Atelopus eggs!!!!

[berksmike]

Good luck with these - love the paludarium setup.
Must admit have been fascinated by this genus after watching the waving behaviour of Atelopus zeteki on David Attenborough's Life in Cold Blood - unfortunately the last film of this frog in the wild.

[clownonfire]

Good luck with these - love the paludarium setup.
Must admit have been fascinated by this genus after watching the waving behaviour of Atelopus zeteki on David Attenborough's Life in Cold Blood - unfortunately the last film of this frog in the wild.

That is a great segment, and sad at the same time. The Atelopus hoogmoedi do not have the same semaphoring behaviour as the A. zeteki. But they are still fascinating to watch.

[berksmike]

Gorgeous toads tho nevertheless - what sort of m/f ratios you keep them in?

[clownonfire]

Gorgeous toads tho nevertheless - what sort of m/f ratios you keep them in?

Personally I have 2 males : 1 female in the breeding tank. If a couple starts amplexus, I'll transfer the other male back to the tank to avoid distraction.

[Eric Walker]

that deserves a big WOOHOO

[5280]

Awesome, that would be so cool if he gets some healthy young toadlets.

[kerokero]

Following the trend of zeteki (which is the species we have the best data on), it will likely follow the time line of 2-6 days to hatch, and around 120-240 days to develop into toadlets. The variability depends a lot on water temperature and quality, as well as their food when tadpoles.