Pacific Chorus Frog

[TheMaskedMan]

I released 2 fat females full of eggs into my yard last night. I could hear a male croaking in my yard this weekend so hopefully they find him and they lay eggs in my little pond in my yard.

[TheMaskedMan]

I found a big blob of eggs stuck to a log in the water this morning.....looks like i will have tadpoles this year :-)

[bluehonu20]

I recently "adopted" a male PCF, rather unexpectedly, so I'm very happy to see such a great care sheet to help me out. It's been a long time since I've had a terrarium of any kind.

I do have one question. What level of humidity is best for them? I live in Arizona, and it's always very dry here, so I think I will probably have to do more than the norm to keep him hydrated.

In case you're curious, he was found in a flower delivery, and brought to the animal shelter where I work. I guess Teleflora doesn't take returns on live animals.

[TheMaskedMan]

I have like a gazzilian tadpoles now....all over the pond :-) I can hear the male frogs craoking very loud all night in the water too....

[Toitle]

At what age can these guys be sexed?

[Pete]

The care article indicates that they are social. I recently found one of these, and took it home. It seems to have adjusted well and rapidly. I was curious if 'social' means that that it is preferable to keep them groups, rather than in isolation. Thanks.

[John]

At what age can these guys be sexed?

Depends on how fast they mature, which will vary depending on their conditions, and how often/how much they are fed. Also, this species is sometimes challenging to sex and is best done by comparing mature adults (they should mature by 2 years old in captivity).

The care article indicates that they are social. I recently found one of these, and took it home. It seems to have adjusted well and rapidly. I was curious if 'social' means that that it is preferable to keep them groups, rather than in isolation. Thanks.

They're not social animals.

[TheMaskedMan]

My tadpoles from last year all matured in less than a year and layed eggs this winter....now their tapoles are in my little pond in my yard....most have 2 legs now....the males are still croaking at night too.....I had one this saturday croaking in the daytime all day...that was weird.

Depends on how fast they mature, which will vary depending on their conditions, and how often/how much they are fed. Also, this species is sometimes challenging to sex and is best done by comparing mature adults (they should mature by 2 years old in captivity).


They're not social animals.

[TheMaskedMan]

My little pond with about 200 PCF tadpoles......I wish I had a better camera but they are in there, they all have 2 legs now.....

[TheMaskedMan]

UPDATE:......I notoced some activity this morning around the pittle pond..went out and I saw about a dozen froglets with tails scrambling out of the water to the underbrush.....dang they matured pretty fast...