bumblebee walking toads in refrigerator?

[wesleybrouwer]

I now see the caresheet on the site also mentions the cooling period
Altough still referred to as stelzneri

Frog Forum - Bumble Bee Walking Toad - Melanophryniscus stelzneri (Weyenbergh, 1875) - Care and Breeding

[GrifTheGreat]

Yeah I knew about the cooling period. I was jsut bringing up the information because it seemed like there was some confusion about placing them in the fridge. I've also read about using natural outside temps if you live somewhere that doesn't reach freezing during the winter. I would be a little worried about placing them in the fridge. You have to do air trancefers everyday so they get fresh air and check on them constantly to make sure they are not dried out or losing weight. I've read of several deaths from estivations that went wrong. Especially if you don't wait for your frog to mature before allowing them to estivate.

[SethD]

You have to do air trancefers everyday so they get fresh air and check on them constantly to make sure they are not dried out or losing weight

Actually no you don't. They don't need much air anyway as their metabolism is slowed significantly. Your not leaving them in that terribly long either. Longer periods used for other types of toads require more care and attention to conditions but a week or so for melanophryniscus is no big deal.