Sleeping giant 3/10/2011

That is cool. Maybe if you turn up the heat and poor warm water on him then he probably will wake up. I'm not saying that it will 100% work but try it and see what happens.

Originally Posted by Eel Noob

Since he won't wake up decided to snap pictures of him sleeping.









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depends how long he has been asleep if you want him awake then warm water will do the trick he looks like he is enjoying his nap anyway,

cheers spencer.............

Nice looking male! Hes pretty big right?

Cheers!

Cool pics dude you don't see many pics of them in there shell. To wake him he should be placed in a container of water about half the height of his body. Pouring water on top isn't always enough to soften the skin enough to break out.


Chubbz recently woke up. He's eating but doesn't quite have is normal appetite back yet.

Thanks everyone.


He has been under for almost 6 months now. He has turned himself around a few times and moved dirts around a bit the last couple of days but just hasn't completely come out of his shell yet. I might put him in water later on tonight

Originally Posted by Eel Noob

Thanks everyone.


He has been under for almost 6 months now. He has turned himself around a few times and moved dirts around a bit the last couple of days but just hasn't completely come out of his shell yet. I might put him in water later on tonight

Well let us know how that works. You might know this but don't peel the shell off becasue they don't like that , and it could kill them so be very patient.

Originally Posted by Eel Noob

Thanks everyone.


He has been under for almost 6 months now. He has turned himself around a few times and moved dirts around a bit the last couple of days but just hasn't completely come out of his shell yet. I might put him in water later on tonight

wow 6 months thats a long time, i would of bottled out by now and had him in a warm bath lol, i thought they were suposed to go in for a bout 3 month although i no in the wild depending on the weather they can go a lot longer, anyway keep us posted when he is juiced back up and on the feed

cheers spencer................

From what I understand, they can spend the majority of a year underground on average.
In droughts they can even spend 1-2 years under, possibly more.

Sorry for this negative information to the guy who owns the frog, but they can be under for 3 years. That is what I heard, but don't worry they only burrow in the first place because it is like 70 or below in the winter.

Temperatures play a role, but the main reason they go under is a lack of moisture above. The water drys up relatively quickly and if they don't go under they will too.