My new R.E.T.F's

[verb408]

Hey guys after much disappointment from www.floridaherps.com I received my order from www.joshsfrogs.com after a few of you recommended them. let me tell you it's night and day.



B.T.W the dark frog is now bright green now.

[CJ PELCHER]

Yahh!!! Told you they have a great reputation!!! Im very happy for you!!!! Hows your quarantined one?

[verb408]

The quarantined fro still hasn't eat since he arrived here, I'm about to e-mail the Dr. with photos and see what he recommends.

BTW, Does the computer light affect them? It's 10:10 P.M and they are still sleeping, maybe jet lag. lol

[CJ PELCHER]

AS FAR AS A NEW PLACE>..it may bother him/her. It does NOT bother my 14 RETF's. I have a lights out policy in my house though...even with my guests...they are not allowed to turn the lights on after sunset at all... NOT EVEN CANDLELIGHT.... ill allow cell phones and laptops... However mine are very active right now since its breeding season their hormones probably are stronger than their sensitivity to light... 28 tadpoles... 94 eggs.... and still 3 mating pairs...haha. I really hope your treating the wound with Neosporin (NOT PAIN RELIEF) the regular kind. Pain relief neosporin is toxic to the froggy... Or you can go with what VETs recommend and get Vetrimycin which is a spray on disinfectant... for wounds.

[verb408]

Wow, That's a lot of frogs you'll have in a few months. I put Neosporin on him earlier today, should I put Neosporin on the neon patches as well?

[CJ PELCHER]

do you mean the coloration change on the back? No..thats just the frog giving you a sign that he is ill..that not an infected area...however if i remember correctly he had red spots on his belly....anywhere RED or PINK is a sign of an infection and i would place it there.

[flybyferns]

Wow, That's a lot of frogs you'll have in a few months. I put Neosporin on him earlier today, should I put Neosporin on the neon patches as well?

Hi verb,
Dr Frye may recommend the SSD ( Silversulfadiazene - anti fungal cream ) .
I could be wrong, but as far as know, the Vetericyn does not contain any antibiotic such as the neo or SSD.
Lynn

[Heatheranne]

It sounds like they are just adjusting to their new home. Glad they are for you .

[verb408]

I just got home from class tonight and I was able to see the smallest frog of the two hunt for the very first time. I think he/she just made a habit of pooping in the food dish because I just watched him poop. I've also found poop in the food dish the other day. I think this frog has become comfortable with it's viv being that he's the only one that wakes up at night.

The bigger frog is always asleep even till now. I know he moves around when I go to bed because I find substrate on his back and legs in the morning.
Update:: I checked on him and caught him with a cricket in his mouth.

Both are eating so i'm happy.

Hope you guys don't mind, i'm using this to document my frogs. =)

[Gnag the nameless]

Almost all of my amphibians, my Green frog, my Chorus frogs, even my long toed salamanders, will not hunt at day, my juvenile bullfrog being the exception and even she will only rarely hunt during the daytime. My salamanders remain in their burrows, my bullfrog and green frog rest in cover, and my Chorus frogs rest on the leaves or ground, hidden from view.

However, nighttime is like a whole different world. My green frog is usually swimming around in the evening, hunting crickets, as is my bullfrog, and my salamanders poke their heads out of their burrows, and then crawl up to sit in the water dish before hunting small crickets. Around 10:00 PM, my Chorus frogs will begin wandering around their tank, and will do it occasionally until 3:00 AM. It is then they really live up to the Chorus part of their name. It's great to hear, except if you are trying to get some sleep!

[Heatheranne]

This is great news! I hope they continue to hunt for you.

[verb408]

Question about baby / juvenile and adult r.e.t.f, are the adults more active than the baby / juvenile? and when can you consider a r.e.t.f an adult?

[CJ PELCHER]

activity should not differeciate between age groups. Also they are adults when they become sexually mature 1-1.5 years of age.

[Heatheranne]

I'm having trouble seeing it?

[CJ PELCHER]

if you are talking about those raised white spots yes its normal.. but i dont see any "BUMPS" outside of that

[Heatheranne]

Do they look like these?

The white raised spots are like froggie birthmarks or freckles, so-to-speak and they are fine.

A clearer photo would be very helpful .

[verb408]

nice frog, the bump I was worried about went away.

[Heatheranne]

Thanks. Was the bump a rounded area on his right belly side?

[verb408]

It was on his left belly side, i'm assuming it was a cricket that he ate.

[Heatheranne]

Some enjoy eating more than others. It's a but hard to tell at that angle with his belly squooshed on the vine. From what I can see from there, he looks fine. Do you have another recent photo of each of them?