I really way to get a rain frog. I saw this bushveld rain frog video and this guys had more than five of them i believe as pets. The closest thing i can fid to them is the chubby frog. Where can I find rain frogs?
You know that they hibernate all but a few weeks of the year, right?
It could also drastically reduce their lifespans.
Chubby frogs and rain frogs are somewhat related being members of the family Microhylidae. Rain frogs prefer a dryer habitat, while chubby frogs prefer a more tropical climate. Chubby frogs are easier to obtain than rain frogs.
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
It could shorten their lifespan in theory, because their bodies have adapted to only be active those few weeks a year. Imagine aestivation like turning a battery-powered object off. The battery lasts longer right? But if you leave it on constantly, it will run out much faster.
Rain frogs (genus Breviceps) inhabit a variety of habitats from mountain forest to desert. They are fossorial and prefer sandy or loamy soil that is well-drained. They are slow moving and spend most of their time underground. They are called rain frogs because they herald the rain (change of season). During breeding, some rain frogs will construct a burrow and egg chamber about 5 inches deep where the eggs are deposited. There is no tadpole stage. The female will remain around the nest until metamorphosis is complete.
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
Terry is correct. Their natural habitat is very dry almost year round. This is why Rain Frogs remain burrowed to remain moist. They Aestivate for nearly a year before the rains come and wake them from their slumber as the water seeps down into their burrows.
If they didn't prefer dryer climates then they would not live where they are. So which part of Terry's statement was untrue? Chubby frogs such as Painted frogs do live in tropical regions just as the Tomato frogs do.
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