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Happy frog, cultural beginnings

Freaky froglet — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:59:03 GMT

Firstly, frank has been eating really well. He appears to be using his tongue better or that might be my imagination but he is definitely a lot better at identifying and snatching food up.
He's had a good amount of the multivitamin over the last week or so. Things are looking up! :)
I noticed that a fair amount of my waxworms had pupated so I have began (I hope) a culture of them. It was easy enough to find a beginners guide to the food mix for them, I've taken a tall Tupperware tub from the kitchen and my Mum is now missing a pop sock :D
The experiment begins!

sigh of relief

Freaky froglet — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:19:45 GMT

I've now physically witnessed Frank eat a waxworm covered in the mixed powders frogsmile
The relief is considerable!
Hopefully this is the beginning of the recovery from short tongue. Feeding guides for the multivitamins would suggest that I dust with the mixed once a week and the calcium D3 every other time but I'll obviously have to tailor this to Frank. I don't want to overdose him but in the same vein I don't want to under supply him when he is obviously deficient. More reading required methinks.

Eat!!!

Freaky froglet — Sun, 19 May 2013 21:51:11 GMT

We are now on day 4/5 of Frank not eating (again!)
I'm not worrying (lies), as I think this must be a cyclical thing, he does it with such regularity.
He definitely shed and again, he's a lot larger. I know sometimes frogs go off their food when shedding but I'm so anxious about his need to get multivitamins into him- especially the vitamin A to counteract the short tongue- I really want to see him get the vitamins into him.
Update: *I think he may have eaten a waxworm dusted with calcium, D3 and multivitamin*

need help!

expresstiffani — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:01:22 GMT

I have a couple of situations. First I got this tree frog that has an injured leg and its opan and white with red on it and he can't climb tha tank and he is not eating. I tryed using neosporin with out that medicated part but that still does not seem to work. He won't eat and is getting really skinny. I think its red tree leg but im not sure. I got him online and he could have caught it because he was stressed he was like this when they shipped him to me. :( I don't know if i can save him. cant afford to take him to tha vet right now. Then in the othar tank I have 4 white tree frogs just like him and a couple of them their skin is peeling won is peling around the nose and eye and the other one is peling on the mouth area tha other two are fine so I just don't get it. They were around the one that had the injured leg until i seperated him but their injury doesn't look like his. The two are fine though. The ones that have their skin peeling are eating still a lot. I did have a plant lily in their but I took it out cause I think won of the frogs started itching. Is their anything i can give them if its an allergy? Thanks all for your help appreciate the help i can get. Their temp in thear tank is 74 to 80 and I spray tha tank with spring water every hour like im supposed to and I give them spring water to swim in and they have frog moss and reptile bark in thear tanks.:(

1st post

Freaky froglet — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:33:23 GMT

I thought perhaps I could use this blog to keep note of Frank and his vitamin issues. frogsmile
Firstly, I'm glad I've started to keep a track of his feeding and bathing/pooping schedule even though it felt a little weird at first. I've noticed a definite pattern emerging of his eating for two or three days, a two day break during which he relieves himself in the water then back to eating on the third day.
This has also allowed me to tailor his dusting of calcium and vitamin D3 better and hopefully when his multi vitamins arrive it means I can dose him properly without worrying about him not eating it or the dust wiping off on the soil.
At the moment I'm not sure how bad on the general scale his (what I assume is) short tongue is. After watching a video I took of him last year feeding he is definitely not using it properly and more bashes his face towards the soil.
I hope the multivitamins work as fast as the calcium supplement worked for him. Time will tell.

The hacker in me wants to take on another project.

Louis Charles Bruckner — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:53:55 GMT

Well since the IP cam/ laser cat toy I hacked together last week
I have had another brain storm.

I know that a lot of keepers would love to keep an eye on their pets
when they are away.

I have a few of these cheap IP cameras lying around some of them are broken some are ok.

Well when you actually take one apart there really not all that complicated.
You have the following inside the camera.
A digital CCD board that's actually the sensing element of the camera and the lens.
A LED module that emits infrared light for when the camera is in night vision mode
Two small stepper motors that do the pan and tilt of the camera.
To limit switches to detect where the camera is at the beginning and end of the pan and the beginning end of the tilt.

