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

[ediblelogic]

This is enthralling. Awesome pictures, please keep posting!

[Ebony]

Thanks Kelsey, I find this stuff fascinating. I dont want to go anywhere just in case I miss something. But I have to go out today so when I get home later, I will try to catch the eggs wiggling on video. I just had a peak at the eggs that I left in the Whistlers enclosure outside and they are still round as the day they were laid. It's still Winter here. These eggs that im monitoring are inside and forming so fast because they are in a heated room.

[ediblelogic]

That is so awesome. I love that you are showing us the progress, it's so cool to watch them IN TIME as they progress. It's like we're right there watching them with you. I hope you can get a video! That would be awesome. Oh, I wouldn't want to leave the house and miss anything either. It's like you're waiting for a present, haha. This forum is the best, I have never found more information on frogs anywhere else- and everyone is so open and enthusiastic about their frogs. It's the perfect place. I love it. Haha, and I am so happy for you- I don't think I could raise froglets. At least not yet. Haha I'm only eighteen, so- haha: I don't know enough about frogs yet to breed them: but I'm learning something new every day- and it only makes me more addicted to them! Congrats, Ebony- and I seriously can't wait to watch them as they go from tadpole to froglet.

[Ebony]

Thanks for your kind words Kelsey. You know more about frogs than I did when I was 18 years old.

[Zac]

Thanks Kelsey, I find this stuff fascinating. I dont want to go anywhere just in case I miss something. But I have to go out today so when I get home later, I will try to catch the eggs wiggling on video. I just had a peak at the eggs that I left in the Whistlers enclosure outside and they are still round as the day they were laid. It's still Winter here. These eggs that im monitoring are inside and forming so fast because they are in a heated room.

Hey Ebony on a completely unrelated note, are there any White's tree frog breeders in New Zealand, or can you buy them in petshops?

Thanks

[Ebony]

Hi Zac, You can not keep Whites tree frogs in NZ unfortunately.

[Zac]

Hi Zac, You can not keep Whites tree frogs in NZ unfortunately.

Hhmm... In just about every White's tree frog caresheet it said they were introduced into NZ in the late 1800's and has been seen a few times in pet shops, right up until the early 80's. I guess things just don't last forever

[Ebony]

Yes, They were introduced but apparently they did not survive. Any that are in NZ were illegally bought into the country and most likely were destroyed..

Another updated photo. I have put up a photo from the last three days. In the latest photo you can actually see the tail fin.

[froggiez]

how cool is that!! thank you for sharing!

[Tom Highum]

Great pictures keep them coming.
Do you still plan on keeping the other eggs in the outside enclosure even though they are developing slowly?

[Ebony]

Hi Tom, good to see you...Yes. the eggs outside are actually growing naturally in the natural elements. I took the first clutch of eggs inside to monitor. With these Whistling tree frogs they are known to lay in the middle of winter and even in frosts so the eggs that are laid in the winter like mine do take longer to develop rather than if they were laid in the warmer months. The eggs inside developed as they would in the warmer months. The eggs inside are about 2 weeks more advanced. It really is fascinating.

[Ebony]

Another update on the Whistling tree frogs.
I have two photo's..one is of a tadpole that has been raised inside and the other is a photo of the comparison between the same aged tadpole's but the smaller of the two was raised outside. It is 9 days off two months since the eggs were laid.

[Kurt]

Very interesting.

[charlamanda]

I just read through this entire thread and it's compelling stuff, great pictures!!! I have raised Gray Tree frogs from tads in my pool that emerged in July, but now the pool is full again with more Gray Tree frog tads.
It is now Fall on the Northern East coast of US and the weather is fluctuating drastically anywhere between 55-80' F in the daytime and between 35-60' F at night. I am in the Pocono Mountains at the very top of one in a huge forest and lake community, it's really wonderful if you love nature and animals.
The tads, in my pool, are growing very, very slowly and I have been asking anyone around here if they would be willing to raise some of them so they will survive..so far not so lucky. While reading through your thread I have had an epiphany!!!
*What if I brought some of the tads inside to raise in a constant warm temperature?
This way they will morph quicker, then I can fatten them up, hopefully soon, and then release them for the winter. This way they'll have a better chance of surviving than if I just left them alone in the pool outside.
I noticed them several weeks ago and some are just about the same size, others have doubled, but all are still very small and have not yet even sprouted any legs!!
It's very hard for me to just sit around and do nothing, knowing that they will most likely not survive.
Anyone have any thoughts or opinions about trying this? and or Have any suggestions the best way to go about this? I'd welcome any help.

[Paul Rust]

That's an amazing difference. I was noticing 24 hour temps between 1-18C, that's quite a swing. Inside your home is probably around 21C. I know that I can greatly reduce the time for American Bullfrogs to morph from 2 years to a few months if I keep the water at around 21C. Anyway, congrats on all your new arrivals.

[Rae]

Is there a care sheet for Whistling tree frogs like the grey tree frog one?

It had so much information XD

[Paul Rust]

Is there a care sheet for Whistling tree frogs like the grey tree frog one?

It had so much information XD

Yes, Ebony and I have co-authored a care article that's in it's final stages now. Hopefully we will see it on the site soon.

[Rae]

Yes, Ebony and I have co-authored a care article that's in it's final stages now. Hopefully we will see it on the site soon.

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[Jess]

OH wonderful , I can't wait to read it!