Re: Frogs

[levittd]

"::::x::::" > wrote in message ...
> Hi All,
> I have drained the top 20cm of my tank and added some sticks and tall
> plant.
> I then went and grabbed 4 small frogs and 2 small yabbies out of the creek
> on my property.
>
> I was planning on letting 2 of them go when they got bigger, but now I'm
> thinking of letting them all go.
> They don't seem to eat and have stopped calling out at night.
>
> I've been collecting small bugs and flies out of the pool and off spider
> webs as it to cold here to find them anywhere else yet. I then place them
in
> a small floating container in the tank.
>
> Any idea on how to tell a healthy happy frog from an unhealthy sad one??
> The tank looks great, the fish and yabbies are doing fine, it would be a
> shame to loose the frogs.
>
> Cheers
>
> --
> ::::x::::
>

If it's cold where you are, and the frogs are native, perhaps they're not
enjoying their new tropical home?
levittd

[Jonno]

I'd put them back into their natural environment
to ensure their happiness.

Hey if they born as a pet, then they know no better.

[::::x::::]

Maybe, but these are just common frogs that can be found all over Australia.
They did come out of a creek with a water temp of less then 8 degrees
But I recon if they didn't like the 26 degree water they would get out into
the air above..
They seem to love the water and the warmer environment..

Maybe I should just let them go.. :-(

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::::x::::

"Me fail English, that's unpossible"
"levittd" > wrote in message
. ca...
>
> "::::x::::" > wrote in message
...
> > Hi All,
> > I have drained the top 20cm of my tank and added some sticks and
tall
> > plant.
> > I then went and grabbed 4 small frogs and 2 small yabbies out of the
creek
> > on my property.
> >
> > I was planning on letting 2 of them go when they got bigger, but now I'm
> > thinking of letting them all go.
> > They don't seem to eat and have stopped calling out at night.
> >
> > I've been collecting small bugs and flies out of the pool and off spider
> > webs as it to cold here to find them anywhere else yet. I then place
them
> in
> > a small floating container in the tank.
> >
> > Any idea on how to tell a healthy happy frog from an unhealthy sad one??
> > The tank looks great, the fish and yabbies are doing fine, it would be a
> > shame to loose the frogs.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > --
> > ::::x::::
> >
>
> If it's cold where you are, and the frogs are native, perhaps they're not
> enjoying their new tropical home?
> levittd
>
>

[Dinky]

"::::x::::" > wrote in message ...
> Hi All,
> I have drained the top 20cm of my tank and added some sticks and tall
> plant.
> I then went and grabbed 4 small frogs and 2 small yabbies out of the creek
> on my property.
>

Capturing creatures from the wild is always a crapshoot. Perhaps they are
accustomed to one kind of food, or the temp difference is too much for them
to adapt to.
I'd release them, and go buy a couple frogs at the lfs that are already
adapted to captivity.

[::::x::::]

"Me fail English, that's unpossible"
"Dinky" > wrote in message
...
>
> "::::x::::" > wrote in message
...
> > Hi All,
> > I have drained the top 20cm of my tank and added some sticks and
tall
> > plant.
> > I then went and grabbed 4 small frogs and 2 small yabbies out of the
creek
> > on my property.
> >
>
> Capturing creatures from the wild is always a crapshoot. Perhaps they are
> accustomed to one kind of food, or the temp difference is too much for
them
> to adapt to.
> I'd release them, and go buy a couple frogs at the lfs that are
already
> adapted to captivity.

Easier said then done, you can't buy/sell reptiles in NSW, so it's a 8hr+
drive to Qld or Vic..

Plus I 'think' they might have started eating. I put 4 lady beetles in the
tank and I can only find 2..
I'll give it a few more days..

How long can a frog go without food, they have been in the tank for 3
weeks..

[Phil]

You can't buy them here in QLD either, not legally anyhow.
I think if you join the amphibian society you can get access to tadpoles and
then grow them into frogs yourself.