And one main board that has all the electronics on it.
Everything inside the camera plugs together with small cables and it's not hard to unplug and reengineer the camera.

What I'm thinking of doing is using rods from a scanner and the shuttle of the scanner to move front and back and left and right at the top of the enclosure of the terrarium. kind of like a plotter.
In all actuality parts from an old scanner would be a perfect testbed for this. It would have all the necessary cables and mechanical parts to make the shuttle with the camera on it.
I would just have to set up the little stepper motors to drive the shuttle and the limit switches so the shuttle will stop at the right points so it won't bind up the motors..
Another feature I would love to have is to be able to remotely check the temperature and humidity from remote.
Now since I already have a temperature and humidity controller I could probably just simply put the display of the controller at one corner of the enclosure where the camera can see it. That would be an easy way of doing it but then it will make it kind of hard to see it when I am in front of the tank.

Well I think I have a good concept going.And I think I have all the parts I need so it's time to get cracking.

More to come soon.

This is not the place to ask for help.

Louis Charles Bruckner — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:31:05 GMT

Yes I know I am not a moderator but I see this all too often
people asking for help or advice in this area.

This area does not get looked at by the vast majority of the people that can help you.
Do your self a favor and click on the forum tab above to the left of the blog tab
or just click HERE
and choose from the list of forum areas that fit best to your needs.

Now if you really want to start a care blog of a frog or a build of a vivairum or terrarium by all means please do. bigapplause

Thanks I had to get that off my chest. :o

Sick Budgett Frog

kar2888 — Fri, 03 May 2013 18:09:31 GMT

New to the forum, I have a sick 2 year old budgett frog. She's always been healthy and a hearty eater. Last night she was completely unresponsive. Thought she was dead, but I put my finger towards her eye and she blinked. Can't get her to the vet because their only opening is on monday. I change her water everyday, and use dechlorinated water. Put her in about 2 inches of spring water, but don't know what else to do.

Sick/hurt african clawed frog....

Christin — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:11:46 GMT

Hi I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out what is going on with my froggie friend. A couple days ago he had his left hand sticking up out of the water and I noticed it was red, lookng closer it looked like it was mssing. I immediately did a water and used some melafix.

He is housed in a 40 gallon with another acf, 2 goldfish, 2 dalmation mollies, a few mickey mouse moons, an apple snail and a couple algae eaters. There are two filters whisper (20-40gal) and a fluval u3 (24-40gal). There is also a bubbler and plenty of decorations (I.e. boat, plants, sea shells) with gravel and marble substrate.

I have been watching him very closely and noticed his fingers are regenerating already, it's only been 3 days :) but his other hand has a reddish color to it, his skin looks possibly like fungus has hit him, like he is shedding. He also has a small bump on his lower back.....so needless to say I'm kind of freaking out.

hi :)

WideEyed — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:42:19 GMT

Originally Posted by WideEyed

I'm Jerry :afro: .. im new to owning amphibians, and im also new to the forum.infact, i've never even been part of a forum before so this is all new to mesurprisedfroglol..i'm hoping to become an active member of this page,as well as getting some solid information on frogs!(specifically Fire Bellied Toads and Pacman Frogs at the moment)

but for now,i'd just like to introduce myself and say Hello Everyone :p

Fire Bellied Toad lifespan?

Bearded Box Turtle 68 — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 18:25:14 GMT

I am most likely getting an African Clawed Frog. I have a 20 gallon long setup and have yet to do anything with it. I was thinking about Fire Bellied Toads the other day but i am not sure about the lifespan of them. I have heard 5 and 30. I would really like an honest response of the lifespan so i know what i am getting myself in to. (Such as how long i'll have my frog). Thank you for any replies.

White Dumpy Problem

Shnooks N Olly — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:55:16 GMT

Hey everyone. I've recently noticed a problem with my white dumpy tree frog, and I've been attempting to research the condition further, but have had no luck.

