Re: Is it possible to get a giant mixing sticky??
I would be willing to participate in this. Not for the same reasons as the ones that I believe Rich had in mind when starting this thread (Not assuming Rich's motive, just perception)
I really like this forum, and have gotten some good design ideas here. Still looking for a way to make the thunderstorm sounds that warn you the misters are coming on at the grocery store by the way. For me not the frogs. I think that is cool.
In 1991, while in the Navy, I caught a bunch of Auratus in Hawaii, and kept them in a crude tank. A few years later, I came across a copy of Jewels of the Rainforest. The huge hardback copy. It is falling apart today, but I still have it. In the mid 90's, I met Philip De Vosjoli who was a strange man, but quite fasinating. His tanks were mixed tanks, but he did alot of experimenting. He is the one that turned me on to kitty litter as a substrate in the water areas.
Vosjoli published alot of books and articles on PDFs. Alot of the articles he wrote on vivarium design included a list of species kept in the tanks. Alot of these tanks were mixed as well.
So, people do set up mixed tanks, and are going to set up mixed tanks. This is a reality, like it or not. I am not in favor of hybrids, but I am in favor of healthy frogs.
Some people on here have taken my opinions out of context recently, and I am not encouraging people to set up mixed tanks.
However, like Shawn stated, I believe that it is necessary to provide the information needed to properly design and set up a mixed enclosure so that all of the needs of the frogs are atleast met at a minimum. Telling people no is not going to keep them from setting up the enclosure. Providing them the information will keep them from setting it up wrong and causing unnecessary losses.
As stewards of the frogs in the hobby, it is the responsibility to keep the frogs around for the next generation. Providing the information, like it or not, will help meet that responsibility.
And, as Mywebbedtoes stated, the article should remain opinion free. Except perhaps a bold disclaimer at the beginning " It is the general consenses of the members of DB that species should not be mixed!! However, if you must setup a mixed enclosure, the following are design aspects that MUST be used"
And, it should not be in the beginner's section
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