My new friend, Albino Horned Frog, Graboule !

[GRABibus]

Hey;
so, here is my new pet :










Albino Horned Frog, bought today at a french pet store.
He/She was in very good conditions at the pet store, and he/she is very reactive and high feeding response at the moment. No stress at all in his/her new environment. Accpets already the tong with no problem.

Temporary enclosure : he/she is in a breeding box with some blond peat without fertilizers and with mineral water bowl.
Everything is in a 18x18x18 Exo Terra heated with a 75W heating cable.
Light is very smooth, ReptiGlo 13W UVB2.0, attenuated.

Let's hope everything will go well !

[GrifTheGreat]

Looks good GRABibus!

[GRABibus]

I have a big doubt : is it an albino or a lemon lime ?

[Louch]

It's beautiful!!!

Oh, I wanna hug her/him XD

[GRABibus]

It's beautiful!!!

Oh, I wanna hug her/him XD

Thanks !

[GRABibus]

Can you please tell me which type exactly he/she is ?
I thought about an albino, but I have a doubt.

I checked on internet to compare, but I still doubt

Albino ?
Lemon lime ?
Lime green ?
Other?

Many thanks in advance.

[GrifTheGreat]

Can you please tell me which type exactly he/she is ?
I thought about an albino, but I have a doubt.

I checked on internet to compare, but I still doubt

Albino ?
Lemon lime ?
Lime green ?
Other?

Many thanks in advance.

Lol! GRABibus it is an albino. Lime green, yellow with green spots(Lemon Lime), and few other morphs are Albino morphs. As long as it has red eyes(and the eyes are red) it is an albino. It is a normal albino.

[GRABibus]

Thanks!
But I would like to know which morph it is.
Lime green ? Lemon Lime? Other ?

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks!
But I would like to know which morph it is.
Lime green ? Lemon Lime? Other ?

There isn't a name for a regular albino other than Albino. They are normally yellow with some peach, green, pink, and red on them with red eyes.

Like this one.

[Blaze1]

Lol.
Grifs correct definitely looks like a regular albino. Great lookin cranwelli

[GRABibus]

Today I made a first bath to clean her/him and to make her/him pooping.
Until now, she/he is a really good eater, accepts the tong and eats little pieces of canadian nightcrawlers, red runner roaches and crickets (Of course with calcium + vit D3).

Here is a feeding video during her/his bath : I liked the way she/he tried to catch this roach which bothered her/him




I go on holidays end of next week and she/he won't eat during 10 days. This is why I feed her/him everyday until this date.

[GrifTheGreat]

Today I made a first bath to clean her/him and to make her/him pooping.
Until now, she/he is a really good eater, accepts the tong and eats little pieces of canadian nightcrawlers, red runner roaches and crickets (Of course with calcium + vit D3).

Here is a feeding video during her/his bath : I liked the way she/he tried to catch this roach which bothered her/him




I go on holidays end of next week and she/he won't eat during 10 days. This is why I feed her/him everyday until this date.

Hope you have someone to care for your frogs for those 10 days. You can't leave them uncared for, for that length of time. Someone will have to mist the enclosure, feed the frog, change its water, and spot clean for poop. Otherwise you will return home to a dead frog GRABibus.

[GRABibus]

Yes, someone will come to mist and remove poops.
For 10 days, no problem without food if well fed 2 weeks before. She/he won't die because she/he didn't eat during 10 days.
By the way, I have asked to this person to feed her/him with a dead pinky. This person never cared frogs before. I explained everything and hope it will go well.
I will remove the water bowl and mist a lot the substrate before leaving. I will add enough substrate so that she/he can burry of she/he needs to.

Maybe I should transfer her/him in his 18x18x18x Exo Terra before my holiday.
At least, the space will be higher and it will be better than a small breeding box if there are poops for some days.
What's your opinion?

For the Pyxie, she is burried since 4 days. She pooped just before and the substrate is pefectly clean.
She can stay easily one month without food, especially when she is burried.
Someone will mist the substrate during 2 days.

[paul3col]

Nice looking frog. If your friend has never fed a frog with a pinkie you should have backup food just in case. Mine ate pinkies in the store but I can't get him to take one.

[GrifTheGreat]

Yes, someone will come to mist and remove poops.
For 10 days, no problem without food if well fed 2 weeks before. She/he won't die because she/he didn't eat during 10 days.
By the way, I have asked to this person to feed her/him with a dead pinky. This person never cared frogs before. I explained everything and hope it will go well.
I will remove the water bowl and mist a lot the substrate before leaving. I will add enough substrate so that she/he can burry of she/he needs to.

Maybe I should transfer her/him in his 18x18x18x Exo Terra before my holiday.
At least, the space will be higher and it will be better than a small breeding box if there are poops for some days.
What's your opinion?

For the Pyxie, she is burried since 4 days. She pooped just before and the substrate is pefectly clean.
She can stay easily one month without food, especially when she is burried.
Someone will mist the substrate during 2 days.

The Pyxi may be ok, but your Albino is basically still a baby. They require daily feedings to every other day. 10 days is far too long for one this young not to eat without some consiquences.

Moving into a new environment is stressful and may add more negative impact to your situation. How long before you leave?

[GRABibus]

I leave on next friday evening, french time.
Honestly, feeding won't be a problem to me. She/he won't die because of 10 days without feeding. I am sure of that. He/she will have eaten everyday during 10 days before. It will be ok.

But to avoid big consequences, the person who will come will try to feed the frog with a dead unfrozen pinky.

I am more concerned with poops and mist substrate.
I have let a written procedure to this person and explain how to change all the substrate of teh breeing box and how to mist.

I cross the fingers, but that shoudl be ok...

[GrifTheGreat]

I leave on next friday evening, french time.
Honestly, feeding won't be a problem to me. She/he won't die because of 10 days without feeding. I am sure of that. He/she will have eaten everyday during 10 days before. It will be ok.

But to avoid big consequences, the person who will come will try to feed the frog with a dead unfrozen pinky.

I am more concerned with poops and mist substrate.
I have let a written procedure to this person and explain how to change all the substrate of teh breeing box and how to mist.

I cross the fingers, but that shoudl be ok...

Ok then. The reason I asked when you leave is so you are around to monitor the frog if you do intend to move it into its permanent tank. This way you can monitor its stress levels before you leave to be sure it has adjusted well before you leave.

[GRABibus]

I still wonder if I could transfer in its new tank. Because it will be much bigger, then less infection probability.
But if it stresses a lot, it won't be good...
But this frog seems to have little stress.

I cross fingers.

If it becomes ill or dies, I will blame myself for weeks because it is a so lovely pacman....

[GrifTheGreat]

I still wonder if I could transfer in its new tank. Because it will be much bigger, then less infection probability.
But if it stresses a lot, it won't be good...
But this frog seems to have little stress.

I cross fingers.

If it becomes ill or dies, I will blame myself for weeks because it is a so lovely pacman....

Just try and have the person who is going to look in on it do what is needed. The misting, water changes, poop removal, even drop a few roaches in every other day or two. That will help a lot.

[Blaze1]

you should listen to all the advice grif is giving you, it won't be difficult for the person looking after your frog to feed it a couple roaches or crickets every other day. When I leave town i have a 12 year old neighbor look after my frogs and she has no problem.