snip "I'm thinking about getting a pacman frog and i was planning on using a layer of clean soil with a layer of bed a beast on top of that."endsnip



I would suggest just using the bed a beast and skipping the soil. these are high waste producing animals and need to have thier enclosure cleaned on a relatively frequent schedule.



snip " I was thinking about putting the heater under only one side of the tank so he could choose which side he wanted to be on..."endsnip



What type of heater?



snip "i also wanted to add two bathing pools....one on either side.

Does anyone kno if Java moss can be used in such a small area such as one of those water dishes? or duckweed for that matter? i also wanted to put terrarium moss around part of the terrarium ( bordering the pond)... "endsnip



Things like java moss will simply be torn apart by the frog and duckweed will be tracked all over the tank. If you are going to try live plants you need really sturdy plants that can take the digging these frogs do..



snip "Also, when feeding guppies, can u just put the guppies in one of the water dish, will they stay alive? "endsnip



When using fish you are better off feeding them by hand...



snip "ALSO! frogs that are just smaller quarters....what can they eat? most crix are larger than them...i was thinking about reg mealworms...its seems like the only thing they can eat without making them FAT!"endsnip



Anything fed in excess can cause the frogs to be obese. You just need to feed the other items less frequently. If you search the forum going back several years there have been several discussions on how the food items compare on a kcal basis..



snip "and about Pheonix worms... i heard they are high in calcium would i still have to dust. "endsnip



Yes as the frog needs D3 to metabolize the calcium and to address other vitamin and mineral needs.



snip "and if ur crix are fed a gut load that has calcium d3 in it, is it still necessary to dust them?"endsnip



I would have to say probably yes as gut loading a high calcium diet with crickets is difficult to do properly. For example the crickets for optimal uptake need to be kept at 80 F at all times, and offered the food for at 48 hours before feeding the out to the frogs. If you are doing it properly the high calcium diet will typically kill the crickets starting at about 72 hours... (faster if there is insufficient water).



I would suggest getting either a copy of Dick Bartlett's Book on Horned Frogs or De Vosjoli's book on horned frogs.



Ed

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