New frogs!

[Tony C]

Just got this group of Phyllomedusa hypocondrialis in. I wound up with four males and no females out of last year's imports, so this year I decided to go for twelve more. It seems to have paid off, I see four that I am confident are female, and two more possibles.

 

[triplegex]

Very cool! One of my favorite species!

 

[Tony C]

Mine too, they are really neat little frogs.

 

[Enigmatic_Reptiles]

Those are awesome Tony. Congrats. You make me wanna work with frogs

 

[thegeckoguy23]

I thought the needed eco-earth?

 

[Tony C]

I thought the needed eco-earth?

These are fresh imports, currently in quarantine containers. Paper towel as the substrate makes sanitation easier, and also allows for easy observation of eating habits and defecation, as well as collection of fecal samples for analysis. After they have been quarantined for an appropriate time and treated as necessary they will join my current group in a naturalistic vivarium.

Here is a shot of my current group's home. They will be moving to a larger viv after the new additions are out of quarantine, the current 12x12x18 is way too small for 16 frogs.

 

[ariana]

wow!! nice group tony

 

[gitrdone0420]

Tony, where do you get your frogs? I am really starting to get way into them!

 

[thegeckoguy23]

O thats kewl

 

[Tony C]

Tony, where do you get your frogs? I am really starting to get way into them!

All over the place. Is there any particular species you are interested in?

 

[robin]

tony those are some beautiful frogs! congrats and i am glad you have some females!

 

[gitrdone0420]

All over the place. Is there any particular species you are interested in?

hmm... Not really in particular. I love Red Eyed tree frogs, but then again who doesn't? I would like something that I could potentially put in with my Barking Tree Frog if that is safe? I have him in an 18X18X18 Exoterra vivarium full of live plants.
If not, I would love to make new vivs! What do you recommend? lol.

 

[Taquiq]

Nice group!

 

[Tony C]

hmm... Not really in particular. I love Red Eyed tree frogs, but then again who doesn't? I would like something that I could potentially put in with my Barking Tree Frog if that is safe? I have him in an 18X18X18 Exoterra vivarium full of live plants.
If not, I would love to make new vivs! What do you recommend? lol.

As a general rule mixed species enclosures are not advisable, they are best suited to experienced froggers who are very familiar with the species being mixed and who have large (dimensions measured in feet) enclosures available.

Red eyes are what I would consider an intermediate species, they are more sensitive to less than ideal conditions than "starter" frogs, but not as delicate as poison dart frogs or some of the more difficult tree frogs. If you are comfortable with vivarium design and basic frog care then red eyes should not prove difficult, especially if you start with captive bred adults or subadults. Wild caught or younger froglets are best suited to more experienced keepers.

 

[robin]

what about those clow frog or something like that?

 

[Tony C]

what about those clow frog or something like that?

They are similar in care and difficulty level to red eyes. The major difference is that they are much smaller and take smaller food items.

 

[thegeckoguy23]

LOL ya smaller animals eat smaller things...most of the time