02-23-2012, 05:56 PM
Numerous froggers talk about air and/or water exchanges between different tanks, as part of a frog room system, for example, as being not advisable because of the risk of introducing air born pathogens and whatever else from one tank to the other.
When we build our vivs, we sterile live oak leaves, dry ice the tanks to destroy unwanted insects, we clean any rocks or stones etc. before making these items part of the vivariums.
Query: Is it advisable to buy someone else's pre-planted, used frog tanks? Best you can do is dry ice the living tank; nothing more. Doubt that carbon dioxide will elimiate pathogens and the like. Now, if the answer is a definitive "no" to this question, then my very next question would be whether frog sites should allow advertisements for same.
Lest there be any misunderstanding, the "tone" of this post is sincere, genuine, non-accusatorial, and inquisitive. Any resemblance to activities and/or posts of froggers, living or dead, is merely coincidental. In other words, I'm not trying to pick a fight with anybody here---just want to know how buying such items makes any sense. Ed
When we build our vivs, we sterile live oak leaves, dry ice the tanks to destroy unwanted insects, we clean any rocks or stones etc. before making these items part of the vivariums.
Query: Is it advisable to buy someone else's pre-planted, used frog tanks? Best you can do is dry ice the living tank; nothing more. Doubt that carbon dioxide will elimiate pathogens and the like. Now, if the answer is a definitive "no" to this question, then my very next question would be whether frog sites should allow advertisements for same.
Lest there be any misunderstanding, the "tone" of this post is sincere, genuine, non-accusatorial, and inquisitive. Any resemblance to activities and/or posts of froggers, living or dead, is merely coincidental. In other words, I'm not trying to pick a fight with anybody here---just want to know how buying such items makes any sense. Ed