>>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? <g>.
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
