White's/dumpy amplexus

[Mentat]

Temperature drop in rain chamber might have damped the reproductive spirit. What periodicity are you using for the rainfall in the chamber? Have no idea why the male unmounted her. Is the female with eggs?

[Buck Rogers]

The temps in the rain chamber have been exactly the same as in their vivarium. I have also kept a looped CD with 3 different Whites Tree Frog calls which they respond well too and the rain cycle is from 4 - 8:30pm. The youngest and smallest male has been the most vocal and is almost distracting the other 2 males. Whenever the other males call he gets over excited and tries to mount them. He has tried several times with the female but she always makes a small soft croak to tell him to get off and then squirms away. I don't know why she is doing this, because it looks like she has eggs in her and he is the most vocal and most consistent caller of the group. I am wondering if I should take them out for a 2 week period and then put them back into the rain chamber. They have been in the rain chamber for 7 days now.

This is what I mean by him mounting the male:



And here is the female who seems to shy away from him, I also just 'circled' the area that I suspect to have eggs, it is a darker area and you can almost see the eggs on her flanks.




Sorry for the crappy photos, snapped them with the iPhone. Any advice from anyone to increase breeding chances would be greatly appreciated.

[Mentat]

White's can breed in captivity; but they require a preparation period and it's recommended they be at least 3 years old. Maybe you want to try removing the overenthusiastic young male and leave female with other two? It's pretty clear to me the female has rejected him. If you have not read it; this article might give some ideas to try: Breeding White's Tree Frog . Good luck !

[Buck Rogers]

That link has been my bible for the last 2 years, I spoke to Marcus over email to help with setting the dates for the Southern Hemisphere. Not even 30mins after I posted the pics, I went into my frog room and the males was trying his luck again. Same thing happened, she did this soft little croak and almost puffed up so he couldn't get a grip on her. It's so damn frustrating!

Ganna take the male out tomorrow.