It's red eye season!

[Tony]

I would love to have some of these but they cost a fortune here maybe one day!

What is the average price? They are very inexpensive here, as low as $10 for froglets, and I paid around $25 each for my imported adults.

[nana]

Last time there was any up my way the guy was asking for £50 each sub adult!! Got a friend on the lookout for some in england,here's hoping!

[Tony]

Last time there was any up my way the guy was asking for £50 each sub adult!! Got a friend on the lookout for some in england,here's hoping!

Ouch, that is expensive. It might be worth looking into importing a group from the US, or maybe another country in Europe where they are not so pricey. Maybe from a vendor at the Hamm show?

[Tony]

The fourth clutch of the day is in progress.

[nana]

I'm hoping to get to hamm once my health improves. Never thought to import,might be worth looking into it. Will just have to wait in the meantime decided to buy another tortoise to cheer myself up ha ha

[bshmerlie]

Hey Tony would you give us a step by step progress on the egg clutches? Also some of the specifics, such as water temp, anything you put in the water, what you feed the tadpoles, etc, etc. Im going to try and breed my red eyes as soon as they all mature enough to do so. Could you show us a picture of your rain chamber set up? Do you heat the water in the rain chamber? How many frogs do you have in there, etc, etc.

[pez]

I have searched them everywhere. I have seen them in the wild just once, but my dad didn't let me to keep it.

Personally I prefer the "normal" form. Has more colors although I would be happy with a pacific form.

[Tony]

Hey Tony would you give us a step by step progress on the egg clutches? Also some of the specifics, such as water temp, anything you put in the water, what you feed the tadpoles, etc, etc. Im going to try and breed my red eyes as soon as they all mature enough to do so. Could you show us a picture of your rain chamber set up? Do you heat the water in the rain chamber? How many frogs do you have in there, etc, etc.

My rain chamber is very simple, I just gutted the substrate out of my female tank, covered the top vent with glass, added a couple of potted plants (potted in charcoal with a top dressing of sphagnum), and sprayed them manually. I spray twice daily, in the afternoon and at night with a gallon of 80 degree water, then siphon out the excess so that about 2" of water remains in the bottom. I started with 12 frogs (7.5) and pull the spent females after they lay. I do not heat the water in the chamber, but I probably would if it was a recirculating system.

The tads have in 7-10 days and I keep them in dechlorinated tap water with a dose of blackwater extract. I feed them twice daily, rotating between a spirulina-based fish flake, marine fish pellets, tadpole bites, and a tadpole pellet from Mike Ready at Sandfire. The water is filtered by an air driven sponge filter and I do a 30-50% water change every week or two.

[bshmerlie]

Any new close up pictures of eggs developing?