Noob In Need of a Frog!

[Edisons 10K]

Lol, I still have a scar on my thumb from where my iguana bit me back when I was like 14. He was still fairly young at the time, thank goodness, otherwise I might've lost the tip of my thumb! He was pretty tame, too. We were sitting out on my driveway just basking in the sun when a giant moving truck came flying past. Scared the bejeezus out of the poor guy and he just lashed out at the closest thing to him, which happened to be me, lol. I know all too well the unpredictability of an "attack!"

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm not sure what your timeline is for when you will be shooting this, but you may want to look into getting sub-adults or adults. Babies are the most readily available, but they start out small - about the size of a half dollar. Most will take a few months to reach mature size. Also, babies can go through some dramatic color changes, so two frogs that look alike as babies might end up looking very different as adults, not to mention possible size differences since you can't accurately sex the babies. Granted, the general populace is not going to notice if you switch out a male for a female. I pretty sure "Lassie" changed gender quite a few times....

If you do go through with this, let us know when and where to watch! I am curious to see this.

[reptileszz]

Have you ever seen a pixie frog? They are ginormous! Just wondering as size seems to be of some importance here.

Carole

[GrifTheGreat]

Have you ever seen a pixie frog? They are ginormous! Just wondering as size seems to be of some importance here.

Carole

Ummmm......the reason I didn't recomend a Pyxi to this member is because of the much higher chance of being bitten and having their hands maimed and a possible broken finger. Also not very bright in color even though the shear size would attract attension. Some are laid back, but when it comes to a hungry frog attack a Pyxi takes the cake or rather your finger. Lol!

[Edisons 10K]

Hahaha! I hadn't seen a Pyxi before, but given the whole broken finger/maiming possibility, I think I'll pass, lol. In response to when the shoot will be, it's going to be several months before we're ready to be on set, which is exactly why I was starting to look for my frogs now. I was hoping if I raised them up from baby froglings that they'd be a lot more trusting of me when I needed to handle them as larger frogs. I kind of figured there'd be a possibility that the coloration may change as they grow, but I'm hoping if I get two from the same breeding that look similar as youngsters that odds will be better that they'll look similar enough when they're older that I can trade them out. I'm sure there'll be those super detail-oriented people who'll be like, "That frog has a longer spot on its left side than it did five minutes ago! Omg! It's a different frog! For shame!" but honestly I don't care that much, lol. Anyone who's searching for those little flaws doesn't know how to watch TV just for the fun of it. Like you said, no one really seemed to notice that Lassie was a boy half the time, lol. I'll definitely pass on the station to you guys when it gets on the air, but it's going to be a long time! I'll keep posting updates along the way. I'm going to check out Repticon on the 23-24th, so maybe I'll pick up my frogs then. I'll post pics as soon as I get them!

[GrifTheGreat]

Hahaha! I hadn't seen a Pyxi before, but given the whole broken finger/maiming possibility, I think I'll pass, lol. In response to when the shoot will be, it's going to be several months before we're ready to be on set, which is exactly why I was starting to look for my frogs now. I was hoping if I raised them up from baby froglings that they'd be a lot more trusting of me when I needed to handle them as larger frogs. I kind of figured there'd be a possibility that the coloration may change as they grow, but I'm hoping if I get two from the same breeding that look similar as youngsters that odds will be better that they'll look similar enough when they're older that I can trade them out. I'm sure there'll be those super detail-oriented people who'll be like, "That frog has a longer spot on its left side than it did five minutes ago! Omg! It's ía different frog! For shame!" but honestly I don't care that much, lol. Anyone who's searching for those little flaws doesn't know how to watch TV just for the fun of it. Like you said, no one really seemed to notice that Lassie was a boy half the time, lol. I'll definitely pass on the station to you guys when it gets on the air, but it's going to be a long time! I'll keep posting updates along the way. I'm going to check out Repticon on the 23-24th, so maybe I'll pick up my frogs then. I'll post pics as soon as I get them!

