Can pygmy chams be kept with gree tree frogs
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frogs and pygmy chams
boxer6
Dec 14, 2006 09:57 PM
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roocat71
Dec 15, 2006 09:37 AM
Keeping any type of cham is hard enough - so adding another critter to mix in the same enclosure is just asking for even more potential problems. I keep lots of pygmies and would never add another species to their enclosure(s).
-roo
Carlton
Dec 15, 2006 02:04 PM
There are several reasons why this isn't a good idea. The frogs may be more active while the chams are asleep and stress them. Frog feces will end up contaminating the setup with a whole series of bacteria and possibly parasites that the chams have no resistance to (they are from completely different wild habitats), and as their feeders need to be free ranged, will pick up all this. Pygmy chams can be quite shy, and the frog activity may keep them from foraging and basking like they normally would. Pygmies are touchy to acclimate even kept alone as most are wc.
roocat71
Dec 15, 2006 02:43 PM
Thanks for the detail ... feeling a bit lazy today.
-roo
