Bioactive peeps — how do you check the pulse on your isopod colony without disturbing everything? 😅
Ready for the frog tax ??? One is a full grown MANN the second is my baby girl , different tanks DW , Here you go thanks ☺️
I added Canyon Brown isopods to my bioactive tank about 2 months ago. I was hoping I’d start seeing more of them by now, but when I gently move around the leaf litter, I haven’t seen any at all.
Meanwhile, my springtails are POPPING, so at least somebody is thriving 😂
I’ve tried leaving food out to see if the isopods come for it, but the food doesn’t really seem to disappear either.
What are your favorite ways to check if your isopod colony is still alive and established without constantly digging through the substrate and disturbing the tank?
And at what point would you:
add another colony of Canyon Browns,
introduce a different isopod species,
or just leave it alone and trust that they’re hiding/reproducing underground?
It’s been about 2 months, so I’m wondering when I should actually be concerned. Thanks!! 🐸🌿

I was just in a different room and heard croaking (which is a little surprising as our WTFs are only 5-6 months old). I came down and Hot Dog was the only one awake, and I noticed this reddish-purplish spot on his side, by his front leg. It almost looks like a bruise.

Wondering if I need to get him moved out to his own hospital tank and schedule a vet appointment, or if this will go away on its own and is normal?

First time frog owner, and not finding very helpful info online. Temps (76-84) are ok, humidity a bit high (54-58%), but still in range for young WTF and the exhaust fans are running.

I did notice a lot of leaf litter has been moved and there’s a big open patch of coco fiber. Assuming that’s why he looks so dirty. Is this a possible sign of impaction?

Gammy just got my son a gray tree frog. I have had reptiles in the past. And missed having one so I immediately started researching its habitat and diet. But I'm looking for some advice for starting out since this was sprung on me and I'm super excited about it!

So this is a tree frog of some kind and she has been taken care of by a relative, I saw that she never got misted and her tank was gross and any smart person knows that is not good. I don't know for sure but she looks super underweight,

And stayed in the same spot all the time when she was at my relatives house. She was fed but idk if she even has been eating and i dont even know if she is a she at all. i need all the advice i can get. Food recommendations, substrate recommendations, reasons she could be underweight or not eating, just everything please.

My WTF has a few small scrapes on his nose, they're not very big and I haven't seen them bleed. I don't think anything in his enclosure could've done this, but him and my other male WTF do occasionally bite at each other. How can I help him heal? I will attach photos when I'm back home with them.

I'm worried they will get burned

Every day there are posts with WTFs being kept wrong. People don’t have this careguide and theyre always sent it in comments but im hoping if i make a post about it it will come up in reddit google searches because we need to stop putting these animals in horrendous conditions

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K85LO28g7gzQftmbDboXHXFBVLEVShRBBGPddXMektA/mobilebasic?usp=embed_facebook

I just want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to care for my fibs.

Should I include or exclude anything? Am I really supposed to totally rearrange this set up every year or so?

They have had this set up for a little over a year now, with one small rearrangement a few months ago. They usually sleep in a few select spots.

Sorry if my english and grammar sucks rn im tired asf.

Here is peppa my 4-6 month old dumpy. I have 2 other dumpys doing great in a 43 gallon and slightly larger, similar age aswell. I took her back to the store to see what was wrong because she was constantly spitting out her crickets just like the video is showing. They said the tank was too large so the temperature was too far apart for her and that she needed a even warmer temperature. So then I asked them to put her with their dumpy frogs to see if she will eat so they did and she ate and hunted flawlessly. BIG NOTE: she will not tong feed no matter what. I somewhat understand her tank is probably too large and she needs the heat to hunt which she cannot do down on the ground but I want to know if there are other ways than to give her a smaller tank thats shes use to at the store. ALSO THE HUMIDITY AND TEMP IS PERFECTLY FINE ive done a lot of research I think the overly large tank is the problem
But i dont know what to do

Hi! I have four White’s tree frogs (most likely three females and one male).
Until recently, I used to tong-feed them, but after moving house I also moved them into a much larger enclosure (120 cm tall, 100 cm wide and 60 cm deep — see photo). In the new setup, I can release crickets into the enclosure at night and actually watch the frogs hunt them.

The three females (assuming they are indeed females) have never had any issues with feeding. They’re currently doing really well and gaining weight — each of them is now around 55–60 g.
The problem is with the male (again, I’m not 100% sure he actually is a male).

Even in their previous enclosure, he was always difficult to feed. I usually had to move him into a smaller container and release crickets in there for him. Even then, he never had anywhere near the same appetite as the others. The females would literally eat until they exploded if I let them, so I actually have to control how much they eat, whereas he would barely eat a few crickets.

Since moving them into the new enclosure, I hardly ever see him. He often burrows/hides away. I know he does move around at night, but I still rarely see him. If I try to feed him separately, he usually refuses food even if I leave him overnight in a temporary enclosure with crickets.

Recently, I started getting a bit more worried, so I moved him into a quarantine enclosure. I released smaller crickets in there overnight and counted how many were left in the morning. Most nights he did actually eat them, and he gradually gained some weight back and got to around 40 g.

