How do you tell a dwarf from a giant
How do you tell a dwarf from a giant
As babies Giants have a blue tint on their front and hind legs.
That bright Dorsal stripe on your juvi here is a dead giveaway though. Giants tend to have jagged edges to their dorsal stripe and it is normally green where yours is more uniform. Skull structure is also different.
Another way to tell a Dwarf from a Giant is the distance from the eye to its Tympanum(ear). Giants have a distance of which 1.5 to 2 of the frog's eyes could fit between and Dwarf distance is only 1 eye width apart. Dwarf's Tympanum will also sport a white spot in the center of the tympanum.
thanks for the info, I bought him as a giant so that stinks but he'll still get huge.
I got him at a expo from house of reptile.
Many sellers don't know how to properly identify them when young or make an order for GABF and receive a mix from their supplier. Other's sell all as Giants knowingly because they have a bigger market.
P. edulis are still nice frogs and some males do grow quite large for being called dwarfs. Think you have a nice looking boy; maybe a bit fat. Would put him on a diet with no mice or pinced (beetle) worms of any kind. Good luck
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Last edited by Mentat; August 8th, 2013 at 07:09 PM.
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog!
does he look overweight? because i have never fed him mice and i only feed him Canadian night crawlers.
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