10-15-2012, 05:23 PM
This is an old trick I learned many years ago while I was heavily into fishkeeping, but the methods and benefits apply directly to frog keeping. With the end of the year approaching quickly the 2013 calendars will be on sale soon. I record ALL important data onto a calender. Yes a cheap calendar. Some of you may get these calendars at work from people you do business with. It can be a calendar with pictures of frogs, cars, kittens, of even pictures of Phil! :lol: Or no photos at all. It doesn't really matter. As long as each individual date has enough space to write a few important notes. The possibilities for the type of information you can record is limitless. Some good examples of information to record are as follows.
1. Purchase of new frogs
2. Dates of egg clutches laid
3. Dates froglets morph
4. Dates a new viv is set up
5. Dates new isopod or springtail cultures are started (I used those as an example because you should be making new ff cultures weekly anyway)
6. A change in you misting system ie time and duration
7. Actual weather data
8. Date plant cuttings were taken
9. Date you put out new mite paper
10. Dates you installed new light bulbs
11. Supplementation schedule
There are infinite possibilities and all this data is useful and at your fingertips when you need it. IMO it's much easier to read than having such data stored on a computer and no worries about the computer crashing and your data becomes unretrievable. For a change in husbandry such as a change in misting frequency, you'll be able to look back over the course of time and see how a change in misting actually effects breeding behavior. If you do this for a few years straight, you'll be amazed at the patterns you'll be able to put together, you'll be able to see real data right in front of you. This can only help you as a frogger and the hobby as a whole, as we attempt to gain further knowledge into the best methods to keep our frogs.
Thanks for reading. Please post any comments you might have.
1. Purchase of new frogs
2. Dates of egg clutches laid
3. Dates froglets morph
4. Dates a new viv is set up
5. Dates new isopod or springtail cultures are started (I used those as an example because you should be making new ff cultures weekly anyway)
6. A change in you misting system ie time and duration
7. Actual weather data
8. Date plant cuttings were taken
9. Date you put out new mite paper
10. Dates you installed new light bulbs
11. Supplementation schedule
There are infinite possibilities and all this data is useful and at your fingertips when you need it. IMO it's much easier to read than having such data stored on a computer and no worries about the computer crashing and your data becomes unretrievable. For a change in husbandry such as a change in misting frequency, you'll be able to look back over the course of time and see how a change in misting actually effects breeding behavior. If you do this for a few years straight, you'll be amazed at the patterns you'll be able to put together, you'll be able to see real data right in front of you. This can only help you as a frogger and the hobby as a whole, as we attempt to gain further knowledge into the best methods to keep our frogs.
Thanks for reading. Please post any comments you might have.
Jon