water

rubiks · #1 (**permalink**) 04-25-2010, 07:32 PM

I'm sure people have encountered this, but when i was constructing my paludarium i was worried about the 6 inches of water in bottom and the wtf possibly drowning, but these things love the water always in it swimming around and they seem to be able to hold there breath for sometime. There is plenty of stuff to get onto to get out of water though, pretty cool.

beckdg · #2 (**permalink**) 04-26-2010, 09:04 AM

must've been a surprise to see him swim.

Ausfrog · #3 (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 12:40 AM

My female WTF swims all the time, always has! Sometimes i used to find her hiding completely submerged...

rubiks · #4 (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 05:31 PM

I know, i am amazed at how they love being in the water they are always jumping in like little kids diving to the bottom it is about 6 inches, I was nervous at first but they do very well in the water very cool to watch, Pain in the ass to try to catch them in the water usually have to wait till they come out. Thanks for the response.

Ausfrog · #5 (**permalink**) 05-24-2010, 08:29 PM

Yeah, the bottom of my pal is about 5 inch deep in water, no issues.
There are some fresh water snails that made it into the pal, probably from when i introduced aquatic plants, and the female WTF loves sitting on the edge of the bank and fishing for them, she's getting better at catching them too, hilarious to watch!

froggsong · #6 (**permalink**) 05-26-2010, 11:44 PM

I don't have any WTF, but my golden tree frog (fairly large frog), also likes to swim. I've got her in with a good 8" or so of water, and she loves to swim in it and submerge herself and all that. We shouldn't really be surprised that they like the water (lol), most frogs are, after all, born in a body of water. It's frogs that are born in tiny bits of water, like a dart frog, for example, that you really have to worry about drowning. Their legs just don't seem to be made for swimming! Most frogs swim just fine.

It is of course important to make sure you have plenty of places for them to get out easily in case they get distressed or stuck somewhere.

Muramasa · #7 (**permalink**) 05-27-2010, 01:42 PM

YouTube - March 2008 tree frogs

Kind of reminds me of unicarntangy's tree frog tank. She has about 6in or maybe a little more of water in hers. Check out her videos. Her tree frogs seem to enjoy it......a lot.