Helmeted water toad (Caudiverbera caudiverbera) ?

[Stanislav]

Hi Terry.
Thank you for your kind words
I've read all of these topics.
Key questions remained:
What they need water? Cold-relative. My room temperature is around 20-22 degrees.
Is it normal to them so much. What is the hardness of the water they are satisfied?
Their food. As far as I can tell, they have to be fed live fish and frogs.
In the experience of the content of the Badjitts frog,
I believe that the insects and mice bad food for them.
There were problems

[Justin Bailey]

They need purified water, tap water is too harmful for them. Water temperature needs to be around 80-82 degrees fahrenheit during the day and 70-75 degrees fahrenheit at night to be optimal. The water only needs to be deep enough that they can stand on the bottom and reach the top for air, it does not need to be deep. Stay away from gravel on the bottom as they will ingest it and get impacted. If you are able, you will need to do regular water changes to keep the water clean. If not, then you will need a filter that does not move the water around forcefully. In the wild these frogs can be found in stagnant pools and puddles, putting them in turbulant waters would cause them a lot of stress. The best diet for them is nightcrawlers/earthworms if you will be using one item as a staple diet.

[Stanislav]

Yes sir, it is in such circumstances, I keep my "Budgett's".
I've read that this kind of frogs to the shore.
In "Budgett's". aquarium I removed the shore, they never used it.
I only feed them live fish and sometimes live frogs.
I was planning to feed Caudiverberas in the same.
Is it enough just worms?

thank you

[Stanislav]

First Caudiverberas come in Russia a year ago.
They are always kept asBudgett's .
I think the problem is just that, as they were fed.
They were given insect mice, worms and fish. Those frogs, whose death I saw sryshivali half-digested food.
Do you have such frogs?

[Stanislav]

Well, today I went to look at the frogs. They are small, about one and a half inches. Two larger, brighter colored.
They are in the store for several days. They eat snails without the shell.
I ordered two, take them home tomorrow.
I put them to the aquarium measuring 20 by 10 inches.
Without soil, put some floating plants

[Justin Bailey]

It is perfectly okay and recommended to give a vairied diet. I was suggesting that if you are planning to feed only one main food source to make husbandry easier, that I would recommend feeding nightcrawlers/earthworms as they are the most nutritious of the available food items. I would recommend not feeding fish and frogs as they normally carry a large parasite load. It sounds like you will be getting the captive bred juveniles that were exported, congratulations on getting the two!
I have kept many many species of frogs, especially less kept, rare or endangered species. I have helped zoos in different parts of the country maintain and breed various species of endangered amphibians over the years. I don't like to boast though, there is always someone out there who has way more knowledge than the next, and it is all about relaying the information to the next guy so we can keep these animals around on this Earth. I will be flying to Argentina on the 19th next month to research the natural habits of the frogs there, as well as doing some mission work. Hopefully it will be a successful educational experience that I can share with everyone!

[Justin Bailey]

**IMPORTANT** I happened to go back over my notes on this species, and made a critical error when I gave you suggestions on the care instructions. Sorry! These frogs are kept like Budgett's frogs as far as general setup. However, I gave you the wrong water temperature requirements I apologize, this is very important as this is a big reason for the frogs decline in wild presently aside from Chytrid. The climate is getting warmer in Chile causing a drop in population to the frogs. Water temps need to stay around 70 degrees fahrenheit during the day and 65 degrees fahrenheit during the night. Do not allow the water to get higher than 75 degrees fahrenheit for prolonged periods of time. They are still found in small pools and puddles, however the water temperature is slightly cooler in the Andes. Again, I apologize for misplacing that information. Should be good to go now!