Noob In Need of a Frog!

[Edisons 10K]

I wasn't planning on putting them in the series with any more frequency than they did in Dead Like Me, which wasn't very often, and mostly you'd just see the frog in its enclosure or chilling on the floor for a second or something. There'd only be a few times where I'd need an actor to actually handle the frog. He wouldn't be out for very long; and if for whatever reason his particular scene was running longer than I'd like, that's why I was interested in having more than one frog. I could swap them out as needed to give them a break if shoot was going longer than intended. I do want to make sure that I'm putting as little stress on the animals as possible, but considering the fact that anything in film and TV (especially a big one like Dead Like Me) revolving around the use of animals is so heavily regulated in the care and use of any animal, I also know that it's not impossible to put these frogs on screen. I would just have to be very careful in how long they'd be out of their enclosures for; and if they're having a bad mood day, shoot a different scene that day. To me it seems like working with a snake as a belly dancer (another hobby of mine). You work around the snake's health and mood and its feeding cycle. If conditions aren't exactly right for the snake, you don't use it in your performance that night. I have absolutely no qualms with adjusting my shoot schedule around the frogs, lol.

I've also been reading up and watching videos on things like using non-chlorinated water to wash your hands with before handling the frogs, how to pick them up, etc, etc, which is something that any actor who will need to hold the frog will be trained in before interacting with the little guys. I actually will be doing a lot of night shooting, too, so I can definitely make sure that any of the frogs' scenes are all done later so I don't have to mess up their normal sleep cycles as much as possible.

I am trying to be as responsible with this project as possible, which is why I'm on here in the first place asking for any advice that anyone is willing to give. I don't want anyone to think that I'm just some jerk filmmaker who doesn't care. If I was, I would've just run off to PetSmart and bought a frog and did whatever I wanted with it.

That being said, thank you so much for the detailed information and links. I want to learn as much as possible about these guys before I even think about putting one on the set, because I have no intention of simply using them as props. They'll live with me and be my own personal companions, as well, which is a big deal for me. My pets are basically my kids, so I want to make sure they're well cared for.

Any further advice from anyone on here would be appreciated! Thanks!

[GrifTheGreat]

I wasn't planning on putting them in the series with any more frequency than they did in Dead Like Me, which wasn't very often, and mostly you'd just see the frog in its enclosure or chilling on the floor for a second or something. There'd only be a few times where I'd need an actor to actually handle the frog. He wouldn't be out for very long; and if for whatever reason his particular scene was running longer than I'd like, that's why I was interested in having more than one frog. I could swap them out as needed to give them a break if shoot was going longer than intended. I do want to make sure that I'm putting as little stress on the animals as possible, but considering the fact that anything in film and TV (especially a big one like Dead Like Me) revolving around the use of animals is so heavily regulated in the care and use of any animal, I also know that it's not impossible to put these frogs on screen. I would just have to be very careful in how long they'd be out of their enclosures for; and if they're having a bad mood day, shoot a different scene that day. To me it seems like working with a snake as a belly dancer (another hobby of mine). You work around the snake's health and mood and its feeding cycle. If conditions aren't exactly right for the snake, you don't use it in your performance that night. I have absolutely no qualms with adjusting my shoot schedule around the frogs, lol.

I've also been reading up and watching videos on things like using non-chlorinated water to wash your hands with before handling the frogs, how to pick them up, etc, etc, which is something that any actor who will need to hold the frog will be trained in before interacting with the little guys. I actually will be doing a lot of night shooting, too, so I can definitely make sure that any of the frogs' scenes are all done later so I don't have to mess up their normal sleep cycles as much as possible.

I am trying to be as responsible with this project as possible, which is why I'm on here in the first place asking for any advice that anyone is willing to give. I don't want anyone to think that I'm just some jerk filmmaker who doesn't care. If I was, I would've just run off to PetSmart and bought a frog and did whatever I wanted with it.

That being said, thank you so much for the detailed information and links. I want to learn as much as possible about these guys before I even think about putting one on the set, because I have no intention of simply using them as props. They'll live with me and be my own personal companions, as well, which is a big deal for me. My pets are basically my kids, so I want to make sure they're well cared for.

Any further advice from anyone on here would be appreciated! Thanks!

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