Motorbike frog

[steampunk]

I was thinking about the next frog I want to get (frogs are so addictive) and was thinking about Litoria moorei. Just wanted to know if people had these and if they could post some pics up and if they are similar to White's in enclosure setup?

They are native to Perth, but I can't find any care sheets specifically for them. As you can only keep 3 types of frogs in Western Australia, they get thrown in with White's tree frogs and Magnificent tree frogs.

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[Jaxon Hardy]

wow... a bit off topic but; in south australia I think its a lot different, I am not sure but I dont think there are any laws or regulations over here. sorry i just had to do that

[steampunk]

Yeah it's says you are exempt for the southern bell frog and smooth frog. What's the regs for importing interstate though? Do you need a license for that?

WA sucks, it is one of the strictest places in the world regarding quarantine! Can't even import plants from other states :-(

Although on the up side I met a guy at work that might be able to get me albino motorbike frogs :-D

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[Jaxon Hardy]

im not sure what regos and licenses you need, you probably can get them delivered by road, not air as i can get frogs from sydney overnight but am a bit skeptical so i havent yet, i will look into it when i can for you

[Striped marsh]

in WA you can also keep the western spotted frog, as far as motorbike frogs go i tried to find a caresheet for you which turned out to be exteremely difficult. i do know that they are primerally ground dwelling and it doesn't usually climb higher than 2 meters, i would say they would be similar to keep as Green tree frogs, thats all i got anyway

[Jaxon Hardy]

ok thankyou! lol i have 2 major escape artists now, they keep opening the plastic lid so i had to gaffa tape it

[Striped marsh]

haha i had the same problem with my Green tree frogs tank, once they managed to flatten themselves out through a gap in my lid, now i have fixed the problem (and they got a lot fatter lol)

[Jaxon Hardy]

lol, do you have any gravel in your tank? i got told on here they cant have it cos they will get an impaction, but on the fb group people have said its fine

[flybyferns]

Hi guys,
I thought you might get a kick out of this post!
It's not a green frog ---but very impressive , to-say-the-least !
http://www.frogforum.net/budgetts-fr...gs-gravel.html
Lynn

[Striped marsh]

Yeah I wouldn't keep frogs with gravel I use sphagnum moss and coco peat mainly as it also helps with humidity.

[steampunk]

Yeah I wouldn't keep frogs with gravel I use sphagnum moss and coco peat mainly as it also helps with humidity.

Yeah i'm the same, got organic soil, topped with coco peat then spaghnum moss. I also feed outside the enclosure just cos im paranoid about them eating more than the other. Great combo for live plants and keeping the humidity at great levels.

Luckily i haven't had mine escape, although i did wake up and found one of them behind my background wall no idea how he got there but it was an absolute pain the bottom to get him out.

I didn't realise you could keep western spotted, although its a cat 4 which means i have to wait a year, because you have to have your reptile a year and be deemed a competent keeper with a reference to get it. Wished i lived in the Eastern States, you guys have some wicked herpetofauna that we can't get over here

Thanks Lynn for the link, is that thread a sticky? Just that would be great for newbies doing research on frogs, or is there a "what not to do" section for newbies where that could be posted?

[Jaxon Hardy]

yeah, i have my tank filled with gravel, when i get my pay, i will have to order some through the local pet store. are my small marshy's ok with gravel ?

[Striped marsh]

yeah, i have my tank filled with gravel, when i get my pay, i will have to order some through the local pet store. are my small marshy's ok with gravel ?

It depends how big they are, if they are big enough to eat it then i would say it's time to change

[Jaxon Hardy]

lol, they are about 4.5 inches big, i now have 100% organic soil in there on top of gravel and they love it