Calcium Clay Bath Kit
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Calcium Clay Bath Kit

$9.99
By FrogDaddy
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Pickup available at 1420 Costner School Road - MUST SCHEDULE LOCAL PICKUP ORDERS - 6787991161

Usually ready in 2-4 days

From the minds of Houston Frogs.

DO NOT USE ON UNDERSUPPLEMENTED FROGS OR FROGS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING HYPOCALCEMIA. CLAY BATH HAS A LARGE RESERVE OF USABLE CALCIUM. FROGS THAT ARE UNDER-SUPPLEMENTED OR CHRONICALLY HAVE NOT BEEN EXPOSED TO CALCIUM AND GET EXPOSED TO THE BATH CAN FLOOD THEIR BODIES WITH CALCIUM AND CAUSE SUDDEN, CHAOTIC MISFIRINGS OF NERVES AS THE BODY ABRUPTLY ABSORBS CALCIUM TOO QUICKLY DUE TO THE FROG "NEEDING" CALCIUM. ONLY GIVE CLAY BATH TO SUPPLEMENTED, HEALTHY FROGS. THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL BATH. IF YOUR ANIMAL IS EXPERIENCING HYPOCALCEMIA, WE RECOMMEND STANDARD ORAL SUPPLEMENTATION, OR CALCIUM GLUCONATE LIQUID DROPS UNDER VETERENARY CARE.

 

STANDARD KITS: 
1 petri dish set (1 lid and 1 bottom)
4 packs of Calcium Clay Bath Powder
1 10mL syringe
1 set of instructions (Use one packet and empty into petri dish. Draw 30ml of water via included syringe and mix with clay. Will be watery, see info sheet for details).
 
BULK REFILL KITS:
WE NOW OFFER BULK CLAY BATH WITHOUT THE PETRI DISHES AND SYRINGES IF YOU NEED REFILLS! USE 1 TBSP CLAY PER 2 TBSP WATER FOR LARGE FROGS, HALF FOR SMALL FROGS.

We recommend using this bath on adult frogs only, and recommend using it on larger frogs. 
Our calcium clay bath is 33% calcium with added magnesium plus a variety of added trace minerals including Zinc, Iron, Cobalt, and Potassium. Unlike other marketed calcium clays, ours has more bio-availability due to the extremely fine, air floated particles, which readily dissolve in water, allowing for vastly increased absorption across the dermal layer of dart frogs, in addition to a much higher percentage of calcium and additional minerals needed for amphibian bone health. Here at FrogDaddy, we have noticed that once the frogs have washed the clay off, their skin looks brighter and cleaner. This is an auxiliary form of supplementation meant to increase vital mineral availability to your frogs. However, it should be stated that this product is for enrichment. There are potential health benefits, however, you will still need to orally supplement your frogs as this bath does not contain vitamins such as A and D3, and oral supplementation is of paramount importance and has data-driven impacts. We recommend using Repashy Calcium Plus every feeding for poison frogs. For other types of frogs, and / or frogs that have access to UV, we recommend researching your specific needs.
We recommend providing this clay bath to your frogs one to two times per month and refreshing the clay every two weeks (assuming they haven't splashed it all out of the dish!). The splashed out clay will not harm your vivarium, but instead will provide yet another calcium source for your isopods and many micro-nutrients for your plants and beneficial bacteria and fungi, so nothing is wasted!
 
Warning: This clay bath is NOT for show tanks! It is messy and the frogs will frolic in it then track it everywhere like a mud-covered toddler. However, you can easily spray the frogs and leaves down to wash the clay into the soil, so keep this in mind. This is for enrichment, and possible supplemental benefit, not to look "Pretty".

 

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