My tree frog, Shnooks, is about 7 years old and within the last 3 months lost her friend/cage mate to old age. She has had strange symptoms such tilting her head to the left, her left eye seems a bit swollen as well, and she swims in circles in her water dish. I've also noticed her left ear is smaller as well. She still has an appetite and is eating normally, but I suspect some kind of neurological problem.

Anytime she is in her water dish, she spins in a circle constantly and doesn't stop for a while. The dish is shallow enough to where she can't 'drown', but this is still a concern.

Again, the main symptoms I've spotted are the tilt of the head, swelling of the eye, and a smaller ear. Other than that, coloring, appetite, shedding/molting is normal.

Does anyone have an idea or possibly know what is going on? If so, is this treatable by home-remedies or should I consult a veterinarian?

Do fire belly toads need calcium dusting?

firebelliedtoadz — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:17:14 GMT

Originally Posted by Kristenmarie211

Think it would be dangerous if they ate zebra danios?

Probably not.

Squeaky Frog

Rock Lessing — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:08:41 GMT

Hi everyone... Filmed and took pictures of this beauty last night.
It squeaked like a mouse and jumped away when I tried to pick it up.

Spotted marsh frogs

Peg2000 — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:57:15 GMT

I have recently brought two spotted marsh frogs from my local pet store. I was just wondering what kind of soil I should use in their terrarium? At the moment I have just got pebbles on the bottom and about 5cm of water.

White Tree Frog Vivarium Tank enclosure, im having serious issues and i just dont onderstand why......help :(

Chris Craven — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:51:13 GMT

Ok i once owned 7 white Tree Frogs, and 1 Golden tree frog in an enclouse, 5 whites were babies, 1 white (todd) is an adulence and still kicking, and the Golden Tree Frog (Thaddious) is still kicking, but TODD is VERY Dark Green shich isnt like him, he is lethargic and sluggish......all of my other Whites passed very suddenly like over night, i am seriously alarmed and concerned (outside of the financial cost) These poor guys dont deserve this. I very much enjoy having my little friends but i just cant seem to keep them, i will follow up this post with a video and pictures of my guys and the tank setup.

Being sold as a giant?

ejh805 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:24:24 GMT

The seller got back with me w the pics of the frogs that just came in from Mozambique.

He would appreciate if the members here would give our ruling as to whether or not any of these are P. adspersus. I believe they are all edulis or other non true giant subspecies. However a general consensus would be quite nice.

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Ybot — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:16:45 GMT

What is a Blue Phase Whites Tree Frog's mating season (Month)

pacman frog eating skin

matt19 — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:02:51 GMT

okay a have a green pacman frog and it seems to be fine. very active. eating well. temperature and humidity is right. but every night he comes out of his hole, goes to the middle of his enclosure, and sheds and eats his skin. i know pacman frogs do this, but this is the third day in a row he has done the same exact thing. is this normal?

Wondering

Ybot — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:02:45 GMT

Can Blue Dumpy Tree frogs go in the same cage with a blue phase whites tree frog?frogsmile

Looking for a Little grass tree frogs

Jessie — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 20:14:32 GMT

yeah my Hubby wants to get some more Little grass frogs(he wants it to have a girlfriend:D)but friends would suffice to keep ours company. We will probably have to go catch on But if anyones on here That has any and saves one from us kidnapping ones from outdoors let us know

I need a Blue dumpy tree frog

Ybot — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 01:30:17 GMT

Does anyone have a female blue dumpy tree frog for sale?
I have a male but can't seem to find anybody who sells them.
I already have a male and they will go in the same cage.
Will drive anywhere in colorado to get them.

