Black Jungle Frog Frenzy July 30th, 2011

[DonLisk]

Hey all,
Made it to the 1st Black Jungle Frog Frenzy at their store in Turner Falls Mass and it was well worth the trip.

I'll post some pics in the morning.

The trip down was much faster than usual since I wasn't bringing along family so no frequent stops. About 2 1/4 hours drive.
Doors opened at 12 noon and there was a fair amount of people waiting to get in. Slowly the store began to get busy and breeders began popping in the door to show off their frogs.

I checked out some of the awesome frogs in their breeding tanks and then grabbed up a few bags worth of supplies. This had to occur a few times over the day as my trunk slowly filled. I then headed out to the green house and picked out a few Bromeliads and a pot full of carnivorous plants. I also picked up a Biophytum which, when full grown, will resemble a palm tree.

There was a cool slide presentation by Ray Coderre titled "The Poison Dart Frogs of San Martin Peru".

Richard Lynch was there with many beautiful frogs and I ended up selecting a m/f pair of Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis Mountain - Stewart Line. Age - 13 months Just gorgeous.

All in all, it was definitely worth the trip and now I have to build another viv to house the new frogs :-)
They are on standby in a 12 x 12 x 12 Exo Terra that is planted and full of live oaks leaves.

Again, pics will be posted tomorrow.


Don

[Kisa]

Awesome story Don! I'm glad you got to pick out some new contributions to your frog family. Can't wait to see what kind of viv you build for them. Also, can't wait to see some pictures of your visit!

[MikeM670]

Sounded like a fantastic trip! I'm afraid of wht damage I could of accomplished on a day like that!

[DonLisk]

Oh Mike, you would have been in trouble!
I ended up buying,
4 Bromeliad pups in various colors
A huge pot of carnivorous plants
The Biophytum plant
2 more Monkey Ladder vines
extra large bag of their pre-mixed fly media
25 pack cups w/ lids
Excelsior
Live Oak Leaf Liter
Java Moss
Monkey Pods
Free T-Shirt - gotta like free
and the Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis pair

Might be forgetting something too.... still have to empty the bags.

Met a pile of frog people and there was free food. Thought I would just be there til the raffle drawing but was there until they closed.
Great day.

[MikeM670]

Sounds like a great day! Will I was there!

[John]

Glad to hear it went well. I almost went but between real life commitments, upgrading the site, and the gas prices, I decided against going. I really want to get a nice piece of wood for a terrarium I'm building but it's not worth $200 return on gas.

Looking forward to seeing the photos!

[DonLisk]

Would have been cool to meet you there. It was a good time and plenty to see.

Here is a pic of one of the new Dendrobates tinctorius – Bakhuis I brought home and now in his temporary housing.

http://www.frogforum.net/members/donlisk-albums-black-jungle-tanks-plants-picture14292-dendrobates-tinctorius-bakhuis-mountain-temporary-housing.jpg

The Bromeliads I picked out
http://www.frogforum.net/members/don...i-selected.jpg

And a suprise guest:
http://www.frogforum.net/members/donlisk-albums-black-jungle-tanks-plants-picture14283-black-jungle-frog-frenzy-july-30th-2011.jpg

And for the full set of photos I uploaded:
DonLisk's Album: Black Jungle Tanks and Plants


Below are some random pics from the photo album

[John]

I love it! Nice frogs! Looks like you had a lot of fun.

[DonLisk]

Hey John, if you want to name some of the frogs in my album your more than welcome. I'm really bad with names and would surely mess it up. I forget my wife's name at times :-)

[John]

Haha, I never name frogs I'm afraid.

[Firebelly love]

What is the name of the little 'suprise guest' frog. He is very cute.

[DonLisk]

What is the name of the little 'suprise guest' frog. He is very cute.

I believe this is a Hyalinobatrachium pulverratum - a Glass Frog which come from Costa Rica.

[Firebelly love]

Cool, thanks.

[John]

They have 2 species of Hyalinobatrachium ? They already had H. valeroi.

[DonLisk]

John, I'll go with your selection of species. I wasn't sure and when with my best guess here.