Howdy From Orlando FL

[Wembley]

Hey Everyone:

This is my first post on Frog Forum. I have recently become a frog addict, and my boyfriend and I are enjoying the hobby. We have 19 frogs currently 10 different species, and are about to acquire 2 Amazon Milk Frogs from Ron at AlphaProBreeders. I also recently got some Painted Mantellas and would love some tips. We will be doing some youtube videos of our frog room soon, and I will post a link to our youtube page when we get it going.

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard. You can pretty much keep mantellas the way you keep dart frogs, heavily-planted, highly humid enclosures and a diet of fruit flies and other small insects. What kind of frogs do you have besides the painted mantellas? I have -
4 Bombina orientalis, fired-bellied toads
1 Anaxyrus debilis insidior, western green toad
1 Chaunus schneideri, rococo toad
2 Ollotis alvaria, Colorado River toads
1 Dendrobates tinctorius, blue poison-dart frog
2 Dendropsophus leucophyllatus, clown treefrogs
1 Hyla cinerea, green treefrog
1 Sphaenorhynchus lacteus, greater hatchet-faced treefrog
2 Litoria caerulea, White's treefrogs
4 Agalychnis callidryas, red-eyed leaf frogs (+ a ****-load of tadpoles)
1 Phyllomedusa hypochondrialis, tiger-legged monkey frog
4 Dyscophus guineti, southern tomato frogs
3 Phrynomantis bifasciatus, red-banded rubber frogs
1 Phrynomantis microps, red-backed rubber frog
3 Rhacophorus reinwardtii, blue-webbed flying frogs

[John]

Welcome to the forum and glad to see you're sending business Ron's way. What would you like to know about the Mantellas?

[Wembley]

Kurt,

I Have:

2 Red Eyed Tree Frogs

4 Mantella

2 Whites

2 Tomato Frogs

1 Budgett's Frog

1 Female African Bullfrog

1 Azureus

1 Pacman Frog

2 Phyllomedusa Bicolors

2 Phyllomedusa Sauvagi

About to get two Amazon Milk Frogs as well.

[Kurt]

Nice group you have there.

[Wembley]

Thanks

[Kurt]

You're welcome.

[1beataway]

So many frogs! How exciting! And hi.

[Wembley]

Haha I know it is kinda of taking over my life and house. Oh well the more the merrier.

[Mallow]

When I have a night class at the University, I'll be walking near this central pond where it is realllly quiet. Then all of a sudden you hear one little *ribbit* and then immediately you hear RIIBBITRIBBITRIBBIT all over the freakin' place. Then it becomes quiet again.. until it starts alll over.

That's what I want our place to end up like Tehehe. Unfortunately, only the whites and occasionally the bicolors croak. Other than that, everyone is quite content.

[Wembley]

We may have to get another job to feed all the frogs tho lol

[1beataway]

What can you do with room in your home anyways? Walk around? Get from one room to another? Pfft. Overrated.

[Wembley]

Totally true and who needs space

[1beataway]

You can always make more room too. Like...if you don't cook, you could get rid of your stove. And do you really need more than one chair at the dining room table? Who eats with others anyways? More room for more frogs!

[Wembley]

Well I cooking is something else I love, but the dining room table and chairs can go. (I want them gone anyway they are ancient).

[1beataway]

How about the couch or bed? Do you really need them?

[Mallow]

How about these: http://www.planetwinn.com/portfolio/frog/frog_p.jpg

[1beataway]

Haha!

[Wembley]

Lol well if you buy the chairs Mallow I would love them lol. As for the bed it needs a new mattress and the couch needs to go as well. Oh well thats what you get for being a college student hand me down furniture. Well I am grateful even if the furniture isn't the best. Tho when I finally get my male african bullfrog the bed may have to go to find a spot for the cage

[1beataway]

Indeed!

I live in a tiny studio apartment and I have 2 tanks of frogs, 1 tank for a snake, and a 10 gallon fish tank. And a dog. But I think I need more frogs. Even if my pets already have more room than I do.