First of all, when I ask everyone "is this a male or female bullfrog?" I'm asking for everyones opinion. I am not a beginner at all with breeding any type animal. I have bred hamsters 6 times, fire belly toads 3 times, american toads 2 times, african dwarf frogs 2 times,red backed salamanders, spotted salamanders,crested geckos, bull frogs, leopard frogs, and wood frogs. So don't think that I am a beginner at caring for any type of herp is a problem for me. I just have not tried to breed pixie frogs before.
Anyways I'm not a crazy person trying to find a hormone I don't know anything about. My dad is a Naturalpathic Doctor who used to be a vet. He is ordering me natural growth hormone for animals that will not affect the frogs in any type of bad way. Again I am only asking for opinions.
My opinion is simple don't do it 1000+ frogs is a MASSIVE number to take care of
-Tyler
1-African BullFrog-Rex
1-Bearded Dragon-Stubble
1-Vield Chameleon-Pascal
2-Green Iguanas- LeeRoy and Spike
2- Sulcata Torts- Chunk and Scoot
1-Argentine BWxRed Tegu-Kirby
Ok thanks thats all I needed
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Raising frogs from tadpoles is not breeding them... Congrats on breeding hamsters, that must have been very difficult...
Try all you want, suit yourself, but I am just concerned for your frogs. You will most likely be unsuccessful, and just stress out your frogs.
If you are successful, you will crash the market when you try to find homes for 4 thousand frogs. Sounds like a lose-lose to me.
Why are you so full of yourself is it really that hard just to tell me that i shouldnt breed them? Whats wrong with you?
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Honestly not being judgmental I don't think your female has enough weight on her if you are goin to do this give her another season to grow a bit more. My rule is my breeders should be at least 18 months old preferably 2 years old but that's just me (and it also varies depending in species an reptiles)
-Tyler
1-African BullFrog-Rex
1-Bearded Dragon-Stubble
1-Vield Chameleon-Pascal
2-Green Iguanas- LeeRoy and Spike
2- Sulcata Torts- Chunk and Scoot
1-Argentine BWxRed Tegu-Kirby
Your dad is ordering natural growth hormones? I think this says it all.
Good work AB. Can't wait to see what you produce. Put me down for 10 frogletts.
-----------------
Thanks
DW
........................................
Thanks
DW
Haha I promise
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Put me down for 10 hamsters!
I have some frozen thawed hamsters that you could try and breed.
-----------------
Thanks
DW
........................................
Thanks
DW
Ya that will probably work!
Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD
Btw, does anyone have any experience with pixie frog amplexus. If you do then what was your problem with the female not laying eggs? Was she trying to get him off or was he just jumping back off and on all the time?
Yes. Human growth hormone injected into the ovaries and testicles.
-----------------
Thanks
DW
........................................
Thanks
DW
Does regular human growth hormone work as much as animal hormone? Because of what I have researched, LHRHa is the best for amphibians all all sorts.
Females just don't drop no one is 100% sure why
-Tyler
1-African BullFrog-Rex
1-Bearded Dragon-Stubble
1-Vield Chameleon-Pascal
2-Green Iguanas- LeeRoy and Spike
2- Sulcata Torts- Chunk and Scoot
1-Argentine BWxRed Tegu-Kirby
That's how I have two kids...
AB.... do not use human growth hormone on anything. That was a joke for SCF and the F/T hamsters.
BTW...just for clarity here as I tend to get carried away in my own twisted humor... amplexus does not mean they are breeding as I'm sure you know. One risk you are taking is that your female will become stressed and could even be drowned by the male by allowing this to continue.
Your frogs are not breeding age nor size. I honestly wish you the best in your frog keeping, but hope you take the advice given here in regard to breeding.
Using hormone injections runs a good chance of killing your frogs. There's a whole lot more to it than just pumping in some hormone and throwing them in a tank.
There is a brumation period prior to breeding and you have to have the timing right for both the male and female frogs. You have to have a rain chamber. Be prepared for a couple thousand tadpoles that morph out in just a few weeks. Realize the cost of a thousand plus baby frogs and the amount of food they will require.
Locasio has posted the process here previously. If you are interested in pursuing this, do the research first. Don't half a$$ it and kill your frogs...not to mention the deaths of a couple thousand babies should by some miracle you were to actually accomplish viable eggs.
-----------------
Thanks
DW
........................................
Thanks
DW
would human growth hormones work as much as animal ones?
No dude. That was a joke.
-----------------
Thanks
DW
........................................
Thanks
DW
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)