Chris.L

mmm yeh I heard they hibernate, just not for months (if there is heat).

I want my tank to grow heaps. I am getting a tank with the dimensions (or close to) the following: 700 L x 400 W x 500 H which should be about 38-40 gallons. Going to put a small pond in the middle of the tank, with gravel on the side and peat moss on top of the gravel. I just got a mother in laws tongue to add when it arrives. I might even put in a little waterfall, but that all depends if I can find a pump. If they are going to bury themselves under the pond, I think they are out of luck! I don't know how I will keep the water in otherwise .. unless the gravel will hold it well enough.. I will post some pics when it's all going etc, and when the frogs start morphing. When will the cultures be sent? Thanks, Chris

She moved them to a seperate tank, which has snails in. Put clown loaches in there (if you haven't already got 1 or 2) and then put them in your community tank once they are finished. They love snails. Otherwise buy some chemical (forgot what it's called) but you can't have plants in the tank - it kills 'em.

Yerp - they sure do! If you don't want them, put some clown loaches in there

Now I'm really stuck. I should of though long and hard before I got the pond, but I don't think there's enough room in there to do what I want .. If I can't take it back, I will probably sell it to my parents and get a 4-5ft tank and make it like a rainforest with moss, water (and maybe a water fall) etc. I'll keep you all posted !

I found a piece of it in the garden. Cut a bit off and it leaks sap everywhere! Im flagging that!

mmm yeh, and they should be easy to grow moss/babytears on.

Sounds good! Didn't really go shopping today as such, but I did come back with babytears and a pretty big bromelaid. How do you recommend I go about the hibernating ... what do they need to be able to hibernate in? Do they go completely to sleep on the top of the soil, or will they bury themselves in the soil? Do they breed even if there isn't a big amount of water? I heard that they will lay there eggs in the Bromelaid plant at the top, where it keep the water but I don't think there would be enough room for taddies up there I guess I will see what they decide to do next spring Thanks for all the info, Chris.

Yahoo ! Still haven't lost a single tadpole ! Going out today to buy moss/babytears and a big log which I hope to plant moss into. I am still unsure about plants... I was looking at something like a little fern etc..

ok, instead of trying to lay the black material stuff, I have decided to buy a pre-made pond. I am going to turn it into more like an encloser for 10-15 frogs. Instead of using it as a pond, I will keep it above the ground (easy for transport etc) and put soil with a bit of water in it with little plants like moss etc as groundcover. I am going to put shadecloth over the top to keep them in, and I was considering about putting a lamp (maybe a heat lamp??) over the top so they don't hibernate. It's like keeping them in a tank, except bigger. The rest of the frogs I will take back to where I got them from. Chris-

Ah damn ! I was thinking about the fence with shade cloth... and just dumping a container full of flies in (they can't escape tho). Maybe I will have to keep some inside as well :\

Congrats ! Hope they all survive

Thanks mate!! You info is helping me out a lot ... but ... how do I keep the frogs in the pond :<? I don't really want them to hop away :-?

Yay! Just finished the hole. Going out tomorrow to buy the plants etc. Going to buy moss, for ground cover. Chris-

ok, I will culture them in soft drink bottles (I have heaps!). I wish I had frogs now though, there are so many houseflies out now that it isn't funny. Interfecus, is there any questions (on the 2nd page, last post) that you can answer? Thanks, Chris

Ahh thanks Interfecus. They seem to be eating the tropical flake food when it sinks to the bottom. I might get some lettuce and boil that for them as well. At the moment none have died and they all look energetic. Another good thing is that they should all come out of the water at roughly the same time, as they all have tiny legs. I will do water changes every day. Just gotta be careful to look for the boatman! He came with the tadpoles LOL. I am going to put him in my outside barrel. I am digging a pond for the to-be-frogs now, and going to plant it all this weekend with moss etc. Are there any plants in which you don't recommend I put near the pond? I will keep the tadpoles in the tank, that way I can monitor if any are dead etc. In the pond, what will they eat though? Because I don't think flies etc will go around there? Maybe I should catch flies and put them in the pond thing... if I put flower's etc bee's might come and they can eat them as well I got these from Miranda (well near there) and I saw a froglett. VERY light/bright green. Not the brown ones that I have seen in your pictures. I will post some pictures anyhow when they come out. Thanks, Chris

mm ok.. they have teeny little back legs coming through on most .. I think I might order the culture now

ahh thanks! Ahh forgot to ask (damn questions popping out everywhere!), do you put flies in their cage everyday or just once every 2 days or something? cheers :]

oh Ira, as re my 2nd to last post, can I feed them a little bit of sausage meat each day? They seemed to be really enjoying it when we first found them in the pond.. Also, what about aeration and filtration? They seem to get the air from going up to the surface, taking a gulp of it and then going back down. If a filter a necessity? Chris-

not going to keep that many - going to let some go.

LOL, went to my aunties yesterday and stayed the night. Today I came home with 20-30 tadpoles!! and that's only a FRACTION of what she has in the 3 ponds!! I chucked a little bit of sausage in the pond, and they all came to it. Should I keep feeding them this lol? They seem to like it a LOT! All of them (atleast 99%) are developing back legs. I will order the culture ASAP. Chris-

Yeh, I have 2 and they are the coolest fish in the tank. I hope they grow to be as big as your's, Warren.

Welcome Tracey

Should be - Ive only got 2 of them in a 3ft.

ok lol I'm off to order them now