Help me please !!

[John]

Is he a slow grower?

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

That's an amazing frog. But isn't C. Cornuta supposed to be really hard to care for or something?

[John]

I forgot that males in this species are small - so this is probably a nearly adult male I suppose.

LH- there are many reports that the feeding response of these guys is not the greatest to the kinds of live foods we offer in captivity.

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

Is the feeding response a problem in wild caught, captive-bred, or both?

[Socrates]

From what I have read I believe it's more of a problem in wild-caught individuals. I know that in the wild they actually specialize in eating other amphibians. Which in captivity can be a bit difficult and uneasy to stomach (no pun intended).

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

So can a captive-bred individual be kept like,say, C. ornata or C. cranwelli? I REALLY want either a green C. cornuta or a green "Fantasy" frog (cranwelli x cornuta).

[Socrates]

Yep keep it just like those ones.

[Teh Frog Whisperer]

I have to say, I greatly appreciate the help, but I have to bug you with a few more questions. Where can I find a pure, green C. Cornuta, and how much can I expect it to cost? Again, I want to be absolutely sure that I'll get a green specimen.

[John]

Same answers we gave you for the Fantasy Frog. They are usually more expensive than other Horned Frogs/Pacman Frogs.

[Inguma]

I forgot that males in this species are small - so this is probably a nearly adult male I suppose.

LH- there are many reports that the feeding response of these guys is not the greatest to the kinds of live foods we offer in captivity.

Hello !

I also think it's a male but have not yet heard him sing, he is born in captivity and eats perfectly adult crickets



Cheers
Imanol

[Inguma]

New picture

[Inguma]

By cleaning I decided to take a picture

[PaulyMolitor]

amazing frog. ive been looking for an all green cornuta for awhile. they are very hard to come by in america and was wondering where you got the frog from?

[John]

Awesome photos - amazing frog.

[Inguma]

It was purchased at a fair in Spain

[googie]

Hi:

The easiest way to avoid any impaction issues is 2 fold:

1) One way is to have a separate feeding chamber (tupperware of some kind), and feed your animal there. This way you can decorate your habitat the way you want. The spagnum moss does help maintain the humidity levels if misted regularly. My ornata likes to sleep under it, in a substrate of cocunut fiber underneath.

2) Both my African Bullfrog (edulus) and my Ornata will eat out of their water dishes, and thus no issues with impaction here. Obviously change the water regularly.

Choice number two has the benefit of limiting the amount of handling.

Hope this helps.

Chris

[John]

Horned Frogs generally don't tame down that well, which is a pity. I put my African Bullfrogs in a plastic wash basin that they sell for dishes at Walmart, and I put it on a coffee table in the TV room. I feed the frogs while I watch TV!

[googie]

Hi Guys:

Have to agree with John. Given the option I will usually feed my horned frog out of his water dish. He is rather "grumpy." Although recently I have a schedule of feeding him late at night, 11:00 PM, and if things remain quiet usually he will let me put him in a separate conatiner and he will eat away. Why 11:00pm, well it needs to be quiet, which correlates strongly with my 7 year old being fast asleep !

My AFB (edulus) is generally fine to handle before being fed. Once he starts it is very much like a shark feeding frenzy, and wiggling fingers would be a big no no.

Both are very enjoyable in their own way.

Chris

[Inguma]

Hello,

Thank you very much for the recommendations,now eats very well and soon will make a year since the purchase, only now I have a question, knowing your sex.For the moment I have not heard singing so maybe could be a female.

...there is some other form of sex difference apart from singing and size ?






Thanks again

[googie]

Hello:

I am not 100 % sure, but I believe besides size, vocalization, that in most horned frogs the male will possess more coloration on the throat when fully mature. I know in my ornata that this is very much the case, as he has a good amount of speckling. I had read this in a good amount of material, but I am hesitant to say that it is 100 % accurate.

I heard mention of trying to sex by the shape of their snout, (males more blunt, female more pointed) yet this seems questionable at best.

Perhaps if John reads this he may be able to add this.

Hope it is of some help.

Chris