Today in the frog room

[moricollins]

I'm envious

These are my first froglets I've sold, I'm a little sad to see them go.

 

[Frogdaddy]

I understand what you're feeling. But that feeling should be replaced by a sense of pride and accomplishment. You've done everything right and successfully raised those froglets to the point where they need a new home Good job!!

 

[Dorifto]

That's normal, when you raise an animal.

 

[Frogdaddy]

Male E. anthonyi with a LOAD of tads. To the pool kids!!

 

[Frogdaddy]

Phyllobates aurotaenia, 3rd most toxic dart frog.

 

[Rhino1]

One of my tree frogs started croaking for the first time last night (they grow up so fast) and of course it stopped before I could see which one it was. Wondering if whites tf's be sexed visually?

Im genuinely surprised how at quickly these dudes grew from the tiny froglets that I received in April. So far, so good.

 

[viper69]

One of my tree frogs started croaking for the first time last night (they grow up so fast) and of course it stopped before I could see which one it was. Wondering if whites tf's be sexed visually?
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Im genuinely surprised how at quickly these dudes grew from the tiny froglets that I received in April. So far, so good.
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They can, to an extent.

I’ve had only males- males will develop nuptial pads on their front legs. Little brown spots on their thumbs.

Google you’ll see pics. They can be quite obvious when you look.

Males and females call- so that is not an indicator.

 

[Frogdaddy]

Also look for the thicker, heavier bodied frog. Generally those will be females. Pretty typical in most frog species as the females are bigger to carry all those eggs.

 

[Rhino1]

Thanks for the good info @viper69 @Frogdaddy, I will look into it, are nuptial pads present all the time? or is it something that only appears during the breeding season.
How old do they have to be to breed?
Would a rain chamber be necessary, I would like to build one

 

[Liquifin]

I finally got my new pacman frog and it's not exactly as "blue" or as "teal" as I thought. Honestly it looks more like a peppermint or lighter grade peppermint than an actual teal. This was a Samruai Teal "Grade A" blue/teal that I ordered but hopefully the colors will be more prominent as it grows up.

Samurai Teal (Grade A) Pacman Frog
Not as blue as I imagined. But only time will see if those colors change or not. I provided two pictures of the same frog taken under different lightings.

Samurai Teal (Grade A) Pacman Frog
Under high light


Samurai Teal (Grade A) Pacman Frog
Under Low light


Also got some new Albino (samurai line) Pacman Frogs as well

Albino (Samurai Line) Pacman Frog
A bit of moss on it from the shipping container, but it's fine.

 

[viper69]

Thanks for the good info @viper69 @Frogdaddy, I will look into it, are nuptial pads present all the time? or is it something that only appears during the breeding season.
How old do they have to be to breed?
Would a rain chamber be necessary, I would like to build one

Been a while since I kept them...Might be seasonal...maybe not

Rainchanber is not always necessary to see them, unless you want to breed. Rain chambers really do give them the best cues.

For example I had a single juvi male, no other frogs- he developed the pads and the croaking

 

[moricollins]

Prepping a new vivarium, for my group of Ranitomeya sirensis "Rio Pachitea yellow"

 

[Frogdaddy]

Epipedobates anthonyi Rio Salladio

 

[moricollins]

Epipedobates anthonyi Rio Salladio View attachment 358901

Nice! I love the different morphs of E. anthonyi , but they're so loud...

 

[Frogdaddy]

Nice! I love the different morphs of E. anthonyi , but they're so loud...

C'mon they're only loud from sunup till sundown

 

[moricollins]

C'mon they're only loud from sunup till sundown

And during the night...

 

[Frogdaddy]

And during the night...

Meh they really aren't that bad at night. Once in a while I hear them at night.

Probably the same frequency as auratus, tincs, but they are louder than those two speices. Still I wouldn't put them in a bedroom.

But they do start early in the morning. I mean like before first light. Like birds.

 

[moricollins]

I was doing a bit of tank re-setup for my Ranitomeya sirensis tank that I just rebuild, adding some more leaves. Well, one of the frogs decided that I was too close for comfort and took off, leaping 8" from one of the branches out the open sliding door, onto the floor and immediately hopped the opposite direction under my rack.

I had to take apart the bottom of the rack beside this tank to get access to where the frog had wedged itself. Luckily, I got the frog out and no harm was done. Lesson learned, only open the viv door the smallest amount possible...

Thought I'd share that story for your enjoyment

Also, I added a couple of tadpole depositing cups, as soon as they went in one of the frogs started exploring it.

 

[Frogdaddy]

The very unglamorous side of keeping frogs
Yep, it's culture cup clean up time.


Which tastes better, these or rice cakes? Toss up.

 

[moricollins]

The very unglamorous side of keeping frogs View attachment 359372
Yep, it's culture cup clean up time.
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Which tastes better, these or rice cakes? Toss up. View attachment 359375

It is the worst part of frogs.

I have had no success using coffee filters, they disintegrate on me, or fall into the media mix and become mush.