So I fell in love with a frog...

[Lady]

trust me, i know. i tried to get a male 2 x and now i have an all female group. At least mine are all getting along. i do enjoy watching them hunt for their food.

Oh yeah it is really entertaining to watch Mila at meal time too.

[Lady]

I would say based on this one Pic and no real size comparison that Mila may actually be a female, but that is a guess without anything to reference Mila's size against. I am going based off of shape and Mila looks female to me in this pic.

Very pretty frog. Love the dot pattern on your Azureus

I had a chance to put a ruler up to Mila as she was clinging to the side of the QT tub and I would say that my frog is 1 and 3/4 inch snout to vent or just over 4 centimeters. So yeah Mila is probably a girl, but I'm still happy. In few years we will get a bigger tank and get some more Azureus to keep her company. We really just wanted to start small in this hobby and work our way up.

[Lady]

Hope no one minds if I add a couple more snapshots. She does seem to be doing quite well and yes she is my current favorite thing to look at.

[Frogman1031]

On the contrary, Lady, we would mind if you DIDN'T add more pictures ! She looks great! Love the blue color on her! Simply spectacular!

[Lady]

Just so everyone knows I have tests back on Mila and she is healthy so once I am sure the springtails are established in the Vivarium I will be transferring her from quarantine. So on that one.

[Lady]

So we moved Mila to the Vivarium today. First she climbed up a stick to a ledge, then she climbed down and ate some flies. After that she climbed up the waterfall several times and perched on the rock above. Then she went down and hid in the Bamboo for a while and trampled some of the begonia leaves. Finally she climbed in to the side of the bamboo and under the lowest ledge to fall asleep. I think she likes her new home.

[flybyferns]

Congratulations! Good for you.
QT is something way too many people skip.

It is THE ONLY way to determine the health of the newly acquired frog(s)
and
THE ONLY way to protect an entire collection before adding the the frog to an existing enclosure w/ the same species.

If anyone should ever need help on QT , QT set ups, etc. Heatheranne is our QT expert!

[Lady]

Congratulations! Good for you.
QT is something way too many people skip.

It is THE ONLY way to determine the health of the newly acquired frog(s)
and
THE ONLY way to protect an entire collection before adding the the frog to an existing enclosure w/ the same species.

If anyone should ever need help on QT , QT set ups, etc. Heatheranne is our QT expert!

I am glad I found frog forum and learned about QT procedures before we got Mila. She did turn out to be healthy, but if she had needed treatment it would have been easier to take care of in Quarantine than in the Vivarium.

[Lady]

Mila spent lots of time today near the base of the waterfall. She likes to sit in the pool and soak. I am glad my froggy is doing well.

[Lady]

Today I saw Mila hop across the front of her vivarium and on top of the gourd hut then over it and into the back. There is also evidence that she has been on the ledges. I am glad she likes it in there. I have been worried about how well such a small Vivarium would work out but for just her it seems to be just fine. Calculator brain says that come next spring we might have enough Money to build a bigger Vivarium and get 3 more Azureus. The planned Viv will be 24"x18"x24" or 24"x18"x36". My head is already bursting with plans for a bigger waterfall and hanging vines and Which plants I want. Until then I will keep watching Mila and learning what I have to do for her.

[Lady]

Every day I watch my Mila as she climbs and hops about in her little home. She has a great appetite and is the picture of health. One day I hope I can build a bigger Viv and get her a mate. Her babies would be the prettiest frogs ever.

[PheePheeTheFrog]

Do you believe that there can be love at first sight with a frog?

I have been going to the pet store that sells dart frogs a few times a week since we first saw the frogs a almost 4 weeks back. mostly asking questions and buying this or that to make our little Vivarium. They have little Northern Ranitomeya Variabilis and and different Leucomelas Morphs. They had a few Aratus morphs that sold and a red and white kind that is very shy. They had some cobalts and today I saw the little Pamilio all by himself.

Well there was this single male Azures that is close to fully mature and I swear when I saw him today he whispered in my ear, "Take me home, for I am your Mila." So now he sits in my QT setup waiting for the springtails to take in the Vivarium and us to be sure he is healthy. He is a bouncy, frisky, friendly fellow who perches everywhere he can get a foothold and laps up the flies from the store bought culture as if they were going out of style. He loves to jump up on the leaves of the pothos and occasionally he falls off and makes me laugh.

When I can catch him in a good shot I will post a picture.

~Lady

okay so like I totally fell in love with a whites tree frog today!!! its totally possible! XD

[Lady]

I still watch my Mila as she lives life in her own little world. I know her favorite place to sleep and her favorite place to perch and the places she hides as well as the place she know her lunch will be served each day. She eats with gusto and and has a nice sized belly for a Azureus. I am still in love with my frog and I want to have her live to be as old as she can.