Help me please !!

[Inguma]

I have recently buy Ceratophrys cornuta and I am worried about him ingesting to much of the sphagnum moose.

......is dangerous for my pacman frog?? Thank you very much






Best regards;
Imanol

[Wambli]

I use organic top soil and sphagnum moss on top of the top soil in my tanks. I have dumpys, red eyes and grays... It is what they recomend for live vivaruims...

Furnish your terrarium with a good substrate – an inch or two (2.5-5 cm) of additive-free top soil is the best option because top soil contains natural, helpful bacteria which can better stabilise the waste your frogs will produce in between cleanings. Alternatively you can use coconut fibre (sold as bed-a-beast, terrarium soil, and other names). Coconut fibre does not have the balance of natural bacteria that is found in top soil and tends to sour sooner.

[tylototriton]

I would try to limit how much he ingests. With certain substrates frogs (or any animals) can develop gut impactions that occur when they swallow too much bedding and it becomes impacted in their intestinal tract. I have never heard of this happening with spaghnum, but I would actively try to not have him eat bedding. As for the other substrates, my favorite bedding for Ceratophrys is moist paper towel. It's not very attractive, but they can't eat it, and it can be changed easily. With large terrestrial frogs like this you need to change the bedding and water very very often so ammonia and other nasty things don't build up and kill your pet. That being said, spaghnum is my second choice for these frogs. Maybe try feeding in an area with no bedding? Either way, a little spaghnum will not kill him if ingested.

Alex

[Inguma]

Thank you very much for the information







....all the best

Imanol

[Inguma]

One picture of this pacman frog ....

[Kurt]

That frog is gorgeous!

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

That's an amazing frog. But isn't C. Cornuta supposed to be really hard to care for or something?

[Tom Highum]

Welome. That pacman has some of the most amazing green I have ever seen in one.

I am worried about him ingesting to much of the sphagnum moose.

I don't think a frog could eat a moose. But if it could I would worry about him digesting the antlers.

[Kurt]

I don't think a frog could eat a moose.

Yes, they can, I have seen it. There is this place in the wilds of Maine where bullfrogs get big enough to eat mooses, black bears, and so on. I went there once with some friends, it was like something out of Jurassic Park. First there was "ooh", "ah", then there was running and screaming as the frogs began to eat my friends. I was lucky to escape with my life.

[Tom Highum]

Hmm I don't think so. I heard they were chorus frogs. Also what kind of paper towel is it? Is it an all natural no bleach paper towel?

[Kurt]

Who has the time to properly ID killer frogs, especially when your running for your life?!

[Inguma]

Thank you very much everybody
.......... another question I have is:
How can I tell if it's male or female







Cheers
Imanol

[googie]

Hi:

The easiest way to avoid any impaction issues is 2 fold:

1) One way is to have a separate feeding chamber (tupperware of some kind), and feed your animal there. This way you can decorate your habitat the way you want. The spagnum moss does help maintain the humidity levels if misted regularly. My ornata likes to sleep under it, in a substrate of cocunut fiber underneath.

2) Both my African Bullfrog (edulus) and my Ornata will eat out of their water dishes, and thus no issues with impaction here. Obviously change the water regularly.

Choice number two has the benefit of limiting the amount of handling.

Hope this helps.

Chris

[John]

Horned Frogs generally don't tame down that well, which is a pity. I put my African Bullfrogs in a plastic wash basin that they sell for dishes at Walmart, and I put it on a coffee table in the TV room. I feed the frogs while I watch TV!

[googie]

Hi Guys:

Have to agree with John. Given the option I will usually feed my horned frog out of his water dish. He is rather "grumpy." Although recently I have a schedule of feeding him late at night, 11:00 PM, and if things remain quiet usually he will let me put him in a separate conatiner and he will eat away. Why 11:00pm, well it needs to be quiet, which correlates strongly with my 7 year old being fast asleep !

My AFB (edulus) is generally fine to handle before being fed. Once he starts it is very much like a shark feeding frenzy, and wiggling fingers would be a big no no.

Both are very enjoyable in their own way.

Chris

[Inguma]

Hello,

Thank you very much for the recommendations,now eats very well and soon will make a year since the purchase, only now I have a question, knowing your sex.For the moment I have not heard singing so maybe could be a female.

...there is some other form of sex difference apart from singing and size ?






Thanks again

[googie]

Hello:

I am not 100 % sure, but I believe besides size, vocalization, that in most horned frogs the male will possess more coloration on the throat when fully mature. I know in my ornata that this is very much the case, as he has a good amount of speckling. I had read this in a good amount of material, but I am hesitant to say that it is 100 % accurate.

I heard mention of trying to sex by the shape of their snout, (males more blunt, female more pointed) yet this seems questionable at best.

Perhaps if John reads this he may be able to add this.

Hope it is of some help.

Chris