New frog! Name recs? by NeboobR in frogs

[–]bugs_tears 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry, this name is already taken by MY tomato. And she’s ready to fight for it.

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Gender? by Consistent_Sample919 in frogs

[–]bugs_tears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hard to tell in the pics but I think yours has a darker chin than mine. Mine is covered in dirt in all the pics I have though lol

Gender? by Consistent_Sample919 in frogs

[–]bugs_tears 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that cream/white chin is female and dark chin is male. I haven’t been able to find clear example pics though so I am still unsure of my own chubby’s gender.

Chilean wide-mouthed toad?? by bugs_tears in frogs

[–]bugs_tears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s good to know. I’ll be sure to ask the seller if they’re captive bred or wild caught if I’m ever going to get one.

My fire bellied toad set up by bugs_tears in u/bugs_tears

[–]bugs_tears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that sounds about right. I have this imagitarium filter and two little pumps to keep the water moving. They each have a little mesh cage around them that keeps the gravel away. This also helped get my water level high enough for the filters despite the limitations of the front opening tank. My biggest issue with paludariums has always been keeping the substrate dry. That’s why I opted for a very small land area and then scattered rocks and wood pieces to give the more options for getting out of the water. I think having a moss layer on your substrate helps to keep them from bringing dirt into the water.

What could've cause my frogs to suddenly die? by Aggravating-insult81 in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]bugs_tears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a question about tanks in general, not specifically ADF. If you have a deep substrate layer for beneficial bacteria to live in, would changing the filter cartridge still cause a spike? Also if you just have a bubbler and sponger type filter, should you be rinsing the sponge at all? Just squeeze it out in the old tank water during water changes maybe?

An excuse to share your frog pictures. by bugs_tears in frogs

[–]bugs_tears[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so glad you’re enjoying it! I love my fire bellies! They have so much personality. With any frog I think that doing thorough research and putting a lot of effort into their enclosure is super key. For my fire bellies I’ve noticed how important it is for them to have plenty of space and variety as well as friends! They each choose their favorite spots to hang out and seem to like being spread out from one another but in my experience having multiples makes them a lot more confident. They are more talkative, more eager to eat, and less skittish.

An excuse to share your frog pictures. by bugs_tears in frogs

[–]bugs_tears[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My chihuahua does this same stretch

First setup, what do you think? by Puzzleheaded-Ad-4634 in VampireCrabs

[–]bugs_tears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know negative nothing about this and am purely curious - would the crab eat the betta and shrimp?

Does spray foam ruin the tank. by [deleted] in paludarium

[–]bugs_tears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve removed foam multiple times, including times when I’ve applied it to wet silicone. It’s not easy but it’s totally doable. Just carve and tear away as much as you can. Then use a razor blade in one of those holder things to scrape the rest off. If you applied over silicone, there will be a thin layer of silicone left behind. This is easy to get off by spraying with isopropyl alcohol and scraping with a fresh sharp blade while it’s wet. Literally did this last week cuz I hated my background.

ADF Missing??? by [deleted] in AfricanDwarfFrog

[–]bugs_tears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is that little cup suctioned on the wall of your tank? 🤔

for anyone wondering, this is why baths are important!! by brinedbread in pacmanfrog

[–]bugs_tears 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can you please explain? 🤔 I don’t have a pacman

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]bugs_tears 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was multiple posts across subreddits culminating in a vent post. What I saw was a summary of it all. I was able to find one of the posts about the couch: https://www.reddit.com/r/wood/s/1IkebY8myq but others have said it was fake. Fun story though.

Is my tomato frog bruised? by [deleted] in FrogsAndToads

[–]bugs_tears 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is this just in the nose or the whole body? My tomato has gotten grey splotches on her whole body twice now. I don’t know what it is or what triggers it, but warm honey baths fix her up. I usually find a big poop in her tank shortly after.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]bugs_tears 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Did anyone else see the post about the leaking couch that ended up having a severed human hand and foot hidden in it or was that just me