The Lazy Frog

[Malachi]

I started out my pacman collection with a cranwell's horned frog. Though timid while a froglet he still moved from his A and B holes and the water dish at night.(He is very nocturnal)
Now he still changes position every few days and I do still spot him in his dish.

I have 2 ornates that I purchased after my canwelli. When they were froglets they moved occasionally still less than the canwelli. My ornates are much more feisty and hungry than the cranwelli, but they never move. They do not change holes or even use their water dish. They both have not changed positions in 2 months since i prodded them into their water dishes. They seemed to enjoy the soak.

So I am wondering is this lack of movement (also not soaking) a species trait or a personal trait of the frogs themselves. Any ornate owners experience the same thing vs the canwelli?

Maybe I just have some super lazy ornates!

( I am not saying a horned frog should be moving a lot , just a comparison of canwelli vs ornata )

[Animalnstinct]

I have 4 cranwelli and two seem to stay put in one spot, while the other two chase food and go back and forth from different holes occasionally.

Like you mentioned, I've read and have been told that the ornate are more active and eat more. Though with my ornate he seems to be on par with my lazier two ( movement wise ) and then his appetite is actually the smallest out of everyone. He seems to like going 2-3 days with really light meals then randomly he will have a day where he eats double the amount he normally does but it's still less then the others.

From what little experience I have so far, I would think more of a personal trait of the individual frog. They kind of remind me of Grammostola rosea tarantulas when it comes to their personalities and traits. They have a wide general and typical idea of how they are suppose to act, but that also includes the idea that not being typical is also normal.

[jjmorton13]

I've only had my ornate for a couple months now, and he is very sedentary. He is always buried, usually in the same spot. He never uses his water dish, and I even have to dig him up to feed him. He is a lazy little guy.

[Malachi]

Possibly I just have 2 lazy ornates....

[Greg M]

My ornate is really lazy - he sits in the same spot and turns around over the course of the day, but hardly ever moves or goes into his water dish, etc. He is a vigorous eater, and has grown from froglet size to 4+ inches in three months, but he is passive and never acts aggressively towards me. My cranwelli is more active, eats just as well, and is more hostile (maybe its a girl )...