Weekly Update on My Wood Frog Vocalization Experiment :)

[frogluver]

Great job, Autumn! This is awesome! Can't wait to see what happens next .

Thanks Heather !! Me too!!

[frogluver]

Other updates:

Frog 5 (Lil' Porker) has croaked a few times this past week. Here is a record of vocalization activity:

12/23/11: 2 croaks in the morning at 6:45 am. Temperature was 65F, humidity unknown. Snow was in the forecast.
12/25/11: 2 croaks in the mornig at 6:30 am. Temp/hum unknown :P. There was heavy snow that day.
12/27/11: 5 chirps in the afternoon (between 12:30 am and 1:00 pm). Unsure if it was Lil' Porker or his tank mate Lil' Piggy (frog 6). Temp was 70F and humidity was 50%. Now snow in forecast, but cold temperatures.

On Monday, 12/26/11, upon spraying the terrarium, Lil' Porker tried to mate with Lil' Piggy. This time, Piggy gave out release calls. Porker let go.

[Poly]

Wow Autumn! I missed your last few posts, so much as happened since then! Your frogs seem to be cooperating with you more... Do you find the heavy snow is making them vocalize more frequently? I notice this with my toads, my large male croaks 4-5 times a night now, especially when it's snowing heavily.

[frogluver]

Wow Autumn! I missed your last few posts, so much as happened since then! Your frogs seem to be cooperating with you more... Do you find the heavy snow is making them vocalize more frequently? I notice this with my toads, my large male croaks 4-5 times a night now, especially when it's snowing heavily.

Haha, I know! It seems that ever since I completed Test A, the adults (especially Lil' Porker) have been more vocal . Yes, when it snows they tend to vocalize more. However, when it snows heavier than usual, their call intensity is high, (more louder) as opposed to when it snows lightly. They also vocalize when a cold front comes in, bringing negitive degree temps.