Grey tree frogs in amplexus....what??

[LilyPad]

Oy, doing research to try to figure this out just gives me more questions.

If she is gravid, and I do not move them to a breeding tub (I really have no clue what I'm going to do with a ton of grey tree froglets) can she get eggbound? Or will she reabsorb them? Paddy is my favorite frog and I do not want to risk her health in any way.

ETA: I was terrified that Paddy was going to try to eat Atlas when I first moved him in with the girls. I didn't expect this!

[kueluck]

There is always a chance of becoming egg bound, that's how I lost Rosie (Fowler's Toad) a few years back. But I wouldn't worry about it, most frog reabsorb the eggs. My neighbors Cope's do this all year long. Her big female Bess drags the male all over the viv. It's funny to watch.

[LilyPad]

In all the reading I've done so far today, I've read some say the egg bound thing in amphibians is a myth created by the reptile world, and others that say they've lost their amphibians due to being egg bound. So it leaves me unsure if it's worth the risk. I will see if they're still in amplexus when I get home and think about what to do there. I honestly didn't think it was possible for her to get gravid without putting her through a true winter cycle. One of the reasons I love owning greys is because it's so easy to control their breeding. Here in WI, I cannot sell greys, nor can I keep more than 5. I'm not even sure I would find FREE homes for all the babies I could potentially have. I am not set up to have tads, yet I would hate to kill all the eggs if she does lay.

[Frogman1031]

Sounds like a tough situation. Is the water area big? If not, maybe they won't lay the eggs in the water. I've heard of frogs in amplexus for no reason. Hopefully this is the case.

[LilyPad]

There is not enough water in there for them to lay eggs. They are still in amplexus this afternoon. If I put them in a rain chamber tonight, would it be appropriate to released the eggs into a pond behind my house? All my frogs were WC from the area, (not by me) and Atlas actually very likely came from that pond. This is given that she is actually gravid. She's always been a fairly large and sometimes overweight frog, so it's hard for me to tell. I was honestly worried recently that she was getting overweight again, especially with my kids exclaiming how fat she is last week.

[Frogman1031]

Disturbing amplexus may frighten them enough that egg laying won't happen. You could put a bigger water dish in there and increase the humidity. It is your call. I think that raising tads would be a fun project for you and your kids though . They take a few days to hatch so thats plenty of time to gather supplies. If you do raise them i recommend releasing the froglets in a few different pond to kind of increase the gene pool.
I know what your going through. Angus has been croaking ALOT lately and has developed nuptial pads. I love him but he does have a handicap which i don't want getting passed down. Plus they're both too young to mate safely and ill probably end up killing the tads.

[LilyPad]

Tad care is a big fear for me. We had toad tads once several years back and ended up re-releasing them when they started dying off quickly. I had no idea how to care for them then though, and have a pretty good idea now. I'm just a serious planner/researcher and anything that catches me off guard with my frogs makes me panic lol.