Update on my mossies

[Raya]

Hi guys!

I thought I'd update you on my Theloderma collection. Earlier this summer I was finally able to get a group of T. corticale from a breeder here in Sweden. That brings me up to three species now
They are gorgeous frogs and I can see why they are the most popular of the mossy species. Another great thing about them is that they're not very shy.
Right now they live in the tank I kept the asperums in before they got their new home. I've bought a 60*45*60 (cm) Exo-terra that I'm working in right now for these guys.





My T. asperum keeps breeding and laying more eggs. Got around 25 tadpoles right now and a few juveniles. Managed to sell a few at the expo where I bought the corticale.
The plants in the tank for these guys are exploding, gonna be all green in there in notime Got 6 adults and the tads in there. The juveniles are in smaller plastic bins to make sure the get to the food.





My T. gordoni is still the most shy frog I have. Actually not seen him eat once since I got him. He's on handsome guy though.




I also tried out some new food for my newly metamorphosed asperum. Right when they turn into frogs they are to small for dubia nymphs wich I feed the adults. I never got my fly cultures to work any good last time and they kinda required alot of work compared to roaches so I bought a culture of a roach called Blattodea sp. "kenya". They are a really small roach species, especially the nymphs. Perfect for small froglets. Only downside is that I haven't found a good way to get them from their bin to the frog container.




Hope you enjoyed! I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have.

[Lija]

They look wonderful Raya!

[Raya]

Thanks alot Lija!

[Heatheranne]

Beautiful frogs, Raya! I love your Mossies! they must be quite happy if they're having that many eggs. Great job!

[Heatheranne]

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They're gorgeous .

[Raya]

Glad you like the photos!

I'm telling myself too that they must be happy when they sing all night and lay eggs. Not that they are a difficult species to breed but I guess I've done something right with the viv and their care at least

[deranged chipmunk]

LOVE these frogs!!!!


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[MatthewM1]

Amazing frogs, congrats on the successful breeding. Another roach I would recommend you check out are B. latteralis, the nymphs are just larger than pinhead crickets after hatching. They don't burrow or climb smooth surfaces. They are quick little buggers that draw a really good feeding response from any critter I've offered them too.

[Raya]

Thanks guys!

I've had B. latteralis before actually. They were great feeders indead since they really triggered a feeding response in my frogs.
But I was to scared to keep them. They are crazy good escapeartists and seems to survive really good in regular homes. Killed my colony a couple of months before moving to a new house and I still found a few adults running around in the new place after I moved.

[MatthewM1]

Yeah im always extra cautious with mine. I figured out after reading alot of posts about people have issue with them escaping, that the tub they live in being colored is usually the culprit. They can't climb up clear steralite, but the colored plastics seems to have some kind of texture that is just enough for them to climb out. And if I drop one during feeding I just smash it, no use trying to catch them. And as my backup my cat takes care of them as soon as they make their way out of the critter room.

[ColleenT]

i think i am in love with those Mossies. Are they difficult to care for? I know they are expensive..Maybe someday...

[Mentat]

Congrats on the new T. corticale Raya !

[Strider18]

Haha pretty frogs At the aquarium I am volunteering at they have some of these along with dart frogs, dumpies and amazon milk frogs (why I have no clue) so very cool frogs

[Raya]

Thank you guys!

i think i am in love with those Mossies. Are they difficult to care for? I know they are expensive..Maybe someday...

They are quite easy to care for. They're fine at room temperature, want a aqua-terraria setup with dark tannin-rich water and stuff to climb on. You can feed them appropriate sized roaches or crickets.

Over here they are a bit expensive actually, not sure how much they go for in the states.

[ColleenT]

Thank you guys!



They are quite easy to care for. They're fine at room temperature, want a aqua-terraria setup with dark tannin-rich water and stuff to climb on. You can feed them appropriate sized roaches or crickets.

Over here they are a bit expensive actually, not sure how much they go for in the states.

I have seen them for sale at about $100 each. Do you use Peat for Tannins? maybe i will keep looking into them. Thanks.

[ColleenT]

are the mossies more of a water frog than a tree frog? do they spend most of the time on the water?

[Raya]

I have seen them for sale at about $100 each. Do you use Peat for Tannins? maybe i will keep looking into them. Thanks.

That's quite expensive! Saurian Enterprises seems to have juveniles for sale for 50$ and adults for 75$. Juveniles looks out of stock right now.

I use oak leaves and cork for tannins.

are the mossies more of a water frog than a tree frog? do they spend most of the time on the water?

About 50/50 I would say
So you should offer them good oppertunities for both. Water shouldn't be too deep though.

[ColleenT]

ok thanks so much. oh good prices from them. i will keep them in mind. i need to do more research and see if it is doable. right now i cannot but would love to soon.