Cb's are less prone to having those problems?
Yes, they are. You have to think about it this way, feeders can contain many parasites, so can the water in the wild and many other things. That is why we don't feed our pets wildcaught feeders and treat out water and clean it on a daily basis. However, don't go thinking every wild caught frog has parasites, because I own 2 wild caught cranwellis and they are doing perfectly.
Heh yeah, I know some wild caughts *can be healthy, i've been thinking about getting a Fc Surinam since theyre hard to find at the stage I want them at currently, so I was curious on the matter if anything could be bad from getting one.
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.
Like always, thanks for the advice Grif. I have found CBB Cornutas as well as the WC I spoke about, I just want a certain morph of one that isn't readily CB available. Other than that I will be getting an Cranwelli (: I hope they will grow well when i receive them.
Oh trust me, i've been doing plenty for almost 2 weeks straight.
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
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