Whites tree frogs

[pythontricker]

could i use repti-bark for a whites?

[Kara]

"Repti bark" tends to rank lower on the scale of general-use substrates, due to the size of the chunks & the potential for ingestion & subsequent impaction/blockage. Research a mix of coco husk (i.e. Eco Earth by Zoo Med or T-Rex Forest Bed), sphagnum moss & play sand as a substrate for this species. That's a good general-purpose mix that works well for many different species of both reptiles & amphibians.

[pythontricker]

i dont feed him in the cage though so he couldn't eat it. i already have it in there. and it says "great for moisture loving herps such as amphibians" that wasn't a direct quote though. it just showed a picture of a frog on the front. and said its loved by moisture loving animals. so i figured frogs. plus hes always chillin at the top of the branches. away from the bottom. thanks though. i was just curiouse.

[Kara]

You asked for an opinion. You got one. Take it or leave it.

And why on earth would you remove a caerulea from it's cage for feeding? WTF's have no problem eating in their own enclosures, and IMO it's better to leave them in their cage for feeding instead of subjecting them to excessive handling before/after.

[pythontricker]

ooooook

[pythontricker]

i sappose it could work though. its not life threatening or anything though. rite??????

[pythontricker]

You asked for an opinion. You got one. Take it or leave it.

And why on earth would you remove a caerulea from it's cage for feeding? WTF's have no problem eating in their own enclosures, and IMO it's better to leave them in their cage for feeding instead of subjecting them to excessive handling before/after.

i do this because its easyer. i put the dust calcium stuff thingymabob on the crickets. but the crickets clean all of it off of them. so i have a separate enclosure for them where i dust them with calcium every other day. and its nice because i don't have to listen to those annoying crickets all night. i just keep them in a separate room far away from the frogs cage, which is in my room. then when its time to feed i have a rubbermaid container that i feed him in.i put about 4 crickets in there and wait. of coarse i put a water bowl within the rubbermaid enclosure though. and thats why i feed in a separate cage. and because of the risk that he could swallow the bedding. even if i use the other dirt stuff that you were talking about. that couldnt be good for them either.

[bigballs]

if the crickets bother you then why dont you try silkworms. my whites love em! you can feed in the enclosure with no cricket sound and have less risk of substrate ingestion because the frog will pick the silkworms right off of the branches.

[pythontricker]

really! where can i get those? i have never seen them @ petco. but then again i have never ever looked. lol

[pythontricker]

and the frog can find them? within all the branches and cage furnishings.