Calling all caecilian keepers!

[tjtreefrog]

What?! I am so sorry.

Thank you Kurt. I am starting to loose faith in my local FedEx and USPS. The local FedEx facility is just 45 minutes away, yet it took them 9 hours on the truck to get my package to me. Nothing that can be done about it now. I will try again in the spring once the weather warms up if they are still available. That seems to be the problem with caecilians, they aren't available for very long, and only in the coldest times of the year.

[tgampper]

Sorry to hear about your caecilian I was just about as happy as you were when you got him. Unfortunately, that's a problem about transporting amphibians during the winter. Maybe you can reserve another for shipment in the late spring or summer.

[tjtreefrog]

Sorry to hear about your caecilian I was just about as happy as you were when you got him. Unfortunately, that's a problem about transporting amphibians during the winter. Maybe you can reserve another for shipment in the late spring or summer.

Thank you Terry. I was pretty devastated when I saw him lying on top of the substrate. As they are fossorial in nature, seeing them above ground is never a good sign. I am hoping I can reserve one. The weather here is supposed to warm up in the next couple of weeks. As long as the low is above 32 degrees, I believe they will be ok. This will definitely not be my last caecilian. No offense to any frogs, but caecilians have to be my favorite animals .

[tgampper]

I agree caecilians are awesome amphibians. I hope you can reserve one for later in the year.

[tjtreefrog]

As do I. I think the reason I like them so much is because they are so unusual physiologically and anatomically. Same with frogs. I like some species of frogs that have bright coloration like the Ranitomeya dart frog species, but the frogs I really like are ones like Pipa pipa that are very unique and unusual in their appearance and behavior. Caecilians just take it up a notch to a whole new level. Like some of their parental behavior, such as the female secreting a special layer on the skin and lining of the uterus for the developing juveniles to feed on in live-bearing species! Simply amazing!!

[pez]

No! I am sorry about your caecilian and hope you can get other soon.