Amazon Milk Frog.

[CaptainMorgantown]

Hi everyone!

Last weekend I impulsively bought an Amazon Milk Frog because I had a spare tank, and I don't really know a lot about them. The things that I have found online have been really conflicting (difficulty of keeping the species ranging from very difficult to beginner level), and I just wanted some information from someone that keeps them. I have a very small baby, and I have him in a little 8x8 tank until he gets bigger, then I have a 10 gallon waiting for him. So far he is eating very well, I feed him once every other day. The thing that is bothering me is that he doesn't move that much, even at night. If I ever have to take him out of the tank, when I put him back, he won't move again. I stay awake really late, and watch him for a bit at night, and he still doesn't move. Although, after I got done feeding him today, he did climb up and sit in the top corner of the tank. Anyway, should I be concerned, or are they just really inactive?

Oh, and here is a picture of him when I first got him. His name is Moot

[bshmerlie]

8x8 is really small and doesn't leave much room to move around in. He may have figured out there's no where to go. Also if they feel exposed they wont move at all for fear of being eaten. I have found the more densely planted the tank is the more frogs will move around. Fully plant your 10 gallon and get him in there. Remember they do get pretty large so he may eventually prefer a larger tank. Besides how can you have just one they're such beautiful frogs.

[bshmerlie]

Also if he is a baby I would feed a little every day.

[CaptainMorgantown]

I do have plants in there for him, and, although fake, do their job. When he does move, he does hide underneath them or goes into the water dish. I do realize that an 8x8 is small, but he is also less than an inch big, and the lady I got him from said that it should be no problem keeping him there as long as I move him when he starts growing, which i fully plan on doing.

Is there anything you could tell me about these frogs concerning their behavior? Are they actually hard to take care of?

[CaptainMorgantown]

Oh, the pictures that I put on there are him in the container I bought him in, not his actual tank.

[porkchop48]

IMHO they do not move a whole lot. At night when I feed mine they do actively hunt but they do not seem to just meander around. I feed mine nightly.

Milk frogs are pretty simple to take care of. Make sure he has a clean bowl of water and it is changed often. Live plants also work a little better than the fake ones, they help with humidity. I am just not a fan of the fake plants.

Glad to see a pic of him after he made it to his new home Steel city show?

[oneshotveth]

I can't wait to get some of these! BTW, I would suspect that the place that you got your info that they were "difficult" was probably referring to the fact that breeding may be considered "difficult" as they breed in hollowed out trees (which you have to simulate) From what I've read, they're not difficult to just have as a pet.

[CaptainMorgantown]

That's really good to hear that they are not hard to keep. Moot is doing very well now. He is starting to move around quite a lot during the night, and his appetite is a lot better than it was. I guess that I should have waited longer for him to settle in, but I was honestly worried about losing him. My record for keeping very young frogs is kind of against me, but I think that we will be okay now

And yes, I did get him at the Steel City Show. Were you there?

[porkchop48]

Yes I was there. I am pretty sure you got him from me.

[Grrrit]

Milkes are def cool to keep. I would suggest a well planted viv for him. My pair will be moving to a 24x18x36 wXdXh this month after the build. And hopefully getting a third. They trend to sleep near each other during the day. Pretty cool little guys I must say. Good luck!

[Hunglikeafruitbat]

They aren't hard to keep at all. I've got seven of them one by itself in an 18x18x24tall viv and the rest in a 75 gallon. I had never owned a frog before I got the first one so I think beginner is a fair description for the skill level required.

I've always fed mine every two days as well. Mine seem to be more active than other ones I've seen, this may be partially because both the petshop I got the first one from and the breeder I got the others from feeds during the day. I do as well so I think they have gotten used to a slightly sporadic schedule.

The only issue I've ever had was a prolapsed cloaca, which I was able to solve thanks to this site and another one recently that I was able to fix immediately this time.

Mat.