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6/23/2025, 8:14:36 AM
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>Are they just overcomplicating herps?
Yes. They assume Frogs are show animals and will use their enviroment so they get a terrestial one and act shocked when the terrestial does terrestial things like burrowing. That is what my african bullfrog does. I set up hides and a minicave but 7/10 times he will be buried in a random spot in the substrate instead. Some bark and large carpet moss to make them feel like they have cover from predators on the surface is more than enough despite it not looking the prettiest. People also make their enclosures too as terrestial frogs seldom move about if they have a heat/cool balance and a water source. Pond setups are just as stupid as there are guys who will make a 6ft long half embankment recreations because "it's their natural habitat" and "they love the water". The problem with that is their natural habitat has even larger bodies of water and their is already an ecosyetem with natural water replenishment in place. So these guys will give their frog a large body of water and then it will start to get illnesses or even flat out die as they absorb stuff developing in the warm, relatively small body of water that these guys think is huge. A large tray deep enough for their body with dechlorinated water is more than enough as they only want to soak. Change the water in 1-2 day rotation and you are keeping your terrestial healthy. Arboreal frogs are a different beast and will climb around or use suspended hides, but some people don't want that and instead want some really cool swamp setup that has their toad or bullfrog sitting on a rock or moss proudly for everyone to see. All of it makes me understand some of the setups you see with pacmans which is like a box with dirt in it that they often do in asia, it is truer to their function. Although I would argue that they still need a vivarium for heat/cool regulation as well as providing them the oppertunity to emerge and roam or soak on the odd occasion.
>Are they just overcomplicating herps?
Yes. They assume Frogs are show animals and will use their enviroment so they get a terrestial one and act shocked when the terrestial does terrestial things like burrowing. That is what my african bullfrog does. I set up hides and a minicave but 7/10 times he will be buried in a random spot in the substrate instead. Some bark and large carpet moss to make them feel like they have cover from predators on the surface is more than enough despite it not looking the prettiest. People also make their enclosures too as terrestial frogs seldom move about if they have a heat/cool balance and a water source. Pond setups are just as stupid as there are guys who will make a 6ft long half embankment recreations because "it's their natural habitat" and "they love the water". The problem with that is their natural habitat has even larger bodies of water and their is already an ecosyetem with natural water replenishment in place. So these guys will give their frog a large body of water and then it will start to get illnesses or even flat out die as they absorb stuff developing in the warm, relatively small body of water that these guys think is huge. A large tray deep enough for their body with dechlorinated water is more than enough as they only want to soak. Change the water in 1-2 day rotation and you are keeping your terrestial healthy. Arboreal frogs are a different beast and will climb around or use suspended hides, but some people don't want that and instead want some really cool swamp setup that has their toad or bullfrog sitting on a rock or moss proudly for everyone to see. All of it makes me understand some of the setups you see with pacmans which is like a box with dirt in it that they often do in asia, it is truer to their function. Although I would argue that they still need a vivarium for heat/cool regulation as well as providing them the oppertunity to emerge and roam or soak on the odd occasion.
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