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    Another stowaway was found. A fair bit smaller than the first one. So I have yet another Gray treefrog until spring. No pictures of the newest one yet, it was jumpier and gets to settle in to its tank first (they are being housed separately due to size). If any more are found they'd better be close in size to one of these two as I'm starting to run out of spare frog-ready tanks.

    The first has settled in well and is nicely voracious, but has decided to stay grey most of time instead of green:

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    Very nice Pictures. I love how versitile Gray Tree Frogs are with their color changes. They can even turn nearly black, but You already know that because you keep them.


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    She's beautiful Brian ! "Lady Luck"
    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Quote Originally Posted by UncleChester View Post
    Another stowaway was found. A fair bit smaller than the first one. So I have yet another Gray treefrog until spring. No pictures of the newest one yet, it was jumpier and gets to settle in to its tank first (they are being housed separately due to size). If any more are found they'd better be close in size to one of these two as I'm starting to run out of spare frog-ready tanks.

    The first has settled in well and is nicely voracious, but has decided to stay grey most of time instead of green:

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    "Oh Boy" and "Lady Luck" wow
    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Accidental house guest my eye!! They knew exactly what they were doing. They've been watching through the windows seeing how good the “insiders” have it and want a piece of THAT action.
    Rest in peace Rosie 5-31-12
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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    Accidental house guest my eye!! They knew exactly what they were doing. They've been watching through the windows seeing how good the “insiders” have it and want a piece of THAT action.
    Ok, THAT made me laugh.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    Accidental house guest my eye!! They knew exactly what they were doing. They've been watching through the windows seeing how good the “insiders” have it and want a piece of THAT action.

    Funny !
    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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    Some pics of the second one, who measured in at a small 3.5cm SVL and good looking 4.4 grams. By comparison the first one was 5.7cm and a really fat looking 21.9 grams (I probably shouldn't call it fat in case it is a gravid she).

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    I'm always shocked at how well they adapt to captivity. This second one has also had no problems eating. It's still going to get evicted come spring time.

    Quote Originally Posted by kueluck View Post
    Accidental house guest my eye!! They knew exactly what they were doing. They've been watching through the windows seeing how good the “insiders” have it and want a piece of THAT action.
    Hmm, some sort of curtains may be in order then

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    Jan 12th the frogs weights were 4.4 g and 21.9 g. I re-weighed them today to see how they were doing and they were 5.7 g and 25.2 g respectively. I wonder how much of that was from food and how much was re-hydrating (both looked in good health on the 12th). All weigh ins are done after a feeding.

    And now to answer the question that everyone wonders about but is afraid to ask- "How much can a frog pee in one sitting?".

    My scale has a little removable pan on top of it, so when I'm done weighing the frog I just put the pan in their cage and let them get off it on their own time. On the way back from the weighing, the fat one peed all over my arm. Still in the dry pan (she managed to get it all on me), this was my golden opportunity to reweigh her and finally answer the above burning question that's been nagging me since I was old enough to think about the urinary output of various creatures (probably about the same time I saw an elephant at the zoo cause a tightly localized torrential downpour). She was now 23.7g. That's 1.5g, or almost 6% of her body weight! My own, now grossly inadequate, personal record is closer to 0.6%, thanks for asking.

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    Quote Originally Posted by UncleChester View Post
    this was my golden opportunity to reweigh her and finally answer the above burning question that's been nagging me since I was old enough to think about the urinary output of various creatures (probably about the same time I saw an elephant at the zoo cause a tightly localized torrential downpour).
    brian, i'm really starting to worry about you. you may be the one person on this forum that is more demented than i am!!LOL
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    0.0.10 Phyllobates Vittatus
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    0.0.3 Dendrobates Tinctorius 'Patricia'
    0.0.5 Dendrobates Leucomelas
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    0.0.2 Ranitomeya Variabilis 'southern'
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    Quote Originally Posted by unclechester View Post
    my own, now grossly inadequate, personal record is closer to 0.6%, thanks for asking.
    roflmbo

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