Don't get the little aquatic frogs!

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Don't get the little aquatic frogs!
By tammynj

I've had a beta fish w/ the plant, and the students really liked having him (we were the only class to have a pet of any kind). I let them name him (Elvis Fishley - don't ask!), and he was relatively easy to care for, except
that he really smelled when we cleaned his water (at least once a week). I raffled Elvis off at the end of the year to one of the students.
Last year, I thought the same idea (the big vase w/ the plant) would be a good idea, but this time with two little aquatic frogs (African frogs? I forget what they were called). One died pretty quickly, but the other lasted for a while.

I actually killed him accidently, by using water that was too warm (at least, I think that's what happened). I let the kids believe that he expired from natural causes (although my son knows the truth!), and I decided not more class pets.

With both the frogs and the fish, I had to worry about water temp. As the winter months came along, it could get pretty cold in the classroom. I sometimes had to bring them home for long weekends, b/c I was afraid they would freeze while we were gone.

Of course, now that a new year is approaching, I am thinking, "Maybe a class pet would be fun." Some people never learn their lesson!:)