Help needed to create a sticky on best beginner frog species

[Pipkin28]

Whatever is put in the sticky, I think an absolute MUST would be a statement of 'Research, Research, Research BEFORE purchasing anything'. That means Books, Internet and Forums etc. but also to be aware that all these tools will only constitute that particular individuals point of view because we all know on here how much each person's experience and advice can differ.

One of the books I bought when I was doing my research advised finding a local herp vet too so you have that in place before you actually need one in a hurry. The first thing I did was ring my vet and ask if they could/would deal with amphibs... lucky for me they have a vet who has reptile experience.

[Rhi01]

I'm thinking of getting frogs in the future so something like this would be really helpful to people like me.
Even if its just a list of species that I could then go on to research myself it would be brilliant.
Although if there's links to good sites too I wouldn't say no

[ipreferaflan]

Hey guys.
I think some of you are missing the point.

The sticky doesn't necessarily just have to be a list. I made this thread for people to decide what goes in it. It can have links to info. I think pictures might clog it up a bit though....
Truth is, I don't have enough experience on my own to create the list so I need you all to help me. Suggestions are great and all voices will be heard!
I will definitely be adding that research is needed.

'no frog is a good beginer frog if they dont know how to look after it!'

I think we all agree with this, but having a list doesn't suggest that research is made obsolete.

It will also hopefully stop people buying delicate species, RETFs for example, as beginner frogs and then stressing them out too much or even accidentally killing them.

[Bearnandos]

I think this would be a excellent sticky!! Yes we all can say that ppl should be doing prior research on the phibs they would like to keep as with all animals....but how many of us whether it be phibs or fish or other pets have we bought on impulse or just relying on the words of our local pet shop...only to get the pets home and say...arrrrrggggggg what do I do now....or Arrrggggg the pet shop lied........better get on the net and see if I can find more info!

So a sticky on the most common species bought in UK - regardless of how ppl here would classify the difficulty would help immensely would prolly save many phibs lives and help de-stress the new owners.

Many may feel that this maybe like doing other ppls homework.....but how many of us have searched the net for caresheets of the phibs that we already have and found them really useful and then feel grateful towards the author and then do slight changes to our phibs care to make its life slightly better?

Just my thoughts on flannys idea

[ipreferaflan]

Originally Posted by Bearnandos

I think this would be a excellent sticky!! Yes we all can say that ppl should be doing prior research on the phibs they would like to keep as with all animals....but how many of us whether it be phibs or fish or other pets have we bought on impulse or just relying on the words of our local pet shop...only to get the pets home and say...arrrrrggggggg what do I do now....or Arrrggggg the pet shop lied........better get on the net and see if I can find more info!

So a sticky on the most common species bought in UK - regardless of how ppl here would classify the difficulty would help immensely would prolly save many phibs lives and help de-stress the new owners.

Many may feel that this maybe like doing other ppls homework.....but how many of us have searched the net for caresheets of the phibs that we already have and found them really useful and then feel grateful towards the author and then do slight changes to our phibs care to make its life slightly better?

Just my thoughts on flannys idea

Thanks Bearnandos! That's a good idea.
I do think it would be great for the most common species available in the UK. Species that aren't so easy to get hold of should probably be left out, although I will make it known that the list is only the readily available species and that they are not the ONLY species recommended for beginners.

[jme2049]

when i got my fbt's the rep. shop said make a incline using gravel then add water. when i acctually researched an read about impaction the gravel was straight out of there. ive now had my 2 since summer 2006!.
I think its a great idea to have this as a sticky, with referals to good caresheets.
Amphibian Care
this site helped me when i started.

[ipreferaflan]

The only flaw in listing all readily available species is that some people may think they can just go out and buy them as the information is available here. I think I'm still backing a list of easiest species to care for.
If they do go out and buy a difficult species we're always here to help them out.
But it would be interesting to see what everyone else thinks.

[ipreferaflan]

Can no one think of more easy species?

[ipreferaflan]

WELL.

This hasn't been so popular.
Come on guys or is this the go ahead to create the thread?

EY EY EY

[Rhi01]

As I said earlier I would like a sticky thread on good beginner frogs. But as i'm a complete newbie to this I have no suggestions for you. Sorry.