Question about males and females

[adinco]

Ok so I've got two FBT's. I'm positive one is a male but not sure on the other one. My male (Shell) chirps a lot and has mounted the other one (Camo) quite a few times. I've heard camo make a fast chirping sound and then run away from Shell. I've read that both males and unwilling females will do this when a male mounts them (whatever that's called). So my question is... there's only 2 toads in there. If they were both male would Shell still be chirping and mounting Camo? If Camo were a male wouldn't he be chirping too? Does it sound like Camo is a girl?

[MantisMan]

some males chirp more than others
their main mating strategy is to mount anything that swims by hoping it's a receptive female
u deffo have 2 males

[adinco]

thanks for your input. I'm leaning towards camo being a male as well. Though s/he eats a lot so I'm also wondering if s/he's an adolescent and I'm not going to be able to sex them yet.

[MantisMan]

ONLY mature males will grab other toads to try to mate with them

[adinco]

Only one of my frogs are mounting. the same one chirps so I know he's a male. The other one never makes a sound except when mounted and doesn't mount anything. this sexing thing is hard!

[MantisMan]

is the quiet one really big and fat??

[adinco]

no they're about the same size but s/he was the smallest in the tank when my boys picked her/him out which makes me think s/he's still an adolescent with the eating a ton thing. S/he's definitely grown since we got him/her.

[MantisMan]

i have a real tiny mature male, will post pics later