Agalychnis callidryas

[Niels D]

dubias.

You're feeding dubias? That's good food. I'm making a setup for breeding them for our animals. Do you breed them too?

Really nice animals of course. I'm going to Hamm Germany in december. It's a 2 and a half hour drive, but it's worth it. (For a Dutchman it's a pretty long drive, considering our country isn't longer than 400 km) Are you going as well?

[ViperJr]

You're feeding dubias? That's good food. I'm making a setup for breeding them for our animals. Do you breed them too?

Really nice animals of course. I'm going to Hamm Germany in december. It's a 2 and a half hour drive, but it's worth it. (For a Dutchman it's a pretty long drive, considering our country isn't longer than 400 km) Are you going as well?

Yes, I feed dubias as a staple diet, which I breed. They're a very good food, much better than crickets if you ask me.

I'm not going to Hamm in December I'm afraid. Living in the northern part of Sweden, my road trip is more like 2200 km or something like that. I would kill to have Hamm just 2½ h away
These frogs were bought in Hamm September, but I did not go there personally. A friend picked them up for me, while he was there.

[Niels D]

At least you're living in a more beautifull country than The Netherlands. Are there any expo's in Sweden? We only have a few, so we rely on Germany for a great deal.

[ViperJr]

At least you're living in a more beautifull country than The Netherlands. Are there any expo's in Sweden? We only have a few, so we rely on Germany for a great deal.

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This night is great! First of all, I got to see the male shed his skin! Being a snake-person by heart, I've really looked forward to seeing this in action. Didn't think I would see it so soon though! It was really amazing. What's also amazing is the pace that they learn things. They already know that lights out = feeding time, and they immediately rush to the leaves over the bowl to wait for the food-drop. This evening, they were very impatient. This is what I found when I was about to feed them, just a few minutes after the light turned off:



So, I went to get the food (which took 10 seconds), and this is what I found when I got back:


That's the male reaching down to the feeding bowl... I haven't even put anything in there yet! So I waited a minute or two for him to move, which he did (he sat his skinny button on the side of the bowl) and then added the dubias, after which they both immediately started to eat.
And one more thing... The male is really calling a lot tonight. Like, every 5 minutes! I like it.

Sorry for the bad pictures, I'm really not a photographer... Marléne (my beloved girl) on the other, is! So here's a bonus picture from the male, after a night of vigorous eating...

[bshmerlie]

Martin, I love your little updates. I feel your excitement when I read you posts. Big Mama (my Xanthic female) use to sit in the bowl waiting for the crickets to come. After a few times of dropping them on her head she now sits on the rim to wait for them.

I set up a tripod with a night vision movie camera to catch my little dude shaking his butt. I don't think anybody has filmed this in captivity before so Im really hoping he does this for me. Im going to scream like a little girl if I can get some good video. He seems to do it the couple of hours before dawn. I trimmed back my monstrous jungle so I can get a clear view.