Nerf war leaves frogs MIA

[Bluestar]

So the wife and I came home the other night to find that one of our 20H tanks' door was spider-webbed, courtesy of kids having a nerf war. Apparently my son missed the babysitter with the nerf grenade, and the tank took the hit

I started to tape the door to keep it in one piece to remove it. While I was working, the door shattered, and glass went everywhere on the tank floor. I pulled all the big pieces of glass, then tried to find the frogs and pull them so I could cleanup/fix tank. These guys pretty much hide all the time, except my one known male, which calls daily from the same brom.

To make a long story short, I only managed to find 1 of the 4 frogs, and I'm beginning to worry a bit. The found frog was put into one of my quarantine tubs while the tank was repaired. I pulled everything except 1x brom at the top of the tank (rooted and pupping already), pulling leaf litter 1 leaf at a time, hunting for the missing frogs. I even removed all the substrate a handful at a time, spreading it out to make sure a frog didn't get buried/scooped up by accident. All the plants that were pulled were put into an empty 10 gallon tank that was sealed, just in case I missed a frog in a plant.
I never found them.

I fixed the tank and replanted, and was waiting for a few days before reintroducing the vent in the quarantine tank. On the third morning, I came home from work to hear my male vent calling, but from inside the tank!
I searched high and low and couldn't find any other frogs in the tank besides him. So now I'm up to 2 out of 4, but still stressing.

I'm wondering if the calling vent in the 20H tank is a sign that the other 2x missing frogs are also still in the tank? Or is he just looking for some nookie?

Also, is there anything I can do to embolden them?


Thanks

[zBrinks]

You'd be surprised how well a frog can hide in a vivarium - I would not be surprised if one or both of the other frogs show up.

Typically, most frogs can become more bold as they are and/or start breeding. Placing a bit of banana at the front of the vivarium, to act as a feeding station, can also make them more visible.

[gardennub]

Good luck! I bet they are just hiding really well by the sound of it lol.

[Ed]

Male frogs will call if they are alone... how else do they entice females to join them in new spots...

Since you left the bromeliad in the tank, I wouldn't be surprised if they took refuge down in the axils which is why you couldn't find them.

Ed

[Bluestar]

Thanks for the responses, I was hoping that was the case.

Ed, thanks for answering my stupid question about the male frog calling.

[Pumilo]

Thumbnails and Pumilio can go way down deep in the broms. So far that you would swear there's nothing in there. I have a friend that used to peel his broms, like a banana, down to nothing, when he was "harvesting" his vivs.
Good luck! I hope they turn up.