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Incredible. This is my dream holiday since I was a child!
Our summer rains came very late this year, and only in the last 2 weeks have we had our annual 24 hour rainfall session. This usually is when we have a solid 24 hours of heavy rains that usually...
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I have a small group (1 female and 3 females) of Whites Tree Frogs, currently their cage is inadequate and I will be upgrading them to a larger cage in the new year. I want to know what...
Date: 20th October 2013
Time: 7 - 8:45pm
Temp: 14°C
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Rainfall: +/- 24mm in 24 hours
We had our first consistent rainfall from Saturday night to Sunday night...
That link has been my bible for the last 2 years, I spoke to Marcus over email to help with setting the dates for the Southern Hemisphere. Not even 30mins after I posted the pics, I went into my frog...
The temps in the rain chamber have been exactly the same as in their vivarium. I have also kept a looped CD with 3 different Whites Tree Frog calls which they respond well too and the rain cycle is...
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I am really hoping you guys are going to be able to help me and please give me some advice.
I have 4 Whites Tree Frogs (Dumpies), 3 males 1 female. I cycled 2 of the males and the 1...
I came across this post on a local South African forum. For anyone who is interested in spawning pools and what they will look like. Usually there will only be one male that stays behind to guard all...
Have a look at this post http://www.frogforum.net/fieldwork/20116-giant-bullfrog-pyxicephalus-adspersus-road-cruise-release.html the most recent photos from August are from our winter (dry season)....
I've never found Pixies in water, I only ever find them on roads. This is because as you know from keeping them they like to hide in mud, or under the cover of a plant, when these pans fill in Spring...
Thank you for posting that.
Sorry just an additional though to this. I think the main thing that could be a factor to help with breeding is one extremely heavy rainfall session as apposed to small rain falls sessions. I am busy...
Just wanted to add to this from my experience of living in South Africa and documenting Pixies in the wild for the last 4 years. I am not an expert in the field and I have never tried to breed them....
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Please can you post a picture of the tadpoles with something to compare the size to (lighter, ruler, pen etc). Reason for the request is I often come across tadpoles in the field in South...
Its still too early in the season for Pixies - we still pretty much in Winter till September, although we are already experiencing fantastic weather. If you see the original date in 2012 that is when...
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I wanted to update this with some information about the winters here in the highveld to help you guys with hibernating your Pixies. We generally have dry, icy winters, but this one was...
I had the same issue with this, especially in winter I struggled to keep the temps at the right levels. I used a dome fixtured at the top with a ceramic heating lamp and then tried a 40w spot, they...
The water is around 7cm deep with a thick layer of playpen sand in the water side which allows the frogs to be able to stand (on tippy toes) in the water. I change the water weekly, because it does...
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I've been trying to post these pics for some time now but just never seem to get around to it. Built a viv for my newly acquired FBTs, some regrets on the build but all in all I am very...
I should hopefully be completing mine this week and will post some pics.
Now these are the great ideas I have been looking for! Thank you so much everyone.
One question; will the filter work on its side?
Guys, thanks so much for the feedback. The water level will be around 3 - 5 inches deep, I was thinking of adding a fresh water snail (have had good results with them) or some small Tetras or Guppies...
Thank you so much for the feedback on that, really appreciated. How do I wrap it around and secure it, with cable ties? DO you have some sort of visual point of reference?
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I am working on my new set-up for the Fire Bellied Toads, the set-up will have a water feature which will cascade down some slate stones. My question is how can I filter the...
Date: 27th October 2012
Time: 8 - 10pm
Temp: 16°C
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Rainfall: <50mm
Firstly, sorry for taking so long to get this posted, especially to John Clare.
On...