Raising them from babies is the best way. Oh and Giant African Bullfrogs look like this. His name is Günther and he is a Subadult Male.



You have many colors of Pacman to choose from, but some of the more rare morphs are expensive as are the rare species.

[Edisons 10K]

What type is that red/orange one? It doesn't look like it has the red eyes that I normally see on the albinos, meaning it wouldn't have that same light sensitivity, right? I definitely like the more colorful ones. I find the blue to be a super pretty color. I was emailing Mike about his frogs and he's selling baby blues right now for $60. I'm going to see what LLL might be selling at Repticon next weekend (online they have the Ornates for $25, so I'm hoping they might have some at the con), but if they don't have anything there then I'll probably make the drive to Mike's and pick up some of his frogs. He's about an hour drive from me, and given the choice between being able to go and choose my own frogs or worry about having them shipped through the mail, I'd much rather go pick them up myself. Plus, a cheaper frog plus shipping is actually more expensive than the $60 to go get them in person. Shipping is expensive!

*Edit - I also just checked the distance to the LLL actual stores. They're about an hour and a half to two hours away from me, so pending on what they say at con, I may just drive down to pick up some ornates from them at the store. That'd probably be my cheapest route if I want to save money....but Mike's blue babies are so pretty!!!!

[Edisons 10K]

Not plastic wrap, but I did cover most of the top and three sides with a bath towel just for the hope of trapping in some of the heat. Didn't seem to make a difference. The lid is one of those that's 2/3 plastic with slits in it, 1/3 wire mesh down the center for the tube lights, and some round lids I can screw off to dump crickets into. It's the one that came with the tank, so I'm sure I can go get a different one if I need to. Do they make just straight heat bulbs for the tube lighting? Or do those only come in clamp lights?
*Edit - Nevermind. I just answered my own question on the tube lighting via Googling, lol. Seems a heat bulb isn't really an option for those, only different types of lighting.

In regards to the room as a whole, my bedroom is oddly huge for an LA loft space. Heating the entire thing would be difficult enough as is, but I have a hatch in the ceiling that gives me roof access. The lid to the hatch is just a metal thing that doesn't seal shut, so even closed it allows for a lot of air to escape. The space heater works just fine for me when I keep it up close to my bed because it'll definitely heat the space around where I'm sleeping, but I don't think it'll accurately reach the frogs' space (at least not without paying both my arms and legs on the electricity bill, lol!). I mean, it never drops to freezing or anything inside even during the coldest winter nights, but when it gets super cold I won't be able to raise the full room temperature any higher than it is right now.

...Pondering...I'm getting a couple long tables from a roomie of mine that's moving out. I've got a little tiny space heater that I could maybe just place up on the table with the tanks. It'll heat the air just around that spot in the room. If I plug that thing into my tank thermostat and keep it at a low setting then maybe it could work.

[Edisons 10K]

So we made it through the night, which I was clearly very paranoid about since I'm wide awake at 5:30 in the morning for no other reason than to get up and check on my babies, lol. I'm concerned about the heat inside the tanks, though. I have ten gallon tanks, on which I stuck a 10-20 gallon Zoo Med Reptitherm heater on the side (following the provided instructions for best placement location). The humidity levels inside the tanks stayed where they needed to be all night, but the heat never seemed to rise above 72 degrees F. Granted the temp in my room probably dropped to about 55-57, so hoorah that we held in the 70's, but doesn't it need to be in the high 70's to low 80's range for these guys to be happy? Should I try sticking another pad on the tank, or maybe get a heat lamp? Granted right now I'm not worried about them freezing to death because the external temps haven't dropped too drastically yet, but even in Los Angeles the night temps in Dec - Feb can get down to freezing. I don't have central heating in the loft, so while our individual little room heaters keep us from becoming human icicles, I want to make absolutely that my frogs stay warm, too!

[GrifTheGreat]

You will need to raise the ambient room temp with a space heater or buy a Fluker's (5.5" clamp lamp with dimmer switch. Use incandescent bulbs no higher than 50 watts.

Have you covered 3/4 of the lid with plastic wrap?