OMG! I have a M. Betsileo froglet!

[deranged chipmunk]

Been there George, that sucks. Luckily you caught things in time. On the upside, it gave you an accurate count, so there is a positive to come out of it. Breaking a tank down and rebuilding are a pain, but sometimes a necessary evil

[Geo]

Yeah, it did give me the chance to confirm the population of the colony. Because of how I created the lagoon it took forever to sift through the debris covered bottom for the tadpoles. It was just as difficult locating the froglets. And as for the adults boy can they give you a run for the money. I also wanted to be extra careful with the moss/ground cover incase there was more eggs, which I didnt notice any more but one of the females looks like she is ready to lay. They are all hiding at the moment. Hopefully they adjust ok to the modified setup. Learned a lot in preparation for the big rebuild in a couple of months.

[Geo]

A horrible week. Cape Breton got hit with one of the worst ice/wind storms in over 50 years for this region. It knocked out power to several homes for over 4 days, including my own. I was able to get myself, my wife, and our three dogs to safety in a nearby town that did have power. Our roof suffered damage in a few places which needs fixing as winter is still going strong here right now.

My entire breeding colony of Brown Mantellas unfortunately died. The six adults, the six froglets and 3 tadpoles all gone. The internal temp gauge recorded that at one point the temp was -8 inside the habitat. Several of the tropical plants suffered damage. Very sad. With the repairs that need to be done to the house I may not be able to restart my mission to develop a stable breeding colony for the time being, if at all. This situation has left me feeling a bit defeated right now. ugh. Have left the habitat up and running for the time being as it somehow feels wrong to shut it down just yet. Some of the plants seem to be perking up a little bit. Miss seeing them inside.

[MantellaGuy]

I am so so sorry to hear about what happened George!! As long as you and your family are safe, that's the most important thing!

I will look into trying to send some Mantella over to you at some point, I will look into such licenses required and costings that may be necessary! I haven't done it before but you know, anything to help you get back into mate.