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So I had been having bad luck with some froglets I got. I got 4 G&B Panamanian auratus as well as 2 P. vittatus. I was keeping them in two 2 1/2 gallon tanks next to my tortoise's cage and I don't know this for a fact but I think the high amount of UVB light meant for my Sulcatta was killing my froglets. I am now down to 1 of each. It all happened very quickly, but before it had a chance to kill my other two, I decided to just put them in a 10 gallon that had sphagnum moss on the bottom and completely overgrown with pothos and relenquish my control over nature and just let them do their thing. They did AMAZING!!! They are both doing incredibly well and are about 1/2 way there to adulthood. So last night I decided to give them nicer digs than a bunch of pothos. Lukily, in their previous tank, the moss started to grow so I reused that and hopefully it will take off again and spread even more. They seem incredibly content and have way more opportunities to hide and dart about--do you like my little play on words? . You can see the vittatus in the back. Also there is a D. leucomelas that is in there as well. I got him this summer as well and has never really grown like he should. Don't know why, but he is their size so he is also enjoying life. It all looks very manmade right now, but it will hopefully grow into a very nice naturalistic tank in a few months.

Luke.

That's strange--UV doesn't penetrate glass, unless you had something else for a cover, but maybe it was getting too hot in there. Or perhaps the 2 1/2 gallon was too small for them if they were in there very long and any of the species were mixed together. P. vittatus seem to need a lot of space, and I'm not sure how they get along with other species, but with enough space, (a 55 gallon corner bow) four of mine seem to be getting along in a group. One leuc and one auratus shouldn't pose a problem

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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
6 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
7 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
6 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
6 P. terribilis mint and organe
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
2 D. azureus
4 P vittatus
2 P. lugubris

It may have gotten too hot down there. Hindsight is 20/20 though. Unfortunately, I had to lose 5 amazing frogs in the process. Like I said, I had a laizez-faire attitude with them for a while, but when I pulled out my auratus yesterday, I was blown away at how big he was! I mean I see him everyday, but when you actually pull him out...He's lookin good. I was very pleased. Have you ever heard of anything like my one leucomelas though? Maybe he's just a poor-doer. He eats great and looks good. He just grows incredibly slow.

Luke.