Hormone induced frog breeding.

[Mercedesherp]

John Clare's article provides all the basic info anyone would need to breed these frogs.
While I do not have any actuall experience breeding these, I do with Ceratophrys.
My husbandry mirrors what John reccomends for ABFs, just slight differences.
Male combat may be considered an important componet for natural breeding in this species.
For hormone treatment, see attached....if it works.

[Mercedesherp]

Sorry, that was the wrong attachement. Try this one.
Everyone who works with homones should have a Vet to assist and supervise.

[Mercedesherp]

So quiet now,.......................
You have what you need . No more excuses, Do or Dont,

[onedge30]

Mercedes, why so hostile? I thank you for the information and look forward to reading and pulling information from it for breeding.

I don't know you and you don't know me. We all come from different experience backgrounds. So, please don't judge what you do not know.

The main goal here is to ask and learn. And I personally strive to always learn more. So, I will always be asking more and more. And some question may seem 'dumb' to others, but I will still ask.

[jelkins]

You gotta be kidding me! Someone ask a question, a very good question, and that spawns a bunch of input from what can only be a psychic. I'm mean only a psychic would be able to know how people are going to use this information, right? That has to be it cause the only other explanation would be pure egotism and a high degree of ignorance.

No one ever claimed that natural breeding shouldn't be the best possible scenario and I believe most members on this site will agree that it is.

The use of hormones to condition amphibians (xenopus & pregnancy tests) for reproductive success has been used for decades, does require some basic knowledge that should be demonstrated by an experienced person, but no question about it, it isn't heart surgery or anything remotely close.

It's a shame to log on, see such interesting topics posted by other members, and then see it hijacked by pure stupidity.

[John]

You know, working with hormones in this way is actually hazardous to your health. Most of these hormones can cross the skin barrier. Unless you're skilled at the manipulation of dangerous substances, you should stay away from working with hormones. Even acquiring them is hard and usually you have to cross a legal barrier unless you're professionally qualified to work with them.

[Ra]

You can actually buy the hormones pretty cheap at aquatics chemical websites, all it takes is a simple point and click and a few days later its at your door.