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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Different species have different requirements, even if the differences seem quite minor especially for species from similar climates. However, in the wild each species occupies a unique niche even within the same general climate, where temperature, light, humidity vary depending on the specific habitat of each species (e.g. tree vs ground dwelling, terrestrial vs. aquatic). In an unnatural situation (the terrarium), it is hard to provide an environment that closely duplicates the natural environment needed to keep single species healthy and stress-free. Providing natural conditions for multiple species is extrememly complicated. Terrariums for mixed species generally need to be much larger than those for a single species, and are more difficult to maintain. Extra room is needed to provide the proper environmental conditions and furnishings for each species, as well as allowing each species their own space to hunt and interact somewhat naturally. Crowding different species together in a small tank can be a recipe for disaster. Carnivorous critters are usually not picky eaters, and will try to eat smaller cagemates of any species. This applies to animals (lizards, frogs, salamanders) that are largely insectivorous; most of these will not hesitate to hunt other small critters given the opportunity especially if confined in a tank with them. Also consider the stress you place on an animal, confining it in close quarters with a potential predator. Toxicity may be an issue with some frogs, salamanders, and newts. Many secrete mild skin toxins. These toxins may not be dangerous to humans, but they can accumulate in a tank and cause problems if absorbed through the skin of other tank inhabitants or if a cagemate tries to eat a toxic amphibian. Animals may become stressed by behaviors and displays that are unexpected and that they do no know how to intrpret. Between species that do not normally coexist, normal behaviors and benign displays may be misinterpreted, and this may lead to fighting or stress. Animals from different areas or habitats have differing immunities to parasites and infectious diseases. Therefore, one species may harbour a bug that it can carry with no ill-effects. However, if that bug (be it a parasite, virus or bacteria) is introduced to a species with no natural immunity, the result can be devastating. I know there are people out there that have mixed tanks that seem to do just fine, but my recommendation is to stick to one species per tank. The results of mixing species of reptile and amphibian in a terrarium are unpredictable, especially for less experienced keepers. Providing the proper environment and alleviating stress are too important to the health and well-being of reptiles and amphibians to take chances with mixing species. If i have missed anything please add to it. i HOPE this answers everyones questions about mixing of species!!!!! Natasha  |
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| 05/27/06 11:00am |
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ILoveGreen View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 806159 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
I’ll just add that 10 gallon tanks are about $11 dollars at Walmart or Petco!!!!!! Just in case someone needs to seperate their different species! And Don’t listen to PetStores! Do your research b4 you go to the petstore...that way you won’t be treicked into buying to different species and putting them together! MOST Petstore are just out to make $!!! |
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| 05/27/06 12:19pm |
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Art_Gecko View Profile |
Message To: ILoveGreen In reference to Message Id: 806245 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Ill just add that those displays you see in zoos where they display multiple species take hours and hours of work each day, sophisticaed technology to keep working and clean and are often over 100gallons each. It takes an extreme amount of time, knowledge, money and expertise in order to keep even 2 similar species in the same enclosure. As was said above, even if 2 species live in the same forest, when confined to a comparitivly tiny tank, the problems just keep coming. Also, i do marine biology at university, and those ’bugs’ Greentreefroglover said are harmless to some animals but deadly to others, they are NOT to be messed with!! It is a process called symbiosis, and the 2 or more organisms (eg.your frog and an insect that lives inside it) help each other and are naturally found together. They have many uses in the natural world, but will reap havok when species are forced together in a vivarium. Please heed this warning. |
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| 05/27/06 02:09pm |
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Treefrog View Profile |
Message To: Art_Gecko In reference to Message Id: 806381 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 05/27/06 04:33pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Treefrog In reference to Message Id: 806529 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 05/27/06 10:18pm |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 807030 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Now anytime someone asks we can send them here....lol of course we could tell them to pm you...lol you don’t mind re-typing all this do you..lol. HOPPY |
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| 05/28/06 11:19pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 808521 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 05/28/06 11:24pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 808530 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 06/01/06 10:58pm |
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Removed By System View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 814850 Tree Frogs
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| 06/02/06 11:53pm |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Pythonfreek In reference to Message Id: 816465 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
I’m glad to see you have a PH.D. I guess myself and the other zoologists and herpetologists are all wrong. Your right you might want to start listening to Petco. I’m sure Petco would love to know how their animals are being treated . Try asking them if all those can go together...good luck on that one. full of crap and proud of it! HOPPY |
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| 06/03/06 12:37am |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 816530 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Full of crap and proud of it and im sure heaps of people will back this to cause they wont be happy |
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| 06/03/06 12:52am |
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Pythonfreek View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 816556 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
-Dale |
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| 06/03/06 12:50pm |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Pythonfreek In reference to Message Id: 817102 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
The cobras got me.......but we weren’t sure...until after we saw some more of your humour....You’d be amazed with what you hear Dale...I see a little too much of things being mixed legally and illegally. Your forgiven...lol...But at least newbies will know too now.... I’m sorry too....didn’t mean to hurt your feelings either...Forgive us too? HOPPY |
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| 06/03/06 01:29pm |
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Pythonfreek View Profile |
Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 817172 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
-Dale  |
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| 06/03/06 11:23pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Pythonfreek In reference to Message Id: 817102 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Hi Dale and we were joking hahahahahahahahaha GOTCHA hang on got to go to toilet now lol |
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| 06/04/06 12:23am |
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Pythonfreek View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 818150 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
 
lol -Dale |
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| 06/04/06 01:04am |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Pythonfreek In reference to Message Id: 818196 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
HOPPY |
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| 06/07/06 02:04pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 806159 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 06/09/06 08:33am |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 826133 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 06/12/06 10:31pm |
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Hoppy View Profile |
Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 830840 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
alot of mixing questions can be answered here... Thanks again Greentreefroglover.. HOPPY |
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| 06/23/06 07:45am |
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Froggy&Gribbit View Profile |
Message To: Hoppy In reference to Message Id: 846857 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/13/06 07:59pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Froggy&Gribbit In reference to Message Id: 882709 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/24/06 09:29pm |
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Mr_venomv View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 903434 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/25/06 10:21am |
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Fuppy View Profile |
Message To: Mr_venomv In reference to Message Id: 904250 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/25/06 08:25pm |
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Greentreefroglover View Profile |
Message To: Fuppy In reference to Message Id: 905306 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
Why do you cause trouble for yourself, there will be one day your going to need help and no one is going to help you at all cause they will thing your joking or being smart. So please think before posting a smart reply. Natasha  |
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| 07/25/06 08:51pm |
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ILoveGreen View Profile |
Message To: Fuppy In reference to Message Id: 905306 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/25/06 10:49pm |
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ILoveGreen View Profile |
Message To: ILoveGreen In reference to Message Id: 905613 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 07/26/06 03:42pm |
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Froggy&Gribbit View Profile |
Message To: Greentreefroglover In reference to Message Id: 806159 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 08/05/06 12:04pm |
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Little black frog View Profile |
Message To: Froggy&Gribbit In reference to Message Id: 924356 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 08/05/06 12:09pm |
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Froggy&Gribbit View Profile |
Message To: Little black frog In reference to Message Id: 924359 PEOPLE THAT ARE THINKING OF MIXING SPECIES OF FROGS READ THIS!!!
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| 08/07/06 12:50am |
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