Whistling tree frog eggs (Litoria ewingii) 18-8-10

[pixiefrogman]

Impressive photos Ebony, hope to see tadpoles in the future!

[Ebony]

Thanks TJ.
I carefully took a small cluster of eggs by cutting a piece off the fake plant that they were attached to. I want to monitor their development and also take photo's to share. Last year they did not breed but laid eggs out of water which was very strange. The previous year I had great success with moving most of the eggs. But this year I will leave them where they are as I want to observe the adults behavior. The male is still calling now which I find unusual as they normally call in the evening and its lunch time here.

Here is a photo of the small cluster of eggs that I removed. I hope it's clear enough. My partner is bringing the good camera home from work so I will be able to get better clearer shots. Hopefully if i can work out how to use the thing. Lol

[Jace]

Congrats! I can't wait to see how they develop....now that I've had tadpoles, I get the excitement.

As for the male calling at lunch...they can't pass out cigars, so that's his way of announcing he's a new dad. Look at all the eggs-he should be!!

[Ebony]

Thanks Jace. Watching the eggs develop is almost as exciting as watching tadpole metamorphosis.

Lol...I think they would need a few cigars for all those babies. In fact I think they would run a mile. I think the male is more likely calling for the next female.

[John]

Congratulations Ebony , and very nice photos!

[Ebony]

Thanks John.

[Kurt]

Congratulations.

[Jace]

Guess there is no such thing as monogamy in the Whistling Tree frog world, is there?? How long until there will be little tadpoles? I am so excited for you!

[Ebony]

Thanks Kurt

Jace, The eggs should hatch in about 6 days. Time will tell though. I think it took a bit longer the last time. Im taking a photo of them each day.

[Jace]

What are you going to do with all the froglets, once they develop?

[Ebony]

I have a friend who has a 10 acre section. Together we built a beautiful native area (we planted the tree's 3 years ago) with a pond and were hoping to add frogs last year but they didn't breed so we've been waiting for this for a while. Our local Zoo are wanting some also, so Im going to donate what they would like. A lot of it is word of mouth. I may sell some on TM but not with out a care sheet. I send most of them up to the north island as they are hard to find there.

[Kurt]

Thanks Kurt

You're welcome.

[Ebony]

Could not get the video sorry. The flip video was not clear enough. My partner took a good video but it would take 90min to down load it to Utube so that I could put in on here :-( Anyway here's another updated photo.