How escape proof does my tank have to be for african dwarf frogs?

Im thinking of getting ADFs someday but I've heard about a lot of people who have lost their frogs or they have escaped. How escape-proof does the tank have to be. Do you have to have no cracks or do you have to cover the filter intakes and outputs etc.

 

A tight covering lid would be essential. Cover any holes in the lids if possible.

 

Do they try to escape or are they just curious?

 

...I've not thought to ask them? I'm pretty sure they are just curious, unless the water quality is bad I don't think it's intentional.

 

...I've not thought to ask them? I'm pretty sure they are just curious, unless the water quality is bad I don't think it's intentional.

lol just wondering because I don't want to try and keep something that intentionally wants to escape thanks for your help

 

Make sure you have the right substrate. If it's gravel they may eat it accidentally.

 

Make sure you have the right substrate. If it's gravel they may eat it accidentally.

I have play sand

 

That'll work

 

Im thinking of getting ADFs someday but I've heard about a lot of people who have lost their frogs or they have escaped. How escape-proof does the tank have to be. Do you have to have no cracks or do you have to cover the filter intakes and outputs etc.

Oh yeah I remember I had those a couple years ago back when I had a five gallon with an wire top lid. They are fully aquatic so i wouldnt be to worried about them escaping unless they have reason too

 

my old frog escaped through a small hole in the lid on my tank after I had him for a long time. I wasn’t home. He crawled all the way across my room, under the crack in my door, and woke my parents up because the dog and cat were trying to get to him and were making noise. My dad didn’t realize it was him, so he threw him outside... and they become dehydrated and die if out of water for over 15 minutes. I was traumatized. I had him for a year, and felt so guilty that he couldn’t live out at least 8. I have another frog now, but I’m sure to cover the holes in the lid with ceran wrap. My parameters are always 0|0|5 and 6.8 pH, heavily planted with leaves/tannins so it’s not that they only jump when the water is bad.

TL;DR you need a completely holeless lid and they do jump even when the water is fine.

 

With my aquarium there's a slight slit of space that they try to escape out of but I cant fix because of the filter and heater poking through. The closest they came to escaping was when they almost climbed the heater. I just keep a close eye on them and if they do climb it I shake them off. Every morning I check if they're on the floor or behind the tank then look for where they're hiding. Basically, if you can't get a tight lid you have to keep a close eye on them.

 

Im thinking of getting ADFs someday but I've heard about a lot of people who have lost their frogs or they have escaped. How escape-proof does the tank have to be. Do you have to have no cracks or do you have to cover the filter intakes and outputs etc.

We had them in a 55-gallon acrylic hexagonal tank years ago. The top of the tank was sealed except for a 3 inch by 2 foot wide slit and they jumped out of that. Luckily we caught them and put them back in. Used a piece of window screen after that.

We had a floating place for them to rest and climb up on. They're terrible swimmers. Haha! Seriously. They're amphibious meaning they can't breathe underwater. Learned that the hard way too. Sigh...

So mainly I just wanted to agree that they won't hesitate to jump out of your tank if they have the opportunity.

 

We had them in a 55-gallon acrylic hexagonal tank years ago. The top of the tank was sealed except for a 3 inch by 2 foot wide slit and they jumped out of that. Luckily we caught them and put them back in. Used a piece of window screen after that.

We had a floating place for them to rest and climb up on. They're terrible swimmers. Haha! Seriously. They're amphibious meaning they can't breathe underwater. Learned that the hard way too. Sigh...

So mainly I just wanted to agree that they won't hesitate to jump out of your tank if they have the opportunity.

cool I'm planning on putting them in a bladder snail breeding tank

 

cool I'm planning on putting them in a bladder snail breeding tank

I tried to put some bladder snails in with my frogs and I think they were eaten.

 

I tried to put some bladder snails in with my frogs and I think they were eaten.

Lol. Mine thinks he is tough and will sometimes bite at the nerite, but never my pond snails. Odd!!

 

Lol. Mine thinks he is tough and will sometimes bite at the nerite, but never my pond snails. Odd!!

So far nobody tried to eat any of my snails so hopefully it will stay like that!