Literature on horned frog care

[ArchGrammarian]

Hi, John.

Thank you for the recommendations. Both the Barron's book and the book written by de Vosjoli are available at Amazon.com and I plan to order both posthaste (I know the Barron's has some ten pages devoted to breeding, as it has a preview on Google Books). It's rather disappointing the lady you mentioned didn't divulge any information. Upon gaining full-time employment after graduating from uni, I'd very much like to take up working with frogs as a hobby.

[ArchGrammarian]

Hello, SethD.

I asked the topic question only to see if there were any sources more thorough than some of the sites I've encountered. As you said, much of the basics are indeed explained in only a few sentences (for instance, the article written by Devin Edmonds on Amphibian Care was enough to prepare me on creating an enclosure and provide me with an understanding of the expectations associated with feeding, etc.); however, perhaps due to my fondness of academia, I tend to thumb my nose at online sources if there are more trustworthy sources about. This is probably a bad habit on my part-- I'm not rightly sure.

[SethD]

Hello, SethD.

I asked the topic question only to see if there were any sources more thorough than some of the sites I've encountered. As you said, much of the basics are indeed explained in only a few sentences (for instance, the article written by Devin Edmonds on Amphibian Care was enough to prepare me on creating an enclosure and provide me with an understanding of the expectations associated with feeding, etc.); however, perhaps due to my fondness of academia, I tend to thumb my nose at online sources if there are more trustworthy sources about. This is probably a bad habit on my part-- I'm not rightly sure.

Yes, it is indeed a bad habit. Seriously, for a beginner it isn't a bad idea to be careful about sources. I have been keeping frogs a while so when I read something that doesn't seem just "right" I know it probably isn't.

If you want to tie in your fondness for academia with a frog keeping/breeding hobby I would suggest a different species. Horned frogs are well established ground. There are many frogs/toad species in the trade that have seldom or never been captive bred and that is where academia can provide helpful hints on breeding when you sift through the literature. That is what I enjoy doing, poking around with species very few people have tried or been successful at breeding before.