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i have a tree frog i am putting in my terrarium, and I am going to fill the bottom completely with water, with a big stick and stuff above the water for the tree frog to live on and part of the terrarium coming up out into land...

however i read that small gravel isn't good for the substrate with frogs on the land portion, how is it in the water portion?

is there still a risk of the tree frog consuming fish tank gravel from under the water?

I'm just trying to find a suitable substrate for the water side, as I will most likely use something like coconut fiber for the land side
 
Your tree frog will not be eating in the water portion, so use whatever substrate you like. A couple of questions: what species of treefrog? I ask because some treefrogs don't do well with open water. Also, do you want rooted plants in the water area? If so, a sand substrate is better than gravel.
 
I'd like to know some more info as well. I don't see this setup working too well unless you're dealing with a very aquatic tree frog species like a Vetnamese Mossy Frog.
 
seems my post was removed last night during the server move

the frog is a pacific tree frog, and the water is going to fill maybe 1/4th of the bottom

I think I caused confusion when I said I would be filling the entire bottom with water, it will be filled with water, but the other 3/4 are going to have a rock substrate build above the water table, and coco fiber on top of it for plants, wood, etc

thank you for your advice though, I picked up a 10lb bag of natural earth color aquarium gravel that I'm going to use for the base
 
What size is the terrarium? Are you going to have any way to circulate the water or is it going to be static? Tree Frogs can be messy critters and basically every kind ive had like to crap in the water. If theres no way to circulate and filter the water then its going to get really messy really quickly...especially when crickets start drowning in there too. I tried that with my first terrarium and it didnt last very long. I was cleaning the tank 3-4 times a week, and it was a major hassle.

I think youd be better off going with a dry substrate and a large water dish. It will be ten times easier to clean and care for. Or you could make one like i did that has a filter and circulating water. Good luck with whatever you do.
 
sCeRaXn said:
What size is the terrarium? Are you going to have any way to circulate the water or is it going to be static? Tree Frogs can be messy critters and basically every kind ive had like to crap in the water. If theres no way to circulate and filter the water then its going to get really messy really quickly...especially when crickets start drowning in there too. I tried that with my first terrarium and it didnt last very long. I was cleaning the tank 3-4 times a week, and it was a major hassle.

I think youd be better off going with a dry substrate and a large water dish. It will be ten times easier to clean and care for. Or you could make one like i did that has a filter and circulating water. Good luck with whatever you do.
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thanks for the advice, I was looking at adding a filter later, an external one like the zoo med 501 turtle filter and upgrading in size, but now I'm think about something like this repti clear F150 as low cost solution:
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/repti_clear_f150.php

maybe a tom aqualifter too for a small drip down the back

its just a 12x12x18 exo terra terrarium, i believe the bottom holds about 2-2.5 gallons of water, probably just 1 gallon when all the base substrate etc is all put in there
 
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