C. Cornutas (Surinam) breeding?

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Wild Cornuta are extremely difficult to acclimate and they usually die from the parasite they harbor in with them. Once they become stressed their immune system becomes compromised and they succumb to their ailments. This is not a good species for you to start out with. They take 3 years to fully mature and are almost always a trouble feeder. Especially if WC.

Start off with a less expensive more easily aquired and cared for species like C. cranwelli or C. ornata.

Totally agree! I have quite a few WC Cornutas, all different ages and they are a money pit and quite time consuming. All of mine came with hook worms which needed to be treated with fenbendazole. A couple came with some nasty blisters too which needed to be treated with antibiotics. Depending on how many you have, vet bills will add up and become costly (stool samples, cytologies, meds, and follow-ups).

On top of that, they are tricky to get to eat. Some of mine are now on nightcrawlers, but others will only eat crickets and hornworms (flashy green colors trigger their response I'm assuming). Getting them to eat from tongs are a nightmare as well.

I hope I'm not discouraging you haha. These are truly a wonderful species to work with once acclimated. By far, my favorite of the horned frog species.

If you are still hung up on buying one though, my suggestion would be a CB or CBB hatchling. Compared to ones straight from the wild, CB or CBB frogglets are so much easier to work with in terms of feeding and acclimating them. Some people will argue that they tox out easily and are therefore not easy, but as long as husbandry is right and water is kept spiffy clean, you will not have problems. They will readily take crickets and worms as they grow. But I still would recommend getting fecal samples done for each that you acquire (CBB and even CB can still carry parasites).

Cheers