Classroom pet

[djmatthewblack]

My girlfriend is starting a new job teaching 3rd grade this year. I have proposed an aquatic pet for a while. I was just wondering what a good one might be, from anyone that has experience with that sort of thing. I don't even know what the school will allow her to have.

So far she really likes albino dwarf frogs over any fish she has seen. I had one once in a guppy tank but it died, had this red bump on it's tummy.

So something low maintenance as I do not want to be there changing water more than about twice a month and something that is easy to keep alive, especially if overfed, which most likely will happen too.

[cichlid1409]

betta's .... simple and easy.

[Nickintex]

A crawfish. A blue one.

[newb]

...and boring! the frogs are cool. or maybe like a water dog or something.

[Nickintex]

...and boring! the frogs are cool. or maybe like a water dog or something.

Crawfish, boring...:icon_hang:
them fighting words...
where's ghoastgirl?

[newb]

yep...crawfish are much more entertaining coming out of boiling pot of water!!! I wonder what color a boiled blue crawfish would be...?

[Nickintex]

yep...crawfish are much more entertaining coming out of boiling pot of water!!! I wonder what color a boiled blue crawfish would be...?

Dude, not cool.

[newb]

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[FuzzyDragon09]

The only classroom pets I remember from Elementary school were Chinchillas and Guinea Pigs. Though my Biology/Aquatic Science teacher in High School had 30+ fish tanks (about half were FW and the other half SW) and she had two turtles in a tank. They had red marks on their heads I think. Does your gf like turtles? The school might be okay with turtles??

EDIT: Okay nevermind. I just saw something on turtles, kids, and salmonella.

Okay new idea: ADFs! :) Here's a good site on African Dwarf Frogs: LINK It says that they eat frozen/freeze-dried bloodworms, frozen/freeze-dried/live brine shrimp, and floating pellets (meant for turtles). I think they sound cool and she can set up a brine shrimp hatchery and it will be even more fun and educational for the kids.

"Hey mommy mommy! Guess what I learned today! Baby shrimp can grow from this little tiny pebbles and we fed them to the little froggies." Lol! It'll be great!

[Nickintex]

Firebelly toads, just make sure the kids do not kiss them or stick them in their mouth.

[Nickintex]

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Truth be told, I love Goode Co. Seafood's crawfish when they are in season. I just will not eat MY crawfish. and NO, I do NOT suck the heads.

[newb]

hahaha. I dont suck the heads either, but I like to break the pinchers and suck on those.

[newb]

not to hijack the thread...but is it legal to keep poisonous frogs? is it possible. I have an empty 20 gallon and I think it would be cool to keep a couple small really colorful frogs. where could I even buy them at?

[Nickintex]

not to hijack the thread...but is it legal to keep poisonous frogs? is it possible. I have an empty 20 gallon and I think it would be cool to keep a couple small really colorful frogs. where could I even buy them at?

I'll post a thread when the reptile show is in town. You can get arrow poison frogs there.

[TaTeR ToT]

pets a plenty has poison dart frogs for sale all the time.
they are very legal to keep, just not easy to keep from my personal experiance.