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[Ebony]

Hi there

Im new at this and not sure how this works. Im guessing this is how i get started with an intro.

Im mad about frogs and I dont know others that have and enjoy Frogs like me.

I have Green and Golden Bell Frogs, Southern Bell Frogs and the cute wee Whistling Tree Frogs. My adults are over 4 years old and have breed.

I breed Mealworms and Locusts to feed my frog family and I also catch flys an other insects to give my frogs a good vairety of food.

My friends and family think I'm nutz with my tanks of insects, and my great eye for spotting insects when we are out and about. I think I may be a bit obsessed with my interest so I'm hoping that I can find other's that share the same obsession.

Thanks for having me

Regards Ebony

[Kurt]

Welcome aboard and you're not nuts, cause if you are so am I and I am not nuts, at least that's what the voices in my head tell me. LOL I take it by the frog species you keep that you are in Australia.

[John]

If you're nuts then we all are. I can live with that.

[Ebony]

Well actually.. New Zealand, Christchurch. These species were introduced here. Oh and thanks glad to here im not nutz. Is your pic of the Frog that you keep or have where you are?

[John]

Me or Kurt? We both own the frogs in our avatars.

[Ebony]

Hi John

I just worked out how to put up my aviator. I want to get a better picture but for now that will do.
The African bullfrog... what a magnificent looking frog, I read that they can grow to be 10 inches, WOW! you would be able to give it a cuddle. Do you handle your Frog? Ive seen on utube that they eat mice or rats. Do you breed your frogs food?
My Frogs at adults only get to 10 or 11cm long. I do handle them but with special care. They eat from my hand and know when its time to eat.

I have a cool book with pictures of the most amazing Frogs. Some of the colours are just mind blowing.

Do you have other species?

[chumpy100]

welcome, kurt has a zoo =P, and john has a few species

[John]

Do you handle your Frog?

Only when I change out his water bowl or substrate - he doesn't like being held. Thankfully he doesn't associate my fingers directly with food so he rarely tries to bite me. He can sure empty his bladder though, but I really need to bug him to get him to do that.

Ive seen on utube that they eat mice or rats. Do you breed your frogs food?

Those should only be fed as very occasional treats due to concerns about a diet high in fat from mammals. I don't feed live mice/rats - my guy gets a thawed rat every month or so. You can buy tubs of frozen rodents in many pet shops here.

They eat from my hand and know when its time to eat.

Tree frogs seem to get particularly tame - one of mine will sit on my hand and let me feed her with my other hand.

Do you have other species?

Right now I have African Bullfrogs, Gray Treefrogs, Barking Treefrogs and some toad tadpoles. I have 3 kinds of salamander too.

It must be frustrating for a frog enthusiast in New Zealand - aren't your laws on exotic species almost as strict as Australia?