Karagga - Pyxicephalus adpspersus

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He, he, he, good to know my prediction as a male turned out right, because normally I'm proven wrong ! Please post present pics of Karagga from above and side when you have a chance. Thank you !

[Cap10Squirty]

Whaaaat!? I thought I read somewhere that females have a call? The frog is not humongous, so perhaps it is like the frog Duncan if it is indeed a male. I'll get photos, weight, and measurements after breakfast.

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Alright, I got several photos. Karagga was very cooperative I weighed the frog in at 188g (random weight, as I didn't see the frog lose any retained water after taking it out for photos). I also got a measurement of the frog while "flattened" out. 4.75-4.95 inches SVL (took measurements in cm then converted to inches).

Here is Karagga:

*check the last photo - there is still a little bit of the blue marking left around the butt

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Thanks for pics Garret! Looks very similar to mine; but Duncan's dorsal ridges run unbroken on his back and his eyes are a bit darker. I thought Duncan was growing because he got bigger but appears he was just gaining some weight, since it's still below 4 in. even when stretched.

Karagga looks very nice and healthy on the pics and appears pretty docile. Duncan still fears me; always wonder what treatment he got from humans before me or maybe it's just his nature .

[Cap10Squirty]

I remember that being a difference - Karagga has the discontinuous ridges. I didn't notice the eye color differences, thanks for pointing that out.

Karagga quickly dug a burrow and hid once placed back in its enclosure; all I can see is its face smashed up against the wall underneath the substrate. Sometimes it's kind of creepy knowing that its watching from under the soil!
I know for a fact Karagga wasn't treated all too well at the petshop for the first month or two of its life because it lived in a pile of moss, had a pinky once a week, and the owner pinned it to the bottom of the glass aquarium exclaiming "GOTCHA" when I asked to see it! I now handle the frog carefully as if it's a delicate water balloon that could pop haha.

[Cap10Squirty]

For the past three evenings I have been hearing loud croaking from my office! Sometimes it's just a single croak, but more often it is CROAK-CROAK pause CROAK. Also, Karagga has been staying in the water nearly 100% of the time (at least whenever I check) - so I frequently change the water now that it is occupied by the little swamp monster.

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The frog has grown a bit since the last photo was posted two months ago. I hear a croak here and there but not as frequent as it used to be a few months ago...

Don't mind the water dish, I took these photos yesterday as soon as the Karagga decided to take half of the substrate into the "pond" with him/her.