Hi all,
I am up for the challenge of trying to captive breed Anaxyrus debillis. The problem is I can not find any info or anyone that has done it. Can any of you guys help?
Thank you for reading
Lack of documentation could mean no one has done it or ones who have, did not publish it. Here is some nice info about their breeding behavior and tadpole development: AmphibiaWeb - Anaxyrus debilis .
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
Those guys are so cute! I've been wanting some for sometime. But no one I trust to buy from had any available this year.
I don't know anything about them sorry. But I thought I might offer a little tidbit of advice. First of all look up information about their natural habitat. What time of year they breed and what the temperatures are. You may be able to breed them naturally if your weather and season fit the bill in your area.
I've been able to breed my native American toads, Wood frogs, and Yellow Spotted Salamanders. Just by cooling them during the winter and then putting them outside at night during their breeding season. They did the rest themselves.
Thanks for that, good tip. My only worry with that is there found in arid areas and much warmer climate that here in the uk but then again the temp would drop over there and we do get warm summers sometime so I can not rule out it working. What cooling methods do you use?
They look very cute !
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
I cool my animals in my boyfriend's basement because it is unheated and stays pretty cold during the winter.
I have 2 females since 1 month and they are very funny.
Be careful about humidity : as a lot of toads, it is much more safe to make a "dry" enclosure, with dry coco fiber for example.
You can make 1 or 2 wet hidding places and some dry hidding places. Of course, a water bowl with dechlorinated water is necessary.
A whole wet substrate can make them sick with mycosis.
Global view of the enclosure : as you can see, the coco fiber is 100% dry, except on the right side where I wet teh substrate (Under the fake plants).
Both hidding places are dry (Behind the wood bark and behind the little wood tunnel)
Thanks for the tips
Do they have a Brumation period in the wild?
Oh my Sophie, he is absolutely gorgeous
I tried breeding these...it didn't work out :/
I'm currently trying to breed alvarius. I think they are just very sensitive to light, humidity, temp, etc. Personally, I think a lot of bufo toads need an extreme hibernation period. I know Colorado River Toads are underground for most of the year, and I'd assume the same is for Western Green Toads. It takes some experimentation, but unfortunately this involves quite a bit of risk to the toads. What people need to do is to experiment with some common toads, like American Toads.
What are their personalities like. Are they nocturnal, do they like to hide alot?
Hi John! Do you have any updated photos of these guys ?
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
From this morning. I need to dig out my proper camera !
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)