My toad have been Too lazy

Canetoadgirl — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 02:49:26 GMT

Hi,for a few days my toad belly have getting like some dark brown spot.Also he is being too lazy:(,he eats,"drink" well.I'm very worried for him
.

adult pixie pair for sale

jrf79 — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:40:07 GMT

I have 2 three yr old adult pixies for sale. One male and other female.. the male croaks real loud and the other never did... fed a balanced diet...looking to downsize my collection....make me a offer.....jrf79@aol.com

Concern: Juvenile Whites tree frog not eating and climbing!

jedmed1 — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:03:37 GMT

I have had a Whites tree frog (named Pluto) for about 4 or 5 months now. I used to feed him mealworms, but have now switched over to crickets. For the past few weeks he hasn't been eating. He has also been staying on the ground by his water dish. I change the water daily, spot clean the cage( even though I don't see poop anymore), and clean the whole thing every month. I keep the temps at 70-75 during the day and drop to 65-70 at night. I keep his humidity always at 70 or above. I have noticed that he has been shedding more than he should lately. I don't know what is wrong and what like to know so i can help him. :(

New Pacman Owner

maltese1996 — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 22:42:08 GMT

Hi... i need some help today i bought an albino pacman frog ..... in one of his back legs he does not have any toes and he don't dig and he didn't eat too :(:(... he just stayed facing a corner and stayed there is it normal ? any help would be appreciated thank you

Help...white foamy bubbles......

deranged chipmunk — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:40:36 GMT

Originally Posted by redneckgirl

If I put any more water into the tank, they are going to loose their beach area. I dont have any thing in the water area, i put some bulbs in there for plants but they are just now starting to grow. Will it affect them if i put more water? I know they like to stay in the deep area of the tank, there is just enough water where they stretch out and their nose just is out of the water. Sorry I have so many questions.

questions are no biggie. can you post a pic of the tank? it would help me help you :)

Help with humidity

madkatjr — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:45:17 GMT

38 Years I have waited for a pet frog. Yesterday for my Birthday my family had bought me two beautiful Monkey Tree Frogs. I set there home up yesterday and they seem to be doing very well. Were soaking up in the water this morning and both did very well with their meal. Me and my girls really had a lot of fun watching them this morning. Unfortunately, I am concerned that the humidity is way too high for these lil guys. It was at 70%, any suggestions on how I can get this lowered for their proper humidity level?

no more singing!!

charlie62 — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:55:03 GMT

hi all. im new to captive toads and have 8 firebellied toads. untill recent my toads sang most days mainly at night. i have not heard them for about two weeks now. do they only sing when they wish to mate or is it a year round trait. they seem to get on and hang together but the singing has come to a standstill. Also ive noticed that when they grab a cricket they jump in the water as if to seal its fate or getaway. is this normal. thanks in anticipationsurprisedfrog

Pugs and Frogs from Australia

PUGSANDFROGS — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:24:21 GMT

Originally Posted by PUGSANDFROGS

Hi all.

I am fairly new to the frog world. After a serious illness my daughter wanted a pet of her own. At the pet store they had spotted burrowing frogs and tadpoles so thats how we got started.

We didn't have success with this type of frog so a few months later they had the common brown tree frogs of the Adelaide hills and we tried those. We had great success and the following summer invested in some tadpoles of the same type which all successfully morphed into frogs. We have 8. 3 of them are 2 years old and 5 of them are 1 year old.

I then found some Perons Tree frogs and they are quite fascinating and large with strong voices. We have 5 adults.

Then last year I purchased 2 large Green and Gold Bell Frogs. They are stunning and sadly in decline in Australia. When our Govt. built the Homebush Stadium for the Sydney Olympics they had to rehome around 3000 of this species. It didn't work and they are now listed as Vulnerable. So a month ago when the same pet store was selling tadpoles I bought the whole lot and hope that I can get them breeding in the future and get them back into the wild. This little guy is just over a week old and is around 2 cms long.

surprisedfrog
Have I had a weekend. All 6 of the little guys morphed with some clearly taking to the task of eating well. I check them each day and do a head count, change water etc. and on Friday morning I found the littlest one (the last one to morph) all curled up like a rock. When I touched it it felt like wood and in my mind was clearly dead. I cried for a while then went back to take him (I call all mine hims until I know different) and bury him in the garden and saw that he had moved slightly. I then panicked and thought okay he needs water. So I doused him in special frog water and then he moved again but was clearly on life support. I then got a top of a bottle filled it with only so much water that he could lay in without drowning and then sat for two hours (didn't go to work) and watched as he came back to life. Some hours later he jumped out of the "spa" but in my mind was clearly still struggling. I couldn't tell whether he has been eating so decided to take him out and place him in a home all of his own until I could nurse him back to health. My daughter suggested I send a friend with him to keep him warm (as they do like to snuggle up together). We call it "stack o frogs". So the two littlest dudes are now in ICU (The Intensive Care Unit) and I worked out last night, that this little guy doesn't know or doesn't know how to get into his water pond. So I gently place him in his bottle top every day and yesterday, whilst he was in, a cricket jumped in and he ate it. This is the first time I think he has eaten in a week.
Phew. I just hope I can get him stronger. frogsmile

