WTF's set up, show me yours.

[deeishealthy]

Thanks for the compliment! Ernie n Bert hang out a LOT on the shelf that I siliconed to the side, up there on the right. It's acutally an Zoo Med floating turtle dock (small). They prefer to be up high, for sure. The plants are hardy and take a heckuva beating every night, but being solidly planted in the substrate, they are doing very well at holding their own. I thought about putting a water feature in, but they are tree frogs, and they are not swimmers, they are butt soakers, lol.

[poison]

Heres my babies set up http://www.frogforum.net/attachments...ps30bbfef4.jpg Im not a fan of my adults setup just yet so i wont share it right now.

[kueluck]

Love the chunck of wood in the back. Nice.

Heres my babies set up http://www.frogforum.net/attachments...ps30bbfef4.jpg Im not a fan of my adults setup just yet so i wont share it right now.

[deranged chipmunk]

Thanks for the compliment! Ernie n Bert hang out a LOT on the shelf that I siliconed to the side, up there on the right. It's acutally an Zoo Med floating turtle dock (small). They prefer to be up high, for sure. The plants are hardy and take a heckuva beating every night, but being solidly planted in the substrate, they are doing very well at holding their own. I thought about putting a water feature in, but they are tree frogs, and they are not swimmers, they are butt soakers, lol.

Don't think they can't swim. They swim surprisingly well for tree frogs. Before i took down my 125 , my white's! would often go for a swim in the aquatic portion. As long as they have places to get out, water is not an issue for them. And even with 8" of water, "amazingly" i never had a f drown.

[kueluck]

Bill – All frogs/toads can swim to some extent, this I understand. But that just seems like it would suite Firebelly toads or Mossy's more so than a WTF.

[deranged chipmunk]

Gail, most would think that, but i did a lot of research on white's and they are found quite often near streams. And since my tank was built to resemble a stream side, they loved it. I even see my mantellas jump in the deep end of their enclosure as well. I think we are so brow beat into thinking frogs will drown (what a silly concept really) that we miss out on a lot of their natural behavior by not having water in their tanks.

[kueluck]

Bill – I'm not questioning that they don't enjoy laps around the pool, but don't you think a set up like that one needs a bit more land? IMO. And your set-up is awesome crazy, and your land to water ratio is perfect. Perfect for just about ANY frog. Wish I had the space for such a set-up


And here's my updated Whites Tree Frog tank. I really like the Manzanita branches, but they are just two thin for the bulk of the WTF, so I changed them out with grapevine and some drift wood. Now all I need is 2 frogs to move in.

[deranged chipmunk]

Sorry, if that came off as defensive. I truly didn't mean it that way. I just get so frustrated by the topic of water in a frog tank. i remember reading an article by a herpetologist that has kept a pair of white's in a tank that is 2/3 full of water and the white's live on floating islands. I spent a LOT of time on forums talking to people much smarter and a lot more frogging experience than i before i built that tank. Shame i was flawed in my technique, but i'll correct that on the rebuild.
I love the enclosure you built. The layout of the wood flows nice and takes the eye all around the enclosure, as it should. You did a wonderful job on it. You should be very proud

[kueluck]

Nononono, didn't take it as defensive at all. (inflections are so hard to convey in writing). Just like everyone here, I just want to provide my amphibian friends w/a healthy place to live, that also makes them hoppy...I mean happy. This is my first time being keeper of a non-native and I just want to make sure I do this right. I've seen way to may posts about – HELP I got a frog and don't know how to keep it, and the critter suffers in the end. I had to take a break from the FF because it just got overwhelming for me. Ok, I'm done ramblin'............