Surinam Horned Frog Breeding Project

[GrifTheGreat]

Husbandry is always a major factor with all issues relating to frogs.

[Raya]

Interesting thread to follow! Will you be posting any pics of your cornutas?

Best of luck with your project and keep us posted!

[Hypnotic]

Some of these animals are just too sick to surive the stress. I did everything I could for the boy that I got, he was skinny and very apathic. I fed him, treated him for everything he had and did my best to stress him as little as possible.
I threw food in at first, he wanted nothing, I slightly force fed, he started eating on his own, but eventually passed anyway.

[Helios]

Raya: Thanks! I will be posting some pictures here in the next few days. Got some great ones with a pretty high quality camera!
Hypnotic: Sorry to hear yours didn't make it! It's tough when you do all the right things and the animal still just doesn't respond. I think you're absolutely right that some animals simply never adapt being removed from the wild. I'm very hopeful about the success of this project. The surinams are such a beautiful species and I think a stable captive bred population has a lot of importance in more ways than one.

I've been able to keep both eating regularly and both are still looking good!

[Helios]

Finally have some nice pictures to post. Most are of the male as the female is harder to get good shots of and I don't want to disturb them just for a photo.

[Hypnotic]

I'm curious Helios, what are you offering both? I also have a new one in right now, he's still going to the treating process for worms and protozoa.
How are yours healthwise?

[Helios]

They're actually both eating crickets quite well. The male's appetite isn't quite as robust as the females, but his weight has remained consistent. I've been able to get the female to eat nightcrawlers, but the male has not been interested in them. The female has also eaten a pinkie mouse. It's interesting, she has the appetite that is more stereotypical of what you hear pacmans act like. She didn't really pick up in that regard until after I had given her an electrolyte soak.
Healthwise both appear fine, they're behaving normally, weight looks good, and there are no outward signs of any problems. My herp vet has been out for two weeks due to back surgery so I haven't yet run the fecal screen for parasites. The company I bought them from did run a battery of treatments when they first got them.