Male clawed frogs colour change.

[Jenste]

I have seen my reticulated albino darken a bit when he is feeling especially frisky....


Here is a picture of him usually...


And here he is when he is .... um, frisky....(he is not very good at it yet lol...he is still young)





As far as the appetite change, it is not something I would think twice about.... Xenopus can go long periods of time where they refuse food all together or have a reduced appetite. They can go weeks on end and then just resume their normal habits.


Whereas females may increase they eating if they are breeding often due to the required energy to produce so many eggs.
I caution about increasing her food because you do not want her to become obese.

As stated above, the female should be allowed to rest between breedings and it is encouraged not to over breed for her and her egg's health. Three to four times a year should be the maximum number of times a female is bred.