Piedbald!!!!

[Jenste]

As some of you know...I have been after the elusive piedbald ACF for some time...well by this time tomorrow I will own one!!!

They occur less than 8 per million - are an abnormality that occurs beyond breeder's control - - mating 2 piedbalds together will result in natural/marbled offspring.

It morphed with only one eye so is not considered as "desirable", but with only 3 other people known in the USA to have one I am quite excited!


Right now I have (all x. laevis unless noted otherwise)
2 marbled (1 male 1 female)
4 albino (2 male 2 female - 1 of the males is a runt, full grown at 1.75-2 inches so can not live in the colony)
2 reticulated albino (1 male 1 female)
1 x. borealis female

Tomorrow I have coming in -
1 x. borealis male
1 x. tropicalis female to be a friend to the runt albino
and....drum roll!
1 PIEDBALD x. laevis



can NOT wait - - will post pictures as they arrive!!! Tomorrow can not come soon enough!

[bshmerlie]

I'm very happy for you. I hope he arrives very healthy. Do me a favor. There is a Frog Morph poll going on right now and people in favor of morphs are losing. I know there's more people out there who like options like this and I just want to make sure people are speaking up and voting. The Poll is on the bottom left corner of the website. Help us out.

[Jenste]

I'm very happy for you. I hope he arrives very healthy. Do me a favor. There is a Frog Morph poll going on right now and people in favor of morphs are losing. I know there's more people out there who like options like this and I just want to make sure people are speaking up and voting. The Poll is on the bottom left corner of the website. Help us out.

voted!!! (in favor of course!)

[tgampper]

That is awesome! I hope all goes well for your frogs. You will find that Silurana (Xenopus) tropicalis is quite different than X. laevis. S. (X.) tropicalis are smaller, breeds at a much younger age and genetically not as complex. I also understand that they are more closely related to Xenopus romeri (an extinct South American pipid) than the African clawed frogs. This proves that Africa and South America were joined back in the Cretaceous era. Some scientists have placed tropicalis, epitropicalis and paratropicalis in the genus Silurana. They also have 4 claws.

Can't wait to see picures of that piebald

[Jenste]

thanks Terry - - I cannot wait!!!

I do know of some of the differences between x.laevis and x.tropicalis - - and until now I hadn't planned on owning one - due to their much smaller size they could not mix with my x.laevis/borealis colony.

Well, I have a runt male ACF. he is a little over a year old and barely 2" long in body. I had hoped he would grow but it looks like he is a midget. my babies from the July 25, 2010 breeding are 3/4s his size already!

I know that the x.laevis male and the x.tropicalis female will be unable to breed, but I was holding off on buying an x.tropicalis for the time being while I saw how I liked the different species.



What species of ACF have you kept Terry - any favorites?

any tips/hints about their care that I may have overlooked??

[Jenste]

they are out for delivery!!! so excited!! have been charging my camera all morning!

[Jenste]

Here is the PIEBALD









even my feet have spots!



enjoying my new home!!!!

[Jenste]

and here is my male x.borealis and my female x.tropicalis

borealis








tropicalis