Theloderma corticale / Vietnamese Mossy Frog info

[Tom Highum]

Cool. Now i just need to get the money together.

[Kurt]

Yeah, they are a little pricey.

[Tom Highum]

yea and the cage, a water filter, substrate and additional heads for my mister.

[nickregan08]

so where are you located and have you found anyone who has them? if not i have a buddy who breeds adn has mossy's quite a bit let me know if you'd like his contact info

[Tom Highum]

I would enjoy that i live in Denver, Colorado.

[John]

These guys don't climb as much as "tree frogs" so the height is not as is important.

[Tom Highum]

Thanks. How many eggs do these guys lay?

[hr220a]

I don't know if you're still wondering the answer to this question but mossies have absolutely no territoriality issues. I keep juveniles in large groups when they first morph out: 20 in a tub the size of a 20 tall. I routinely see my adults sleeping or just hanging out on top of each other and they never seem to be bothered by it.

[birdsflybackwards]

A few things..

-Adult frogs can be aggressive, a local breeder had a female frog "amplexed" to death. And males will often attempt to breed with other males and can also get aggressive. Normally this doesn't result in injury or death, and it isn't practical to house them singely, plus then you would miss out on all the cool group behavoir.

-Corticale (and maybe other theloderma sp. as well) have a few "supplementational" calls which are distinctly different from their main "whoot whoot." I have heard of it referred to as a "gobble," which isn't far off. I think I have a recording of it somehwere, I'll try to find it.

-The sex ratio on corticale is very skewed, unsexed juvies and males go for anywhere from 40-60 usually, but females can easily command prices upwards of 300$. I'm not sure as to the actual percentages, but I have known of a couple zoos which have a dozen frogs, and all frogs are males. So if you're just getting a couple frogs your chances of getting a female are pretty rare. This is also one of the main reasons you don't see more for sale, from what I've read they breed easily and frequently as long as their basic needs are being met.

-Housing- you don't need a mechanical filter. I have had my mossies the same tank for 8 months ahd have not had to clean the water once. For such large frogs they don't seem to defectate a lot, and when they do its often on land where it doesn't get a chance to foul the water. If you have live plants and healthy colony of bacteria in the water area I wouldn't bother with buying a filter.

[landshark]

how tall of a tank does it need to be?
from what I've seen this species is less arboreal than most tree frogs.

Argh my question was answered in a post I had somehow missed...
Good to know I was right about height being less important. Still, I only have a twenty, and I want at least a trio.. I'm sure keeping a pair in a twenty is do-able, but I'd much rather get something more accommodating.