New video featuring the Gray Army and possibly a video featuring The Dumpy Family coming...

I set up my camera, I got the bugs, and I handed them to the gray tree frogs! I am happy to say I recorded a feeding video of the Gray Army. I will show myself feeding them waxmoths and black soldier flies. It would be really cool to plan a feeding video where all of the insects are released at once and the tree frogs chase them down, but I don't think it can happen in quarantine. It just appears to be too difficult. With that being said I can use this time to practice on getting close ups and working on my skills with the camera. That's exactly what I did. So you can expect possibly the most clear shots of the gray tree frogs! I caught Bane and Dante hanging out for a little bit and I got Melania all green climbing at the top of the tank with the lid off.

The best thing for the Gray Army is that they may soon get to hibernate for this winter. While they sleep it will give me time to get the musical tanks situation started. The Gray Army is one of two groups I need to sleep to begin this process of moving and building tanks. The Gray Army is going to hopefully wake up to a well done Exo Terra Terrarium built specifically for them. I really can't wait to showcase them in their upcoming home. These little frogs are going to bring some great content to the channel and on here with hopefully great picture and clips of them in their environment. All of this sounds great, but first they I believe need to pass the next fecal exam in order to accomplish this. Until then I'm building their weight so they can store their fat for the hibernation process. I'm not actually sure if anyone has a weight standard for these frogs, but I'm trying to get Melania and Meredith (females) to 30g which is one FAT gray tree frog, but it may be normal for a wild one to gain weight like this before hibernation. As for the males Dante and Bane I will have to think about it. I think Bane weighing 21-25g would be great because males don't need as much weight because they are smaller. Dante being much younger I am unsure for him because he's a small frog to begin with. I will run this past my professor at school and the exotic vet who sees the Gray Army.

A blessing could be they all get through the fecal exam and I can begin this process for them.

A little bit about what they will be grouped with in the upcoming storyline for the PA Woods Community. If you didn't know I am preparing a room for native animals, and I have a hallway next to the native species room for the exotic animals. The Gray Army is actually not going to be grouped with either so to speak. The toads will make their cameos in the story time from time, but actually I am preparing the third part. Outside I am building an artificial vernal pool, but this pool isn't even associated with the Gray Army. I am actually preparing to build a small greenhouse next to the vernal pool. No the Gray Army will not be living in this because it's way too hot for one. But the next group of creatures will.

I will be keeping Eastern Mason Bees inside the greenhouse! Not only will they pollinate the trees and plants around the neighborhood, but some of the males I will use as a feeder for the Gray Army. These are not just any ordinary feeder because I respect them enough to build them a greenhouse and I will be hibernating the cocoons in the refrigerator over the winter as well! These bees will be documented in their habitat on plants and in the greenhouse. Only a handful will be given up because they are so valuable and they have a large task of caretaking for the trees and the neighborhood! The Mason Bees are a really docile species and the males do not have a stinger. They are solitary but will live in wood holes next to each other. They only live around 2 months as bees, so once their season is done in the fall I will collect the cocoons (bee larvae) and store them in the refrigerator until the next spring. While the Gray Army will be joined by the Eastern Mason Bees this is not the entire group for this storyline. I also do not think I'll have everything to go for the bees this spring, but we will see. I am actually preparing for them and I started a year ago researching for them. As I was saying the Gray Army and Mason Bees will not be alone, but now you know that this storyline goes beyond the glass walls of a terrarium.

The next update will feature more of the Dumpy Family!

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