Don't rule out the possibility of a viral infection.
Lucké's tumor of leopard frogs (kidney) is caused by a herpesvirus.....can remain latent and affect leopard frogs at the 2yr mark. It's...
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Don't rule out the possibility of a viral infection.
Lucké's tumor of leopard frogs (kidney) is caused by a herpesvirus.....can remain latent and affect leopard frogs at the 2yr mark. It's...
Here is some additional useful reference material for anyone keeping amphibians:
Bd, ranavirus, and parasite : background, treatment, hygiene concerns, best practices from Amphibian Ark.
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Need to clarify that the Josh's Frogs and Genesis Exotics test kit DO NOT include shipping and testing fee....they are merely the gloves, swabs, mailing envelope, form, directions.
The total cost...
Strider is correct here. Bd is widespread, can infect American toads, can be asymptomatic in some species/populations. This makes it a concern for introducing any new animals into a collection or...
Sounds good.
Let me know if you have any other questions once you commit to setting up.
You mentioned a "small colony".... around six ?
Are you going to have a water feature for them to breed/spawn?
I had a colony that started with six in a 18 x 18 x 24 with a water feature.
1.)...
The female lays the eggs in one spot and all at once, from what I've seen.
If you have more than one female then they may lay them in the same spot or separately.
During the breeding...
One of the difficulties with Mantella breeding is successful fertilization of the eggs. The males(s) may take up to 4 days to fertilize the eggs once the female lays them.
Even with that the %...
This can possibly be due to calcium deficiency.
Do you dust / supplement?
See this post (or search for others) for some info and ways to assist if it is calcium deficiency:...
I used to have several chameleons back in the late '90s.
I think that it is better to coax them into walking/stepping onto you or the stick.
If you try to pick them up they usually grab onto the...
They could be in your other cups as well, but are hiding in the moss, etc.
They can come out and climb the surface in larger numbers when oxygen levels are getting low.
Otherwise the one cup...
These are likely detritus worms which are common in aquariums as well. I've had them in tadpole set ups.
Detritus worms aren't harmful themselves, but in large numbers are signs that other...
In my experience, younger / less developed tads are more translucent....and I would suspect this is what you have.
Benedicta tads show their characteristic red when morphing and, from what I...
One suggestion.
If those aren't your photos you should add the source of the photo under each one to abide to Fair Use / copyright, etc.
I think he will be disappointed in Genesis Exotics.
They don't sell african clawed frogs which is what he is looking to buy.
That's good.
If they are captive bred they should be more able to tell you the species (eg. Argus or not).
Would be interesting to see why the size differences if captive bred, as usually CB...
From Wikipedia lsiting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperolius_argus
Also see AmphibiaWeb entry:
http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Hyperolius&where-species=argus
I would suggest switching your dusting products (have some time to do this, but should do it eventually for the best supplementation of the frogs).
Many of the supplements for reptiles do not have...
Using temps to cure chytrid isn't 100%
http://www.conservationevidence.com/actions/770
I haven't seen anyone stating that salt baths can cure chytrid (or that they are that safe for frogs)...I...
Hi,
I answered your other post on Dendroboard so check there for some info I've already given.
But , I would also say that Frog Forum is more geared to other types of frogs than DB which is...
Eastern newt
Have you tried:
http://www.wholesaleexotics.com/amphibians/wholesale-amphibians-for-sale.html
https://www.wardsci.com/store/catalog/product.jsp?catalog_number=878125
...
The photo uploading still doesn't work....over 5 months after it was reported as a problem !
Photo uploading wasn't working in February 2015 when I reported it.
The forum wasn't hacked until...
Starry Night Reed frogs (Heterixalus alboguttatus) are very easy and prolific as long as you have a water feature (doesn't have to be very large) in your viv......no need for a rain chamber for...
It's not a specie of fly ! It is a fruit fly strain with a particular type of mutated allele.
see this thread for info.
http://www.frogforum.net/showthread.php?t=33885
BTW: The search...
Hey Roger,
I think that these are the Mantella that you previously mentioned that you were getting from Josh's Frogs.
http://www.frogforum.net/showthread.php?t=34607
Back then we provided you...