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Hi, i've had my male horned frog since may 06 when he was the size of a quarter, he is now 3 inches. In most care sheet i've looked at it says to keep the substrate moist but not wet...so i use aquarium gravel filled with water, then place natural peat pots borken up (as leaves) on top of the water/gravel. The peat "leaves" stay moist but not wet, however the frog pushes the asides and emmerses himself into the water/gravel. I mist the terrarium daily and there is a philodenron spp. in with it so the humidity is ok...just wondering if this is common or if anyone can see a problem with this?

You need to be careful that when feeding the frog it doesn't ingest any of the gravel as this causes a risk of impaction. Also you may need to change the water in the enclosure every day or two because these frogs produce a lot of waste as ammonia.

It pushes aside the pot pieces as this is an ambush predator that feels most comfortable when partially buried.

That said, your set-up is similar to how a lot of people kept them in the late 1980s and early 1990s....

Ed

Add a water bowl. They generally tend to "go" in the water. You can remove it and fill it with clean water. It keeps the terrarium a bit more sanitary.

i would never use gravel and water in a pacman setup. i would use bed a beast and then add a small water dish but only fill up to half the size of the frog,and make sure it can get in/out easily since they cant swim.