Vietnamese Mossy Frog questions help!

[safat]

Dear all,

Hi, I am new guy here. I just got a Vietnamese Mossy Frog, Theloderma corticale ,and with some questions about their habit.

1. The frog has accepted crickets already, he ate them both in the dark and under the light. But, to get enough crickets in anytime for me is a little bit harder. Can the Mossy accept mealworms or super mealworms as main food? Or crickets become the only choice?

2. From the finger of the Frog, I think he is a male. According to the web, I found someone described the call of Mossy frogs “Like a kookaburra”! Little terrible…Is it true? And, If the male only make sound at the breeding seasons, or they will sing in anytime?

3. How long lifespan can a Mossy frog have? After some check they have 5 year record in captivity. Can the number be more longer with best care?

And, My friend has a Serrate-legged Little Treefrog(Not very sure if the correct English name), Philautus cavirostris, and we have kept him more than six months. He just made call before now! We hope that he can back to his natrue habitat in his life. But…As the last question above, How long can this species(or any relatives) survive? Can he waits the possible day when we have the chance to let him return?

Many thanks to your any replies!

[Raya]

Hello and congrats on deciding to get mossy frogs! They are awesome pets. I don't have T. corticale myself but both gordoni and asperums.

1. The frog has accepted crickets already, he ate them both in the dark and under the light. But, to get enough crickets in anytime for me is a little bit harder. Can the Mossy accept mealworms or super mealworms as main food? Or crickets become the only choice?

Crickets would be a better stable food. Avoid using mealworms for this. If you can, try to get your hands on a dubia-roach colony. They are crazy easy to maintain and mossies love them. They are a great stable diet for any frog.

2. From the finger of the Frog, I think he is a male. According to the web, I found someone described the call of Mossy frogs “Like a kookaburra”! Little terrible…Is it true? And, If the male only make sound at the breeding seasons, or they will sing in anytime?

My guys sings all year long. But it's much, much more when they're breeding. Mossies are really hard to sex. I think the females can sing too.
To my knowledge the base of the tumbs should turn pink on the males during mating. Could be hard to see...

3. How long lifespan can a Mossy frog have? After some check they have 5 year record in captivity. Can the number be more longer with best care?

Not sure here but I think it's much longer then 5 years with proper care and tank.


Hope this helps!

[Eric Walker]

Males and females have both been known to vocalize. I'm pretty sure iv actually heard both. They actually make more then one sound as well. And five years seems kinda short to me. My friend has one of my old males that's going on six years now and its just as spunky as it was years ago.