Aquatic Frogs

Bubu · Post by **Bubu** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:29 pm

I need some help with my frog, Jake. He is an African Dwarf Frog, and is completely underwater. Anyone with info on these can probably help me So my question: Can I use play sand for his substrate? Currently I use small rocks such as those for fish. The reason I ask is because Jake seems to be getting into the habit of putting rocks in his mouth, and I worry that he will choke. He is very small, so even though the rocks are small too, they're still larger than his mouth. It would also be easier for me to use the play sand, since I use it for the hermies as well. Anyone know if it would be okay? Thanks Here's some pictures of him too if anyone is interested I simply adore him lolhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/CaptSparrow/frog1.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/CaptSparrow/frog2.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v495/CaptSparrow/frog.jpg

Froggz37 · Post by **Froggz37** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:11 am

You could use sand, but the reason that Jake is putting things in his mouth is that the pellets or flake food isnt his natural food and he's "hunting" in his eyes for something more satisfying. Your best bet would be to get some guppies, let them reproduce and then add the baby guppies to Jakes tank so that he can have something live to eat. A few years ago I had an african clawed frog female that grew to almost four inches from nose to rump, and once she was over an inch long all she got was live food with an occasional dried shrimp or bloodworm treat.You might also want to add some tank decorations and places for Jake to hide out and make his little home. My frogs favorite was a few strands of hornwart plant that was in the tank. Just make sure that if there is anything that sticks up out of the water that you have a cover on the tank because my frog was a great escape artist.Jake looks to be an adult, how long have you had him? I loved having my frog and that one lived with me for 6 years. I have no idea how old it was before I had gotten it, it was almost an inch long when I purchased her. I hope this helps and if you have any more questions feel free to email me at froggz37@yahoo.comThis is a pic of my frog after I had had her for about three years. Sorry the pic is of such bad quality.

Bubu · Post by **Bubu** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 1:58 pm

Thanks for your advice! I was hoping someone would answer my post eventually lol. The only problem with adding fish is that Jake's current tank isn't really a tank, its just one of those Kritter Keeper things. And I'm a bit weary about upgrading his home to something bigger, because for some reason each time I have done that with an animal it dies a bit there after. I've had Jake for probably about 2 years now, maybe more but I'm not sure. I read somewhere online that they can also eat these floating reptile sticks, I can find a picture of it somewhere when I'm done. Do you think those would work too? Right now I'm feeding him small frog pellets that he really seems to enjoy. I just re-read your post about the guppies and didn't realize you said to ADD the baby guppies, not actually let them breed in there. Can you give me any info about guppies? I.E., how much space they need, how I can tell the difference between male and female, etc? I might just go with that, as long as I don't have a ton of baby fishies swimming around!

Froggz37 · Post by **Froggz37** » Tue Jul 12, 2005 1:54 am

Prolific is one word I use to describe guppies. Actually you could just get another kritter keeper for them and just get one pair. Guppies are pretty easy to tell apart if you get fancy guppies. They are a bit more expensive, but the males have the larger fan-tailed fins and the females are pretty plain. The petshop employee could help you out there in showing you the difference between the two. They are easy fish to keep, they dont need a filtration set up, just weekly partial water changes to keep the water from getting stagnant. I've tried the frog pellets, they do eat them but all of my frogs have liked live fish better.But you can use another kritter keeper for the guppies, they really dont require that much space as they are only about an inch long as adults. Since Jake is a dwarf the baby guppies would be much easier for him to eat. Just go with one pair because if you get two or more you will have a ton of baby guppies. I'm soon to get guppies also so that my hermits have fresh fish to eat. I prefer to breed them at home so that I know what foods the fish are getting and I know that they are healthy. My sister once made the mistake of putting a pair of guppies in a beta sized tank, and within about three weeks she was up to almost ten guppies. Luckily if you use them for a food source they are easy to keep in check. Plus little kids LOVE seeing brand new baby fish so they are pretty easy to give away lol.When I would get a bag of guppies or rosy reds for my frog, she would get so excited and stalk the bag while it was floating in the next tank. Usually it took her about a minute or so to chase down and catch the fish that I put into her tank. I was so neat to watch her eat the fish by shoving it in her mouth, since they have no tounge like other frogs. My guy friends expecially loved to watch "the hunt" lol.