Ceratophrys Aurita on FedEx truck for delivery today!

[WatchTimes]

Ill always use spring water, we have a ton at the house (all we drink)

He already made a poop!

I changed the water and paper.

Why not use a net or scoop to move him?
Less squeezing and no contact with the oils on our hands etc?
I have always been told its the best way to move them, sure you can
use your hands but is it the best?

[GrifTheGreat]

Ill always use spring water, we have a ton at the house (all we drink)

He already made a poop!

I changed the water and paper.

Why not use a net or scoop to move him?
Less squeezing and no contact with the oils on our hands etc?
I have always been told its the best way to move them, sure you can
use your hands but is it the best?

He can get his feet stuck in the net. Just wash your hand well, dry them, then wet them with the spring water and pick him/her up with your hands. Be sure to cup them so that it cannot possibly leap out.

[Lija]

He can get his feet stuck in the net. Just wash your hand well, dry them, then wet them with the spring water and pick him/her up with your hands. Be sure to cup them so that it cannot possibly leap out.

or you can use disposable gloves the ones without powder.

[emandkel]

Congrats on your new addition! She/he looks almost identical to the one I have.

As Grif said, they can be feisty, so be careful. When I first got my little aurita, she got defensive / angry and starting hopping around and vocalizing. In all the pacman frogs I've gotten ... even my ornates ... I've never had one vocalize like that. I call her my crazy green frog. But, she's not acted like that again, although I've been very careful and slow when picking her up. I have seen her start act defensively (raise up on her hind quarters) but nothing else.

About feeding nightcrawlers -- I still have to take this little one out of her critter keeper and put it in a clean, lightly misted container. I cut off a chunk of nightcrawler, quickly dip it into a supplement, and then offer it to the frog -- usually, I have to drop the worm piece and she will eat it if it moves enough.

[WatchTimes]

12 hrs since she arrived.
She took a nice poop about 4 hrs after she got her.
Got her moved into her new home for the next few weeks tonight.
She ate a cricket (still one in there) and has now dug down a bit.

[ornate510]

So jealous! It looks beautiful! Nice and bright!

[Locascio]

Nice frog !!!