The REAL thread: A question on ACFs

[LeClownBlanc]

How long is it before you can tell the genders of each? I have only had each for about two months. The one I think is male shows a more "masculine" body shape, but no pads yet.
The other is shaped in a completely different matter. More like a pear. Also you can see a tiny little "tail" on her.

Am I safe to assume I at least have one female? Maybe even a male and female?
If so is this a bad set up? I don't want to have a frog "love shack" going 24/7, but I suppose I will have to wait and see!

[mpmistr]

6 months to 1 year, depends on whether the cloaca is prominent or not. Also males develop 'dirty hands' which are used for mating, though this isn't always a sure tell tale sign since I've seen females develop them too. Females are also much larger than males.

[LeClownBlanc]

6 months to 1 year, depends on whether the cloaca is prominent or not. Also males develop 'dirty hands' which are used for mating, though this isn't always a sure tell tale sign since I've seen females develop them too. Females are also much larger than males.

How strange. The one I think is female is a little larger than the other one and definitely has a prominent cloaca. Only she doesn't look like she is quite six months old. She is still smaller than an adult, maybe about 3" when fully stretched out.

[tgampper]

Females are larger than males and have a "pear-shaped" body, males are more slender. The "dirty hands" of the male are called nuptial pads. They help the male hold on to the female during mating (amplexus). The females have an enlarged cloaca.

Unlike most species of frogs, both sexes call. I have several ACFs and I am able to distinguish who is calling. The female seems to control the duets, if the female is responsive, her call will encourage the male to continue his call. If the female is unresponsive, her call is different and the male will stop calling immediately. Be prepared for some loud duets - they are most active during the twilight hours.

[LeClownBlanc]

They both seem too young to start developing, but the larger, pear-shaped one does have a more prominent cloaca. The other one is vastly different in shape and I can barely even see his(?).
I have only had them for two-ish, nearly three months, and I'm assuming they weren't very old when I got them. They were more ADF sized then!

Is it too early to start seeing changes? Kind of how kids go through a little puberty at 11/12, but aren't fully developed until some years later.