snake kid Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 what is best in your opinion substrate wise because I would like to plant his tank seeing the impressive setups from the frog tank post as his tank is not decorated well at the moment it is ok but could be alot better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I have part water/part land for newts and frogs and each has a divider with potting mix covered in fine gravel and the water area just fine gravel. The potting mix is so I can grow plants on the land, and the gravel over the potting mix is to keep the animals out of the potting mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 if ur gunna fed them crawling bugs sand would be best or rocks too large to be swallowed same as axies they will quite often swallow gravel with food as their toungues are really sticky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snake kid Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 why is the potting mix so bad for the frogs is it poisonous to them or somthing or do you just not like potting mix on your frogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I don't realy know if it is a problem or not. It contains additives so I put gravel on top to keep them away from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
museeumchick Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 the frog info from otago university says that frogs dont like a dirt/mud surface so i just went from there. my pond is self contained so the rest of the terrarium is land. for the land part I put in some rocks/sand for drainage (my froggies love to splash the water out of the pond and I dont want to drown the plants) then dirt/leaf litter then I planted sphagnum over that with a couple of ferns still in their pots (so theyre easy to move/take out) tucked into the top layers (still above the gravel/sand layer though). most of my tank is sphagnum and the frogs seem to like it, and it looks great so will prob stick with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetu Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Personally if I was using potting mix I would make sure it didn't have any additives like ferts or fungicides. When I had my froggies I used a patch of mossy turf from the lawn. There was a very damp, compacted area under a tree so I just cut out a square of it the same size as the tank and put it in. Then I planted some ferns (also collected from outside), threw in some bits of bark and leaf litter, and voila! A nice froggy landscape. If you're using moss, ferns, etc you will need to keep a spray bottle of water near the tank, and mist the moss every time you think of it to keep it moist and lush. If I was doing it again (and had a big enough tank) I would start with a layer of pebbles, gravel etc so I could flood the turf with water occasionally, and then let it drain through the base layer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 potting mix always has fertilisers and what ever pathogens that grow in soil , seed raising mix is better its been sterilised normally and contains no ferts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
repto Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 I don`t know that that is right?Can`t imagine anyone trying to grow seeds in a mix with no goodies in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted November 20, 2008 Report Share Posted November 20, 2008 well more to the point no ferts added there will be a nutrient value naturally in it but ferts can burn delicate seedlings so are omitted from the seedling mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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