Happy Frogs

froghugger — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 18:23:32 GMT

They have fit in niceliy together. The male african clawed frog has been enthusiastically amplexing with the female. I don't think the female is interested at the moment because she hasn't produced any eggs. Other then that, clear skies for Freddie and Mia!

My New Addition

froghugger — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:19:03 GMT

Just added an adult male ACF into a tank with my female! SO EXCITED to see where this little friendship or hopefully relationship will go!
:D I'll keep you guys posted on how they're doing!

Please Help! Rococo Toad in need...

tosid01 — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:41:21 GMT

Originally Posted by tosid01

I have a Rococo Toad age 5 maybe 6 who recently shed his skin, he has done this before without issue. A few days later he has what looks like abrasions / irritation behind his eyes, bloody to oozy discharge. I have been treating with Neosporin to prevent infection x2 days. What else is there I can do to help my lil guy out? I can try to post pictures if it would be helpful. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Tom

Tank Sizes

froghugger — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 01:16:41 GMT

Hi, I currently have a VERY LARGE female African Golden Clawed Frog and in a few days she's going to be joined by a slightly smaller adult male. Is a long 15 gallon tank big enough if they want to breed? The tank is bare (doesn't have anything in it) and I was wondering if she was to lay eggs would she need something to lay them on, like a rock?

My pacman frog

JTOOFUL15 — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 12:02:46 GMT

I just got a apricot albino baby pacman frog I have him in 16 qt./15 L. Tube with a heat mat and a water dish.He ate crickets for the first few days but now he won't eat one please if any body can help I'll really appreciate it.

Cane toad sexing

toadstillcane — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 14:57:43 GMT

Originally Posted by Truffs1178

I know it isn't completely accurate but can anyone tell me if there is any way to determin the sex of a baby Cane Toad because I would like a female so I don't want to buy it only to find out its a male.

Hi I've just bought 2 wc cane toads and I suspect that I've got a male which has a black lines on his nose lips I will take photographs of different aspects of toads also females are rounder an slightly lighter hope this helps

Whites

Skip4cy — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 22:54:16 GMT

Originally Posted by Skip4cy

My whites tree frog is about 2 years old. He has always eaten very well, but for some reason he has not eaten now for 6 days. We have tried hand feeding him, putting him in a separate cage for a day with a number of live crickets and nothing is working. Any idea why this may be and or any ideas on how to get him to eat? Thank you

Pregnant Australian Green Tree Frog!

FroggerLover — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:41:31 GMT

Hello Again!
My previous post was about a cut on my frog. The cut is healing nicely! :D But now I just noticed she is pregnant!!! surprisedfrog
The problems I have now are, I do not have a male to fertilise the eggs. Will they live?, or is it necessary to have the male. My other problem...when will the eggs hatch??? i have had my frog for 3 weeks and I do not know how long it will be until she has the eggs! Please help! I never expected this to happen and i want to know what i am getting into! frogsmile

The Boys?! (March 10th)

SongsAboutRainbows — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:56:13 GMT

More broken croaking noises like I've heard from YouTube calling videos, but only three times, and by the time I'd got to the tank, no sign of any more... just Ritty shedding.

Our `boys' might be boys!

SongsAboutRainbows — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:46:33 GMT

Bertie's sides were contracting in and out twice and at the same time there was a medium-pitched, broken croaking sound. I didn't see his throat so I can't be sure it was him but I'm sure the sound and his sides moving were simultaneous!

He's only about 10-11months old but it seems we may have a boy! We'll find out for sure in the next few months :)