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This year has been very different for everyone. Everything has changed a lot this year since all that has been happening. My daughters are now being homeschooled this year. They’re enjoying it, but at the same time they want to be in school with all of their friends. One thing that has been helping them while they stay home, are dwarf frogs. We recently got dwarf frogs from Froggy’s Lair and my daughters love them. It also teaches them a lot about responsibility and taking care of pets.
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Pet adoptions have soared this year as families seek comfort and calm with a non-human companion. Pandemic puppies, cats and even frogs, are a marvelous addition to the household. Froggy’s Lair BioSp
Edutaining toy store chain Learning Express recently named Froggy’s Lair as its Science Toy of the Year. Their Top 5 reasons make this low maintenance BioSphere the perfect supplement to the new school year!
1. Having two small frogs in the house are ideal for emerging readers who often feel more comfortable reading aloud to a pet.
2. Nurturing a pet is an excellent way for kids to “parent play”—to practice being caregivers.
3. Feeding and caring for a pet encourages childhood responsibility.
4. Children with pets display improved impulse control, social skills, and self-esteem.
5. And lastly, sharing the love and care of a family pet forges an additional common bond among siblings.
“These amazing, nostalgic critters are great as a child’s first pet,” explains Ryp Walters, owner of Froggy’s Lair. “They only need to be fed twice a week and come with a year’s supply of food.” Additionally, “our frogs are sustainably and responsibly raised right here, locally, in the United States.
Octagon BioSphere
We got the octagon BioSphere. Before you get your frogs, you should have a gallon of distilled or purified water ready. You’re going to want this at room temperature and you’ll want to set them up as soon as they arrive. The very first thing we did when we got the dwarf frogs, was to put the sand inside the BioSphere.
We then put the gravel in. My daughters and I chose the colorful gravel. We thought this would be a beautiful choice for the frogs. We love all sorts of colors, so we decided to go with that selection.
Next we took the decorative rocks and placed them on top of the gravel. You want to place them around each other so that it will hold the bamboo in place.
Now you get to start filling it with water. You don’t want to fill it all the way. Make sure to fill it up to about 3-4 inches from the top.
It’s now time to add the bamboo. You want to push it down between the rocks and twist it into the colored gravel and sand.
Now you get to add the dwarf frogs! They’re so cute and fun to watch. My daughters and I have been having a lot of fun just watching them swim around. They’re great pets!
Help Kids With Responsibility
We have been enjoying our pet dwarf frogs from Froggy’s Lair a lot. This is such a great way to teach kids about responsibility as well. The frogs don’t need a lot to be taken care of either. You just have to feed them twice a week and make sure to clean out their container every other month. They’re so simple to take care of. We love them! They are great starter pets for kids. It will help them get use to the responsibility of taking care of their own pets. My daughters love to feed them, and take turns feeding them.
These dwarf frogs have been a joy in our life. Each morning when we wake up we always check on the frogs. We do the same when we go to bed. Throughout the day we are always watching them. They are so entertaining. I love that my kids have been enjoying taking care of them too. They’re doing a wonderful job. They have certainly been keeping us busy and helping them while they’re home working for school. They sure are great!
That’s a cool idea. The kids get to learn responsibility and they get frogs. All kids love frogs.
Yes, they sure do learn about responsibility with them.
That biosphere and frogs are a great way for kids to learn to care for a pet. I want one for myself they look so cool and fun to watch.
Yes, they sure are. We love them too. They’re wonderful pets.
My boys would love to watch frogs. How often do you have to clean the tank?
If you go through the post you’ll see I mentioned it’s only once every couple of months. Very simple!
Okay, this is the neatest idea for kids. I wish this was around before we got a cat for them!
Right! They are so much fun. My cats will just sit and look at them sometimes. They’ve never done anything with them.
This sounds like such a cute setup and a great way to help learn responsibility for kids.
Yes, it sure is.
This looks really nice to have, I have to look into getting this.
They’re so great. Very easy pets to take care of too.
So I have a huge fear of frogs, but my youngest would go crazy for this! She loves all animals.
I wasn’t much of a frog person either, but these are so tiny and cute. They’re great pets.
I love teaching kids thru activities like this. Taking home pets in grade school really paved the way for me when I was younger
I do as well. I think pets teach great responsibility.
A pet really is a big responsibility. I resisted our dog for a long time!
I completely agree. They sure are.
I have never heard of dwarf frogs before. They are so cool! Definitely a great starter pet.
Yes, they sure are. They are such great pets too.
They are so cute. Kids will love it as a pet and I love your points.
Yes, they sure will.
How cute is this! My daughters would also love to watch the frogs swim around. I will look into getting this for our home too.
I hope you can. They’re such wonderful pets and so easy to take care of.
Wow! That froggy’s lair is so adorable and fun. I
and my kids haven’t tried to have a pet frog before. Now I’m interested they look so cute too. It will also help my children to be responsible in a way.
We love them. They’re a ton of fun.
Agree so much. Having pets makes kids so happy and teaches them how to be responsible at a young age.
Yes, it sure does. I think they’re wonderful for kids.
My son’s first pet that was his own was a dwarf frog.
That’s so great! They’re such wonderful pets.
How cute is this little guy! It sure would make a great gift for the upcoming holidays. It sounds like dwarf frogs are pretty easy to care for, too!
They’re so fun!..and yes, very easy to take care of.
Caring for someone is a most powerful and beautiful way to nurture a person. Yes, learning responsibility and other amazing traits and skills is part of such caring.
Such an awesome froggy’s lair you’ve got!
Yes, I agree. It’s so much fun to watch over them too. They’re great pets.
Pets are such great companionship too and it’s a great thing to have in 2020.
Yes, I completely agree.
My kids would love something like this. They have always wanted an aquarium.
They’re so much fun to watch. They’re such lovely pets.
This is a great idea for my homeschoolers. They are animal lovers and would be thrilled for this.
I’m glad to hear that. I’m sure they’d love them.
That is a cool way to teach kids responsibilities and super cute to have them take care of the frogs. Need to tell my sister in law about this product
I hope she likes them. They are so fun.
This is such a brilliant idea and I bet it will be fun for my girls too.
My kids sure have fun with them.
What a fun first pet! In addition to our family dog(s), my kids all had their own pets. One of our kids had a frog tank with several different kinds of frogs, including the dwarf frog that you have. They were so interesting to watch!
They really are great to watch. We love them.
This is really fun for the kids. Smart tip to not fill it all the way up with water!
Definitely!