Rain Frogs

[GrifTheGreat]

Sure they can migrate to seek out water. Or they can just burrow to keep moist as these guys do. Which imo that means they prefer to stay moist. And no I don't know of one person who keeps these. Which is why I asked the question. Keeping these frogs dry in captivity for 10-11 months will probably kill these frogs. They them self are not use to being dry again they stay moist under ground.

Sorry if I came off rude when I said "thats not true" I should have said I disagree.

They aestivate when burrowed down. Covered in an epithelial sack like all frogs that burrow to escape the heat or cold. They pretty much are in a coma until the rain comes. Breeders have to condition their frogs in order to get the in them mood unless using hormone injections. Aestivation is part of conditioning which can last all winter (3 to 4 months) for the most part. Giant African Bullfrogs are in the same boat as these guys when it comes to how long they remain dormant. Sometimes up to an entire year or longer. Aestivation can be similated sucessfully in captivity as long as the frogs are monitored daily. The substrate is never kept completely dry just as it would be in nature.

There is a reason that these frogs rarely appear in the pet trade and you can bet that any that do are WC. I understand what you are saying, but they burrow down not because they like a moist environment. They do it so that they don't die from desication during the dry season. Its about survival.

[poison]

Now that is the answer I am looking for