My big fat Rana Aurora

[kueluck]

That is one beautiful looking frog, and looks very well cared for.

[Gnag the nameless]

I agree. The red coloration is amazing, and it looks to be of a healthy weight and size. He is really beautiful. In my area, spotting a Rana Aurora is a rare and precious moment. We usually only have Green frogs or Bullfrogs here.

[DFM]

His back legs and his feet are HUGE! This picture shows that off well.

[Gnag the nameless]

Wow! Even compared to my juvenile Bullfrog, Gnag, that frog has some big legs and feet!

[Sehnsucht]

Hi. I'm the original owner of this frog. I have a lot of pictures of him and I can answer any questions about him.

Nice! Where'd you find it?

I caught it in my driveway a year ago. It was hopping across the street and avoided getting popped by a car, and then freaked out my friend who was standing in the driveway smoking a cigarette. I came outside, caught it, and realized right away I had found something special.


1 month in captivity, the day he got moved into his current, appropriately sized, glass tank.


I lived near a small patch of swampland about 3 blocks north, which is the direction he came from (though I only saw him for one block) and presumably he was on a journey to my neighbors lawn, which had this one bush that frogs seemed to love to live in. However I suspect because of his size (he was pretty close to top of the food chain based on how large and healthy he was when I caught him. Plus day 1 he took the largest frog poop I've ever seen in my life. I have a picture of it somewhere.) that he came from the MASSIVE swamp about 10 blocks to the south of me. A big chunk of the woods infront of the swampland was getting cut down for development at the time I found him.


3 months after being caught

That is one beautiful looking frog, and looks very well cared for.

Thank you! I put a lot of effort into caring for it and I learned a lot about frogs and especially wild caught frogs along the way. He has definitely been spoiled and his new owner spoils him even more than me.

[T3RR1B1L15]

That is an impressive little guy. I wish I had the space to keep true frogs, but they usually need big vivs

[Sehnsucht]

That is an impressive little guy. I wish I had the space to keep true frogs, but they usually need big vivs

It needs quite a bit of vertical space, it can hop ridiculous distances and heights. It has a handfull of spots it enjoys hanging out in, one of its favorites being the corner which DFM posted in the original post. I thought it would require more space than it has right now, but it seems really happy. I think we plan to redo our other viv first, but I think when we get to doing Hopsin's tank I'll get him a bigger viv again and use the one he's in for another frog.
It lived in my bedroom for a few months and I only heard it jump and hit the side or ceiling of the viv once in that time. When it happens it's LOUD!

Beautiful frog, I think there's something cool about keeping something that you can say you caught yourself locally.

I agree. He is a sight to behold in person.