Hey there from Austin TX

[Jlkelly88]

First of all, let me welcome you aboard. So do you have a Surname toad (Pipa pipa) and a smooth-sided toad (Rhaebo guttatus)?

I just have a smooth sided toad but it was sold in the store as a Suriname toad.

[John]

I don't know if they've been bred in captivity. I doubt it though but there's no reason not to try.

[Jlkelly88]

True, I am going to have to go back and see if they still have some girls. I am worried about parasites though. Since they are wild caught.

[John]

If you look in Kurt's article on White's (might be Red Eyes, not sure) he tells you what medication and dosage you need to treat them for parasites.

[Kurt]

I just have a smooth sided toad but it was sold in the store as a Suriname toad.

Don't you just hate when pet store do that? A Suriname toad is a totally aquatic frog of the family Pipidae or tongueless frogs. Its the family in which you will find the African clawed frog in.

[Jlkelly88]

Yeah it is rather irritating when they re selling an animal but don't even know what it is called... lol

[Kurt]

I see it all the time.

[Bearnandos]

Hi
I also have a zoo in my home - dogs, marine and tropical fish, various frogs, tortoise and fly river turtles....but no arachnids as my husband has a phobia..we can be newbies on this site together lol

[Kurt]

Fly River turtles? Now there is a really cool turtle! Expensive too!

[Bearnandos]

The first fly river was a hatchling I bought was only £45 8 years ago, I believe it was a accidental delivery...did the cardinal sin and bought without knowing much about the turtle The shopkeeper told me they only grow to 8" head to tail max so I thought he would be perfect for my 260L community tank.
He is now around 14" and in his 3rd tank.........and will grow to double that size.
Now he is with a female fly around the same size as her owner did not have the space for her size - she knew we were planning to build a 600 imp gal tropical pond for our fly river after the new year.
So not really expensive for the turtles - but super expensive to house well in UK....gonna cost me around £10,000 (US$16,000) oh well learnt my lesson.