Experience with Leptopelis uluguruensis??

[LilyPad]

The place I was looking to get these still has not responded to any of my inquiries. They also do not guarantee amphibians when shipping. I think I may be better off passing this one up right now and looking for these little guys at an expo or from dealers that will, at the very least, have a guarantee for live arrivals.

[andaroo]

The place I was looking to get these still has not responded to any of my inquiries. They also do not guarantee amphibians when shipping. I think I may be better off passing this one up right now and looking for these little guys at an expo or from dealers that will, at the very least, have a guarantee for live arrivals.

They are really rare you will have a hard time finding them at expo or anywhere else. I had my 2 shipped to me and they weren't stressed from it. Heck I even had them flown over from the UK to Canada when I moved 3 years ago and that didn't bother them either LOL

[Ted]

Just a quick opinion here, but I wouldn't buy any amphibian if it wasn't guaranteed live arrival.....

[LilyPad]

I think I'm going to put this species out of my mind completely. Considering there has been no successful breeding in captivity yet, I do not see the purpose in buying these frogs. All I can offer this species is a further decline when you consider extremely experienced herpetologists cannot get them to breed. I will look for something already captive bred, or that I know I would have a chance of breeding in order to expand the species. I spent several hours last night reading about failed attempts at breeding, and females dying as a result of becoming gravid with no release. I do not want to contribute to that. I'll leave it up to the experts to continue trying to get these beautiful babies to breed. Maybe, someday, if they're successful, I will be able to keep some!

Thanks for all of the input I got here though! It was very helpful and did help me to make a decision!

[elly]

Bumping because I was researching these! I'd want one, but only if they could breed in captivity and weren't taken from the wild.

[LilyPad]

They are amazing and I have been keeping a close eye on their progress. So far, it's possible that there is one place in Europe that has secretly successfully bred these in captivity. There have never been any captive bred Leptopelis uluguruensis available for purchase yet at this point though. Lots of people get the females to become gravid, but are not able to get them to successfully lay. This is because they are so particular about how they breed! They breed in the sand/dirt along rivers and then the river floods washing the new tadpoles in. It is so specific that it has been nearly impossible to replicate. Because of that, I refuse to deplete the wild caught population by purchasing them. However, the second they're available as captive bred, they're mine lol. And I'll let you know if I ever find them, Elly!