E. Anthonyi Tads...HELP!!!!

[bshmerlie]

Thats very kind Cheri than you.
Well I'm sure you'll have plenty of oppurtunity - these guys dont stop breeding lol

Im very serious about what I said, yours is by far the best article out there. And you are absolutely right. They go from one clutch to another. They are baby making machines. Should I separate them at some point or will they stop on their own and take a break?

[berksmike]

You can stop them by reducing misting and feeding but they should be ok if their food is well supplemented.

[bshmerlie]

You can stop them by reducing misting and feeding but they should be ok if their food is well supplemented.

Right now Im doing the Repalshy calcium plus and the Super pig once daily.

[Kisa]

Congrats on the tads Cheri! I bet they'll grow big and strong just like the rest of your frogs. It must be so exciting, I hope I get to experience my own tads one day. Keep up the good work!

[bshmerlie]

Man...I missed the tad transport on this last clutch. I came back from a trip and they were already in the water dish when I got home. I was hoping to get a video. Should I keep all the tads from each clutch separate? Or can they go into the same container as the last two?

[berksmike]

I raise all my clutches communally with no problems. If you can establish who produced each clutch you could try and establish lineage etc but I have not been able to do so with a 3:3 breeding group.

[bshmerlie]

Well I only have one pair so that is not an issue. I just didn't know if larger tads would bother the smaller ones.

[bshmerlie]

I can't even imagine how many tads you'd have from three females. Yikes!

[berksmike]

A lot lol

Ive never had problems with tads communally - as long as they are given enough food and lots of vegetation. Afew oak and/or indian almond leaves on the bottom of the tadpole tank helps as well.
I have also used salvinia auriculata very succesfully as well - its a floating plant that is excellent for froglets to pull themselves out of the water - even better than sloping the tank.

[bshmerlie]

Well I found another clutch of about ten eggs this morning and four more tads in the water dish tonight when I got home. So Tony and Isabel have been very busy. So that's brings the total to ten tads and ten eggs. Also it looks like Eddie and Vera (my Varadero) may be kicking out some of their own. Eddie has been guarding this one canister for the last day and a half. He wont move out of the way so I can't see for sure but hopefully. I'll keep you posted. He just sits in there and sings. I thought they liked vertical surfaces but this cup is angled so I don't know for sure. Hopefully when I feed them in the morning he'll come out and I can get a better look.

[LilyPad]

You have some very busy frogs LOL

[chrisf]

Can you post the link to the care sheet?..I can't seem to find it(Anthonyi)..thanks

[monster]

http://www.frogforum.net/content.php...bates-anthonyi) Here you go.

[chrisf]

Thank you!