>>thanks. i'll add some more live plants. i am using a heat lamp that is like a hood over part of the tank.



No problem. I'ts what makes keeping these Reps and Phibs more

enjoyable. Sharing, caring and joking and poking...

Yes, I would most definitely add more live plants. I'm not

at all familiar with frogs, but yours sounds great. I do recall

when I was a kid (a long, long, time ago...) there was a lake

nearby with *lots* of domestic frogs in various stages of

devleopment. Oftentimes I would see them basking on the top

of the plant leaves of plants that had grown above the surface

of the water. If you get a chance, it might be something you

might want to add to your upcoming summer ideas of things to

do. Check out a fresh water lake to see (domestic) frogs in

their natural environment. "You can learn a LOT from a Frog!"

Hey, that sounds like a good idea for a poster. What do you

think?

As far as the live plants go you *don't* have to remove all

of them from pots before anchoring them to the bottom of your

tank. You can leave some in thesmall clay-type pots they come

in just so long as you sort of have the pots themselves down

far enough into the bottom of your tank that your frog can

easily crawl/hang out on top/in their leaves.

I imagine you use fresh water plants that grow well

submursed in water. I imagine there must be plenty

of these species of plants. A local lake would be a *good*

source (wink-wink) as long as the lake is not polluted. Of

course you'd still have to rinse them off first anyway. If you

have to clean your tank having some of your plants in pots

like that will make the cleaning of your tank much easier.



>>the moss is all dead and brown, too...i have been told that the humidity drops probably caused that so now the humidity is better. i was told that the moss is probably dormant and to give it a couple of weeks to bounce back.



Of course you should be aware that not all foggers, waterfalls,

misting systems are the same. I suspect it *can be* a case of

"you get what you pay for". If that happens you'll end up

paying the extra anyway in order to get the humidity that you

need via more plants, more work on the tank, etc... No big

deal. It's a learning process. I'm going thru the very same

thing with my Anole (a small domestic lizard from the SE/SW

US). It's not a bad way to spend some time.



>>the frog is doing great though...despite it all. he's eating ell and active at night. but i would like to get it right for him.



Well that's the most important thing. When *we* take these

animals ouit of their natural environment we have at the very

least an obligation to do all that we can to try to make their

tank/home in captivity in our homes as much like their home

in their natural environment. We owe them that much, eh? Of

course the little critters do sort of attach themselves to some

of us too. I wonder if they know that? .

What king of frog do you have? Where does she comes from?

Do you plan on getting her any companionship or is there a

situation where they might start breeding and you'ld end up

with lots of little frogs? (Anoles can do that on a herp

keeper). What does she eat? A lot?

Well, glad I could give you some ideas. Keep posting.

There's lots of knowledgable folks on this board and many

very helpful as well. Peace.



Lizard~King

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