Meet Linus, the accidental Pacific chorus frog

[Jace]

I collected my froglets in August, and they were under 1", so I figure that your little one was born either late August or even early September. These frogs are cold tolerant, and from what I understand, can reproduce in cooler conditions like Fall. If yours was born in the spring, he would be full size by now, as they grow very fast on a good diet. My female, Taiki, was given to me in July of this year and reached almost full size in 8-10 weeks.

May I ask how big his setup is? I love how you've done it-it really shows him off nicely!

[JimO]

Linus. I like it. That is a fabulous vivarium. Great work!

[Molch]

thanks all - the setup is an old 5-gallon aquarium that I put on its side. I moved one side panel to the new side and took that black plastic frame off the aquarium and made a lid and side vent out of it. And glued in a land/water divider.
It's small, but then, there's only one of him and he's little. He loves the big leaves of that plant (not sure what's that called).

Then again, it was his fondness for big leaves that got him in trouble in the first place...as he was hiding in the kale

On his size/age question...he got to Alaska in early Sept at 3/4 inches long - so he wouldn't have metamorphosed just a month before, or would he?

[Jace]

These guys, at most, can take 2-2 1/2 months to morph. My guess is he became a froglet at the beginning of August, end of July, placing his birth no earlier than May. But these frogs grow fast, so I would say that he was born in June, morphed in August, and had a healthy growth spurt for him to be the size he was when you got him. I think my math makes sense...it was not my strongest subject in school though.

[Molch]

amazing how fast they grow then...of course, this puts the performance pressure on Mama in terms of hauling in crickets and fruit flies....

[Jace]

Lol-yes, they can be extreme eaters. All of mine are on a three day a week feeding schedule now. But when they were younger, it was every day. I like to have chubby frogs, and once they reach that point, it's easy to maintain. I am not sure if this is true of all of them, but now that Yoki is older-and wider-he is not as active and no longer begs for more frequent feedings (and yes, contrary to belief, frogs can beg!! ). He sits on his "throne" and watches-and usual ends up a perch himself for one of the spoiled froglets!

[Molch]

now that Yoki is older-and wider-he is not as active

well, yes - that happens to all of us