The Firebellies are hungry

[Tony C]

I walked into the room and found these guys doing their best to get at the crickets in the cage next door. :main_laugh:

 

[spykerherps]

Cool! very nice looking Fire bellies. I used to keep several groups of them. They were one of my first herps I kept . seeing these guys makes me want to get back into them.

Are those CB or WC?

 

[Tony C]

As far as I know they are wild caught.

 

[robin]

very cool! how long have you been keeping them?

 

[Tony C]

I have had this group for a little over six months, but I also had a group back in the 90s for about 6 years, and one male during my first couple of years in the Navy before I was sent out to a ship.

 

[robin]

what other kinds of frogs do you keep?

 

[Tony C]

Red Eyed Tree Frogs, both normal and xanthic, Phyllomedusa hypocondrialis, Pacific Tree Frogs, and I have a group of Yellow Eyed Tree Frogs (Agalychnis annae) coming next month.

 

[Tony C]

I posted a bunch of pics back in my intro thread.

 

[robin]

whoa tony you have an excellent collection! do you plan on breeding your frogs?

 

[Tony C]

I only plan on breeding the RETFs this season. I would breed the P. hypocondrialis, but lucky me got all males when I bought my group, so I need to track down some females first. I don't plan to breed the Firebellies or Pacifics as both are illegal to sell in Oregon.

 

[robin]

well your red eye tree frog group sure is gorgeous! more pictures please?

 

[Tony C]

Normals

Xanthics
Bad cell phone pic, but it shows how tiny they were:

 

[robin]

those regular ones are stunning is color but those xanthics sure are unique!

 

[leogecko88]

Your frogs are gorgeous! I love their bright red eyes! Are the females bigger than the males?

 

[Tony C]

Thanks! Females are quite a bit bigger than males. The amplexed pair on the glass show the size difference well, both are fully grown adults.

 

[gitrdone0420]

Awe, I love firebellies. My BF has a few.