Quote Originally Posted by tylototriton View Post
I expect that species such as African Bullfrogs do not suffer from stunted growth. I bet as soon as you warm him up and start loading him that he is going to rocket up in size. It just seems to me that species that aestivate like these are opportunistic growers, whenever times of plenty come around in the wild they awake and stuff themselves, while in times when food and water are scarce they immediately go into aestivation. Just a thought. Let us know the results.

Alex
My thoughts exactly. He croaks during the summer, and he maintains weight, so I am happy with his status. At nearly 700 grams, he is still a whopper of a frog, even though not a record for his species. It would be interesting to see wild growth rates.