Quote Originally Posted by Crystal6 View Post
I mean I have been having bad luck with frogs+water.
When I first came to this website it was because I had been raising tadpoles that kept drowning. (I was used to raising the kind that have no problem getting out of the water. ) And recently I had a different tadpole that died before maturity as well.

As for the second frog, I'm hoping its just stressed from the traveling as it is the one that has actually been exploring the cage and reacting to things as a frog should. I'll try to find a vet in the area anyway though. (Though that is not an easy feat up here in Almost-in-Canada-Maine.)

Edit: Oh, also, I got my first frog from the same people. (Retsu chi) He is still alive and well.
Sorry for my rant, but I hate to see people go though a loss or have a very sick pet after buying it ill. Pet stores, etc. should care for their stock as if they were their own and sell them in perfect health or be responsable!!!
I am also in the middle of nowhere, I am from a Manhattan suburb so it's relative of course, but I am also finding it difficult to get things around here I need for my frogs. Thank goodness for the internet and credit/debit cards!!!
Luckily I have well water, there are thousands of natural springs in the area that also feed the lakes. It's basically the same H20 that the frogs where used to in the pool already. During the summer when mine were just tads, in my closed pool, I'd fill the pool with water, from my hose, constantly, to keep the water temp constant, it being in the hot sun, and from evaporation. So the transition was flawless.
Do you have tap water?
Do you live in an area with little/no polution? I used to use rain water for my fish when I had tap water, I also use it for my plants, I love plants, my house is full of them as are my froggie homes. They both seem to do very well with the rain water.
Anyone have any thoughts on rain water, instead of treated tap???? Maybe this will help, it's worth a try.
I hope you have better luck, I'd hate to have you loose any more.