tox Out. Organic soil can be used as long as their are no chemical fertilizers, but I NEVER trust Miracle Grow.

uh oh, it'll be changed ASAP. despite all appearances, i actually keep tree frogs and geckos, so i'm very familiar with amphibians....just not terrestrial, sedentary ones, so i appreciate all the help. i do keep my tree frogs on paper towel though when they're as young as this pacman is, so i guess that was just a bonehead move on my part.
also, turns out that the keeper i just bought came with a divider, which is nice, so i can just adjust the size as he grows.
quick question about feeding earthworms: the site's care sheet says that they're almost a complete source of nutrition for frogs. i assume that they lack sufficient Ca2+ levels. should i dust them? i plan to feed crickets too, and always dust them, but i'm curious about the worms.

[GrifTheGreat]

uh oh, it'll be changed ASAP. despite all appearances, i actually keep tree frogs and geckos, so i'm very familiar with amphibians....just not terrestrial, sedentary ones, so i appreciate all the help. i do keep my tree frogs on paper towel though when they're as young as this pacman is, so i guess that was just a bonehead move on my part.
also, turns out that the keeper i just bought came with a divider, which is nice, so i can just adjust the size as he grows.
quick question about feeding earthworms: the site's care sheet says that they're almost a complete source of nutrition for frogs. i assume that they lack sufficient Ca2+ levels. should i dust them? i plan to feed crickets too, and always dust them, but i'm curious about the worms.

Yes they are an excellent source of nutrition for frogs. You should still dust them every other feeding though because they still need extra calcium. Be sure to use a multivitamin once a week like Herptivite.

[aquamentus11]

i just read your post on dusting worms in another thread, too. i like the idea of keeping him/her in soil more than the eco earth and had planned to try some pothos clippings; this won't be a problem as long as i find one without fertilizer?

[GrifTheGreat]

i just read your post on dusting worms in another thread, too. i like the idea of keeping him/her in soil more than the eco earth and had planned to try some pothos clippings; this won't be a problem as long as i find one without fertilizer?

Pathos will grow very well in Coconut Fiber.