American Green Tree Frogs...not eating?

[Landon]

Originally Posted by twodogs

HI
Im reasonably new to this frog setup, but ive been told that Potting mix has faeces/poo in it which may be harmfull to frogs over a period of time.
Dont know if this is correct, but i chose peat moss instead.
With the wood if you found a new piece and cooked in an oven at a temp of 280 celsius
(sorry dont know farrenhieght) it should kill off any nasties and leave it perfectly clean. You should also make sure that all the Tanon has been removed from the wood...

different potting mixes have different things in them. if you buy a mix you do have to be careful about whats in them. there are unfertilized mixes that are just fine, but i prefer to use my own.

i think you are thinking of fahrenheit. 280*C would be equal to ~536*F. that would surely create some crispy wood. i generally stay around the 200*F area. a little less is still effective and you arent getting into fire hazard area, IME. i dont go over 220*F when baking my wood.

tanins dont need to be removed from the wood as long as you are using safe wood. if you arent, it probably needs to be removed any way. most plants benefit from tanins and its popular belief that tanins are essential to rasing tadpoles. i let all the tanins from my wood leach right out into the tank. i may have some brown water in my pond sections, but so does the rainforest

[twodogs]

Thanks for the info.
Brown water is more natural.
Wasnt too sure about the temp, but thought it may have some merit for timber, but now not sure.
Everyone says something different about Potting mix, but what you say makes more sense. Mabey Tanins are good?
One thing about this site is that you can speak free and get a good exchange of ideas.
Thanks