How to Care for a Striped Marsh Frog
Choose the proper enclosure for your marsh frog., Maintain the proper environment for your frog while he is with you., Provide lots of water for swimming in your tank by making a low barrier using a piece of plexiglass and aquarium silicon, and...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose the proper enclosure for your marsh frog.
The enclosure must be waterproof, escape-proof, and non-toxic.
A 20 gallon (75.7 L) 'long' aquarium will happily hold four of these frogs, but remember that these frogs can jump quite high and any loose, non-locking lids will need to be taped or weighed down. -
Step 2: Maintain the proper environment for your frog while he is with you.
The temperature in the tank should not drop below 45°F (8°C) and not go above 77°F (25°C).
Temperatures are preferred around the middle of this spectrum.
These frogs do not need special UVB lighting, but a photo cycle, or night and day, should be provided using regular lighting. , Remember to change this water often, and even more often if you do not provide a filter.
These frogs do not like currents so a strong filter should be avoided.
Provide several resting places in the water and a ramp up to the land area of the tank. , The land area should be well-drained and kept moist.
Use a substrate like peat or rain forest bedding to provide a moist land area for your frogs.
Remember that frogs like hiding places, so cover the land with small rocks, leaf litter, and logs. , Provide them with insects dusted with a calcium and D3 mixture.
Suitable foods for young frogs include crickets and flies, and should be available at all times.
Older frogs have a habit of eating anything they can fit in their mouths, and so should be fed about 15% of their body size in food three times a week.
Remember to remove all dead food from the tank! -
Step 3: Provide lots of water for swimming in your tank by making a low barrier using a piece of plexiglass and aquarium silicon
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Step 4: and filling one side of the barrier with dechlorinated water.
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Step 5: Maintain the land area in your tank as well as the water area.
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Step 6: Feed the right foods to your marsh frog.
Detailed Guide
The enclosure must be waterproof, escape-proof, and non-toxic.
A 20 gallon (75.7 L) 'long' aquarium will happily hold four of these frogs, but remember that these frogs can jump quite high and any loose, non-locking lids will need to be taped or weighed down.
The temperature in the tank should not drop below 45°F (8°C) and not go above 77°F (25°C).
Temperatures are preferred around the middle of this spectrum.
These frogs do not need special UVB lighting, but a photo cycle, or night and day, should be provided using regular lighting. , Remember to change this water often, and even more often if you do not provide a filter.
These frogs do not like currents so a strong filter should be avoided.
Provide several resting places in the water and a ramp up to the land area of the tank. , The land area should be well-drained and kept moist.
Use a substrate like peat or rain forest bedding to provide a moist land area for your frogs.
Remember that frogs like hiding places, so cover the land with small rocks, leaf litter, and logs. , Provide them with insects dusted with a calcium and D3 mixture.
Suitable foods for young frogs include crickets and flies, and should be available at all times.
Older frogs have a habit of eating anything they can fit in their mouths, and so should be fed about 15% of their body size in food three times a week.
Remember to remove all dead food from the tank!
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