The minutiae of my collection

[John]

Probably the Tomato frogs.

[adawinters]

I have to admit that I had to look up the hatchet faced tree frog. Wow! What a looker! I'm sorry that they didn't both make it.

I can't imagine how much time your daily husbandry must take. I suppose, though, that it's enjoyable, more often than not, to spend time with each enclosure. (The next time I'm whining about wiping down the sides of my tree frog tank, I'll re-read this thread to get some perspective and shut myself up!)

You are living the dream, man. I hope that my future is filled with a collection like this.

[John]

I don't know how he does it. If you look at my profile you'll see what I have - and that's too much for me.

[adawinters]

I hear ya. According to my work schedule, I have to wait until I have more free time more often before I can add to the collection. According to my husband, I have to wait until we're in a bigger place. According to me... I kind of want to give up the career and fill every inch with an enclosure... but the career pays for the enclosures... Ah, such a Catch-22.

[into]

You seem quite busy Kurt, in and out of the house. It's good to see people doing what they love for a living. My career started out as a hobby, but now it just feels like work. I wanted to take your advice so I've been thinking about joining the Maryland Herpetological Society. I'm not sure how active they are, I think they have monthly meetings in Baltimore and a quarterly newsletter. Hopefully they host some outdoor activities.

[lraulston]

Kurt, thanks for the updates! Sounds like busy times at your house!

[Kurt]

Yeah, I can be busy at times, the lawn is past do for mowing. For the most part its not as time consuming as one would think. I give the animals plenty of space and I am never in their faces for to long. Cricket feeding frogs get fed once a week on average, the crickets are always dusted. Of course by the time they eat the last one, it is free of dust. Fruit fly eating frogs are fed more often, every two to three days. Snakes are fed about once or twice a month. Things are cleaned as needed. Amphibians are misted daily. I am past due for some water changes, which I will do tonight.
It also helps that I have no life, no signifigant other. My social life is very limited. So maybe some of you guys shouldn't feel so jealous.

[adawinters]

When I'm immersed in work, I usually have a 5 day week of 12-14 hour days. I get too busy/burnt out for a social life, and that's without getting to spend much time playing with my pets. At least you have time for what you love. (I can't help but think of the proverb, "It could always be worse.")

[Kurt]

Probably the Tomato frogs.

Its not the tomatos. I have caught my male tomato singing and it songs distinctly different. You can hear his call here
http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi-bin/amphi...pecies=guineti

The call I am hearing is totally different.