Photos of the White's Tree frog Workshop @ Ecoculture

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Some photos of the event:

Set up for the workshop


People looking at the frogs in the retail tank




Chit chatting at the plant retail tank

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The White's Tree Frog


Chatting away




The workshop commences

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Informing the audience about the types of lights


Passing the frogs around




Demo begins...

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[ranmasatome]

Wah!!!!! first time i see you looking so smart leh..hahaha.. nice la..

[andrewtyr]

Any pretty ladies out there?

[Fei Miao]

Congrats Azmi!, looks like the workshop is a success, nice shop!
I have a few qns, perhaps those who attended the workshop can help answering them-
1. I presumed the green mat is to buffer the weight of wood/rocks on the base glass?
2. What's the substrate used here? just lapis or potting soil?
3. Any base fert used in the soil?

[valice]

The green mat is actually netting over a black crate (will post a picture of the black crate) which is used for water drainage (if I didn't remember wrongly).

Azmi used ADA soil as the substrate. Lapis shouldn't be a problem depending on what type of plants you want to put have in your setup. So the substrate is dependent on the type of plants in the end. Size of the substrate might need to take into consideration as Azmi mentioned that the frogs might choke on too big a size. But then again, the frogs also will know how to spit out those that are too big a size.

As he used ADA soil, he didn't put in base fertiliser. But you can put ADA powersoil since the nutrients of the Aquasoil will finish up in like 1year...

[Justikanz]

Oh, and to avoid using fertilizers such as Root Monster and I presume, other fertilizers from non-organic sources... And do not use water straight off the tap for frogs (or for watering the plants). Use either water left to stand overnight or from a fish tank.

[andrewtyr]

But how come?

[valice]

Use either water left to stand overnight or from a fish tank.

Don't think using water from a highly fertilised fish tank is a good idea too...
Not sure why we shouldn't use. Don't remember Azmi explaining. Maybe he can clarify the point...

[Justikanz]

The frogs' skin are sensitive and can absorb chemicals through the water or hands and thus harm them. Small inorganic fertlilizer pellets might be swollowed accidentally and might be harmful. Organic fertilizers (including those in tank water) should be ok...

[MrTree]

Swee! Got teach about feeding??

[Justikanz]

Yes. Azmi mentioned feeding crickets, mealworms and cochroaches... As long as the food is alive and moving and not covered with pesticides. Also, it might be necessary to either gut-load them with nutrients or have them sprinkled with calcium/vitamin powder right before feeding. He suggested placing the food at a regular (open) place. And I think it help trains the frogs that it is feeding time...

I saw him feed crickets to his froggies. They will just jump out of their hiding place once the crickets hit the ground abd chase after them...

[XnSdVd]

Haha, i miss the days when he walked around in flip-flops and berms smoking... =)

[valice]

Some addition photos from me.

Here is Azmi explaining the use of the crate which forms the base of the vivarium. This crate is subsequently covered by the green netting.



Besides the bottom, Azmi also mentioned the correct selection of the cover to prevent injury to the frogs. Preferably, it should be fine netting so that there will not be indentation on the face of the frogs.



The speaker posing for a photo while setting up the tank.



The about to finish product done in about 15 mins.



Finally, we see how tame the frog is in the hands of Justikanz.



And here is probably the most photographed frog in the world.

[FC]

Well done, Azmi!