Homer (ornate horned frog)

[gtr319]

He is super pretty, nice green~~

[Eel Noob]

Grats on the pickup. My ornate is the best eater out of all my horned frogs.

[Greg M]

Grats on the pickup. My ornate is the best eater out of all my horned frogs.

I decided to go with an ornate in part because they are reputed to be more aggressive feeders. "He" ate right out of the box. I initially thought that the horned frog reputation was somewhat exaggerated - I'd been bitten more often by an over-enthusiastic Woodhouse's toad (and WAY more often by salamanders). However, over the three weeks or so that we have had him, he has become much more aggressive in his feeding response. He used to watch the cricket or roach walk around for a bit and then chase it down - wouldn't eat nightcrawlers or eat from the tongs. Now, he'll eat anything put in front of him and tong-feeding is a snap (literally). I especially appreciate the fact that "he" is not picky about dusted food - my toads will reject an insect with a smidgeon too much vitamin/calcium dust, while this guy doesn't care. I have been giving a dusted cricket or two almost every day because he is growing so fast. As an aside, he does have very vivid coloration and has become more so over the time we have had him. I have been using Repashy Calcium plus ICB, which includes several types of carotenoids that are supposed to provide the raw materials for skin pigments, and result in more vivid coloration. I wonder whether this is going on here...

[John911]

I have been using Repashy Calcium plus ICB, which includes several types of carotenoids that are supposed to provide the raw materials for skin pigments, and result in more vivid coloration. I wonder whether this is going on here...

I have wondered the same thing. Obviously frogs change colors depending on mood/stress/environment sometimes. Maybe I'll order some and take some a/b comparison photos. Might be useless but hey what else is there to do right?

[JimO]

That's a great looking frog and I love the name. You're a great Dad!

[Kevin1]

Congrats on the new frog, it's a looker.

[AlbinoFroggy]

Homer is a beauty!