lindsayshocking

As I was getting ready to give The Colony new water and food, I saw this in the water dish and had to take a picture:



There is so much wrong with this picture, that I don't even know where to start.

As far as the "chain" goes, this isn't the first time this has happened. My toads seem to enjoy amplexus in threes. Worse yet, the middle toad is Precious, who is female (she is full of eggs) and the one in front is Snodgrass, who, along with his nuptial pads, has a big extended throat. So they're just all kinds of messed up there.

As far as the other two? Bernardo only engages in amplexus with one leg of a mate. Yes, just one leg. Again, not the first time this has happened with him. I've looked in the water and seen him happily gripped onto his cagemate's leg. He can't seal the deal, and it doesn't seem like he has any interest in doing so. And it's always Bernardo who does this.

And as for the scared one in the corner underwater? My last hope of normalcy with these guys.