Gray tree frog: frequency of changing paper towel substrate

[Kesha2]

Wow, I must say I find all of that to be a bit daunting of an undertaking. I was hoping for more of something I could put down and clean out once a month or so and just use potted plants.

[Dace]

Wow, I must say I find all of that to be a bit daunting of an undertaking. I was hoping for more of something I could put down and clean out once a month or so and just use potted plants.

It's not as daunting as it sounds. It's basically dirt + plants + light = frog setup that needs practically no maintainence besides feeding and misting.

[Kesha2]

I'll probably come around to bioactive eventually and I agree that must surely be what's best, but for now I want to make an improvement that's more of an intermediary step. After chatting over the weekend with another gray keeper, I think I'm going to switch to a reptile mat. She is doing bioactive but she said she the reptile mat was what she used before and you can change it less frequently than paper towels. When I'm ready to make the leap to do springtails and all that, I'll come back and let you know

[elly]

I understand going with a simple thing for now. Reptile carpet can be a good solution, though especially rough ones or ones with loops that can catch a frog's foot can be a problem. Coconut husk changed once a month works too.