My free rock fountain/filter decor thing I made :)
Since the frogs need fresh water so often, we decided to buy the smallest filter we could find. This terrafauna filter is kinda tall, but it works. The minimum amount of water you need to cover the filter intake is 2 inches, which is about all I can give these frogs since they are not great swimmers. It wasn't staying level and Peenuhlope would jump on it, and the cover was so lightweight it would fall off. So instead of buying some expensive decorative filter that was too big for their waterbowl, I went to the local sand & stone yard and asked for some slate rock pieces. They let me and the kids pick out some good ones and they even broke up bigger pieces for me. I filled a bucked with 15 lbs, and they let me have it free!
I took them home and we washed the sand off. I then took a hammer to them and tried to get the pieces in the right shape to lay on top of each other for a fountain. I used bathroom caulk as glue yesterday, and even glued a few pieces to the top cover. It was hard to shape the whole wall right, because it had to be narrow enough to fit in their odd shaped water bowl, but I also couldn't glue it directly to the filter since it will need to be cleaned etc. I made it fit and I think it looks cool, especially considering it was free. The only issue is keeping the filter straight to make the waterfall with only 2 inches.
Nico exploring the rocks just now.
I took them home and we washed the sand off. I then took a hammer to them and tried to get the pieces in the right shape to lay on top of each other for a fountain. I used bathroom caulk as glue yesterday, and even glued a few pieces to the top cover. It was hard to shape the whole wall right, because it had to be narrow enough to fit in their odd shaped water bowl, but I also couldn't glue it directly to the filter since it will need to be cleaned etc. I made it fit and I think it looks cool, especially considering it was free. The only issue is keeping the filter straight to make the waterfall with only 2 inches.
When we first bought it a few nights ago, I put it in by itself and held it up with the driftwood piece we have---the frogs both loved it! I mean, I think they did---they jumped on it and stayed near it croaking ALL NIGHT. It was peaceful though. She is one hard frog to tame though. Nico has always been so calm, but she is jumpy and scared of your hands. So removing them to install my fountain was kind of difficult and messy.
Here is a video from the first night i put in the filter, without the stones--Nico shows me his gratitude (this was just after he shed his skin too)--and then the end is what it looks like today with the stone fountain I built:
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