Amazing, again! Growing Uber Fast!

[onedge30]

Wow. They are just bustin' with growth.

You are separating them by size? How many in a tub?

[IvoryReptiles]

Wow. They are just bustin' with growth.

You are separating them by size? How many in a tub?

Well, we now have 3 tubs and there are approximately 15 or so per tub....... we have the largest in individual containers (about 28 of those!).

We will be starting treatment for Chytrid next week.....better safe than sorry!
We keep them well fed and the cannibalism is not an issue once they start sprouting legs.
I read an article about these tadpoles being the only ones that actually "scream". As we change water daily (sometimes 2 times!), we have actually heard them do it!!!! The theory is that they scream to let siblings know they are the same......since they tend to predate on tadpoles of other species in the wild, this makes sense.
We scoop them up in a net when cleaning, and you can hear them "scream".....sounds more like a mini bark to me. I will try to get this on video.

[onedge30]

Thanks, that is great info. Would make some great pictures! All the babies all over the place. Sounds like you really have your hands full.

Screaming babies.... that sounds like other species.

What is Chytrid? I am not that familiar with frog specific bugs.

Are you still feeding mainly frozen thawed blood worms?

[IvoryReptiles]

Thanks, that is great info. Would make some great pictures! All the babies all over the place. Sounds like you really have your hands full.

Screaming babies.... that sounds like other species.

What is Chytrid? I am not that familiar with frog specific bugs.

Are you still feeding mainly frozen thawed blood worms?

We do have our hands FULL!!
Aside from the frogs, we also breed geckos & snakes.

Chytrid is a fungus and many Rana are known carriers of it. So just to be safe, we will be treating ALL of the tadpoles as well as the parents again to be sure they are healthy and do not carry it on to their new homes.

We are still feeding the tadpoles that have not metamorphisized into froglets yet on the frozen bloodworms. We figured it is less possibility of exposure to any other parasites or fungus than feeding mosquito larvae or wild Gulf Coast Tadpoles would.bring.

We will be offering the froglets cut up earthworms and red wigglers, crickets & roaches (from our private colony) to start until they are ready for pinkies. They will be well started by then and ready to go to new homes.

[Ken Worthington]

Thanks Ivory for the updates on these little guys' progress!

Handsome creatures

All the best

[Jeff Boyardee]

Love the pics, and the updates.

I hope to try breeding them someday, and you're making me impatient, lol.

[IvoryReptiles]

Love the pics, and the updates.

I hope to try breeding them someday, and you're making me impatient, lol.

I am used to working to get our breeders in the mood and then waiting for them to drop eggs, then waiting even more for the eggs to hatch.
I promise you, if you do breed these guys, you won't have a chance to get impatient!!
The eggs were laid in the morning, started hatching that same afternoon and, well....you've seen the progression pics. We started this adventure on the 14th of July and less than a month later, we have froglets!

I am used to waiting at the least, 2 months after eggs for a hatching........and when we bred our Veiled Chameleons it took 8 months to start seeing a hatchling and took a month for all 56 eggs to be done! Now THAT took patience!!