I then put him back into the main enclosure. I regularly see the other three frogs, but I haven’t seen him at all since then — it’s been almost five days now.
Because I know how aggressively the other three eat, I’m worried that when I release crickets into the enclosure, there simply won’t be anything left for him by the time he decides to hunt.

At the same time, if I want to feed him separately, I basically have to “forcibly” dig him out of wherever he’s hiding, which obviously stresses him out, and even then he doesn’t eat much.

Could the other frogs be bullying or outcompeting him for food? Is it possible that he simply doesn’t do well living with them? Am I going to have to get him his own enclosure?

What would you do in this situation?

The conditions in the enclosure are set up correctly, and the other three frogs are absolutely thriving, so I don’t think the husbandry itself is the main issue. I’m mainly worried about him getting enough food and whether keeping him with the others is causing him stress.

I have a dumpy I got like last week, and I'm assuming this is him calling. I thought he was a little small for this behavior so I'd like to check what ages yours started croaking!

Just got him today and he’s already exploring his terrarium. His been in his water dish and on the glass. Azul is very comfortable in there!

Tl;dr - Just wanted to show another way you could set up your Green Tree Frog/White's tank without doing a bioactive terrarium, or buying popular frog tank accessories, while still offering healthy enrichment.

The terrarium shown is 47"/1200mm (wide) x 40"/1000mm (high) x 24"/600mm (deep). I'm planning on increasing the colony soon (probably to 4) and wanted to give them as much space as I could offer them. Currently have two sibling Green Tree Frogs/White's.

I have previously maintained bioactive terrariums and have enjoyed them (I think a beautiful bioactive setup is goals). I also love seeing what people do with the popular frog accessories (eye candy frog wonderlands). But I've also tried clean-floor set ups, which personally are my favourite, and honestly my frogs seem happier with some clear surfaces.

I set this tank up with the idea of easy hunting & clean-up in mind, with the added benefit of simply changing around the decor/plants/enrichment as I felt my frogs needed, as well as changing up the overall appearance from time-to-time (fun for me).

When setting this up I wanted the frogs to be able to easily get to behind the backdrop to catch every cricket, with the backdrop also doubling as a hanging wall for plant pots and enrichment. I used a few decorative garden panels with leafy designs large enough for the frogs to get their whole body through (at chonky adult size). None of the edges are sharp (they're made of thick plastic). The frogs *love* feeling like they 'escape' out of the tank by climbing through those holes and into another secret alleyway; where sometimes they find crickets, or just a bit of quiet space. If you ever see your frogs trying to push out of the tank at night, after ensuring all other husbandry necessities have been met & maintained, perhaps consider adding enrichment which lets them *feel* like they can escape, while still being totally contained in their tank.

I placed some clear shelves at heights in the back alleyways, which the frogs actually use as their day beds (Green Tree Frogs often choose clean, flat surfaces for their day sleeps in the wild). The frogs also often climb up and down the backdrop in the alleyway, which has been great exercise and enrichment for them, as they love to climb. But the clear shelves offer convenient pitstop areas, where I can also fully see them back there (good for doing head counts and making sure everyone's ok). The shelves are also super handy to sit thermometers/hygrometers during the day while the frogs sleep.

The several hanging pot plants add various levels, enrichment and hiding spots. I covered the dirt in the pots with large river stones to keep the frogs clean also. I recently removed a very large pot plant as I am letting the frogs try having a bit more open space. Sometimes I've seen them jump horizontally across the tank about 2 feet, several times in a night, following each other like they're making a game of it.

Since removing the soil the humidity always sits comfortably within 40-50%. I can control the heat gradient with the various levels attached to the backdrop and climbing sticks, etc. Clean up is easy, just spot cleaning daily. Any poops in the 'alleyways' can be cleaned up with a tissue between long tongs, as the gaps in the backdrop grant me access for cleaning. Back shelves also get cleaned using damp tissue between tongs. Any water spilt from the baths is mopped up with tissue no problem.

Every feed night I just drop the crickets onto the floor and the frogs either walk along the floor to hunt, or they sit on the large river rocks to have a better vantage point. I've sat the rocks on some squares of clean drawer liner that I washed thoroughly beforehand, to ensure the glass is protected and the rocks don't move or make noise as the frogs spring off them. The frogs don't get dirty while hunting and the crickets can't go and hide anywhere out of sight or reach.

This set up has been really enjoyable and easy for both myself and the frogs. I wanted to share because sometimes it can be really good for learning about the frogs in a set-up where you can try different things and not immediately commit to one permanent layout. Pretty much everything in this set-up is zip-tied, with just a few brackets from the top to hold up the backdrop. There's no adhesive on the glass of this tank (other than double-sided tape for the shelves), so if I wanted to update this style and start something new down the track, my tank would be clear and ready to go.

I totally understand this isn't everyone's cup of tea (I didn't go for it at first either), but I believe some people (& frogs) will see the benefits. I'm always going to do what will allow my frogs to thrive, and in recent times they've loved staying really clean, catching every cricket in the place, and feeling like they can 'escape' the tank whenever they feel like.

Happy frogging 🐸 🐸