Oh boy.....a-lot-a-leucs

[deranged chipmunk]

Oh they are adorable Lynn!!!


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[DigitalPunk]

Aw Congrats!

[Strider18]

Very pretty frogs Btw, what do you do with your froglets? I would be interested to know what people do when they have 5+ froglets or more.

[flybyferns]

Very pretty frogs Btw, what do you do with your froglets? I would be interested to know what people do when they have 5+ froglets or more.

I find a friend ! , or hopefully sell them at a show
I certinally can't keep them.

[flybyferns]

3 more of this same clutch of 5 froglets

I love when they finally loose that "mushy' first oow thing.
That stage is nerve racking







These are standard D leucomelas......they will get more spots as they mature.
They are off spring from my group of 5:
3 from Tim Heath
2 from Black Jungle
Wow- how time flies !

[tonyball]

Hi Lynn, congratulations on your success! I have a few questions and I hope you don't mind me asking. I have 3 groups of 5 leucs in separate enclosures and have males calling in each group (everyday) but have had only one batch of 3 eggs in over several months . all frogs are extremely healthy and get fed every day. A few people I have talked to say their leucs breed like crazy in environments similar to mine but I am not having much luck, also I mist the enclosure everyday. any ideas as to what might be keeping them from producing?

[flybyferns]

Hi,
Very sorry to be so slow in answering.

My leuc group ( 2 females and 3 meals) took a very long time to get going. They were 1 1/2 years old.
They called for several months before their first batch(s).
They have deposited eggs -ONLY- in a glass petri dish / covered by a coconut hut, despite other available places.

Their tank is very heavily planted - with lots of breaks.
I believe I just put a current pic of their enclosure their album here on FF.
Or you can see it on facebook ( Fern's Frogs)

They are NOT good parents. I have had 6 or 7 clutches.
I witnessed one male transporting one tad despite plenty of places and choices for transport to water; despite there being others ready to be moved. Could certainly be my fault?

IMO -- they are much more difficult to breed than my R imitator 'Varadero'. There is no comparison with parenting skills/desires when comparing these 2 species. The leuc tads are sensitive--- I loose some in each batch - and at different stages of tadpole development.

I leave the eggs in the dish / in the tank. I move them to a glass container ( with distilled water/ a dime size pc of indian almond leaf /and some java moss) I move them ----- one at a time ( form the parental tank) as they become free swimmers. This seems to have reduced tad calamities However, they are getting Repashy Vit A 2 X a month and bean beetles. I plan on starting flour beetle cutlers as well as parental nutrition so important

I'm sure the answer is simple. Probably just too young ? You have been successful with other species - so your success w them should be no different.

What supplements are you using?

Best