buttloads of frogs
I have days like Rob is alluding to, but those are fairly rare; most of the time I am under some time restraints to do what I need to do and get on with other obligations, like working to pay the bills.
I almost got out of frogs temporarily due to financial reasons, my fiancee was going to school full time for her RN and the greenbacks were very tight. I happened to meet another frogger (Jon Garrett) who was local and we became friends and now do the frogs together. This makes it 100% easier and there are now two differant avenues of observation, so it's proven to be advantageous when we visit the frogs at differant times and take note of behavior and activity.
We keep over a hundred tanks, feed 3 times a week, and water 2-3 times depending on needs and or time. Plus tadpole maintenence. There is always something to do and at times it can be overwhelming, but that mainly comes down to not having the time to do everything I'd like.
An arduous day frogging is better than a good day at work, it's always calming to go hang out with the frogs and watch what's going on. I still hand mist just to "get into" each tank, which usually leads to finding more spiders, more importantly to view the frogs and notice if the water bowls are low, lids not on quite right, some frog is doing poorly, etc.
I"ve kept frogs since the 80s and until I can't physically take care of them I'll have frogs, and since Jon is younger than me I can go over to his place when I'm old and decrepid, fart on his couch and enjoy frogs there.
If frogging brings you joy it will never end.
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