Quote Originally Posted by StephenLS View Post
I've just checked my Amphibians in Captivity book and it recommends a dry/cool period of about 6 weeks at 24C!!!...although you are clearly in a better position to work out what temperature to hibernate them at but how long will you keep them at that temperature for?

I'm really keen to know how you get on with this and specific temps/time periods as I have a group of six I really want to have a go at breeding.

I managed to get them to call a few years ago by leaving them really dry for a few weeks at room temperature (approx 16C...I think)!
Getting them to call is a step further than I have got But calling by keeping them dry and cool is odd. When we have heard them calling in the wild it is always after excessive rains. Recently we were in the Timbavati area and it was starting to get really dry and you couldn't hear a frog for love or money, apparently the month before it was so damn noisy because there were such heavy rains.

I am assuming the group I have either came from Bela Bela, Tabazimbi or the Timbavati/Kruger Park area, at a push they could have come from Botswana. Generally all of these areas drop to below zero between June - August.

Its still ganna be quite a few months before I start this (will start the hibernation in August for 3-6 week depending), but I will keep records and share them if it is a success... even if its a failure I will also share so maybe people could learn from my mistakes.