Ceratophrys Aurita on FedEx truck for delivery today!

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh, I also wanted to mention that you really don't need a scoop. Just pick it up gently with your hands and cup your hands around it so it can't escape. They can be very feisty - particularly the babies! Gently scoop them up from behind. Don't come straight at their face; that usually triggers a defense reaction. Even the little ones pack a mean bite!

[WatchTimes]

Using spring water so no issue there!

They were feeding crickets, just a couple in the enclosure for a few hours
and she was eating well.

Does PetSmart sell crawlers or are crickets all I will get there?
Do you rinse the crawler off first or is the dirt ok?

[Lija]

you rinse it with same spring water or treated tap.

[WatchTimes]

Ill always use spring water, we have a ton at the house (all we drink)

He already made a poop!

I changed the water and paper.

Why not use a net or scoop to move him?
Less squeezing and no contact with the oils on our hands etc?
I have always been told its the best way to move them, sure you can
use your hands but is it the best?

[GrifTheGreat]

Ill always use spring water, we have a ton at the house (all we drink)

He already made a poop!

I changed the water and paper.

Why not use a net or scoop to move him?
Less squeezing and no contact with the oils on our hands etc?
I have always been told its the best way to move them, sure you can
use your hands but is it the best?

He can get his feet stuck in the net. Just wash your hand well, dry them, then wet them with the spring water and pick him/her up with your hands. Be sure to cup them so that it cannot possibly leap out.

[Lija]

He can get his feet stuck in the net. Just wash your hand well, dry them, then wet them with the spring water and pick him/her up with your hands. Be sure to cup them so that it cannot possibly leap out.

or you can use disposable gloves the ones without powder.

[emandkel]

Congrats on your new addition! She/he looks almost identical to the one I have.

As Grif said, they can be feisty, so be careful. When I first got my little aurita, she got defensive / angry and starting hopping around and vocalizing. In all the pacman frogs I've gotten ... even my ornates ... I've never had one vocalize like that. I call her my crazy green frog. But, she's not acted like that again, although I've been very careful and slow when picking her up. I have seen her start act defensively (raise up on her hind quarters) but nothing else.

About feeding nightcrawlers -- I still have to take this little one out of her critter keeper and put it in a clean, lightly misted container. I cut off a chunk of nightcrawler, quickly dip it into a supplement, and then offer it to the frog -- usually, I have to drop the worm piece and she will eat it if it moves enough.