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Couple of new frogs

Discussion in 'Pets and Wildlife' started by Jon, Mar 3, 2010.

  1. Dale

    Dale New Member

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    Nice! How soon 'til you can tell if they're fertile?
     
  2. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Ya know, I'm not exactly sure. I'd guess sometime within a week.
     
  3. Dale

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    Are you going to let Mary Jane name them? If they are fertile?
     
  4. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    No. Because if they're all named Carl, they won't come when I call em.
     
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    Aren't frogs promiscuous? Maybe you could call them by their last name.
     
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    Eggs!!! Yay!!
     
  7. Mary Jane

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    Oh Jon. You're a boy. Boys don't have eggs.
     
  8. Home Grown

    Home Grown Hakuna Matata

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    Any new updates Jon? How are them eggs cooking?:)
     
  9. Kitty

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    yes, more pic's please
     
  10. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    The eggs crapped out on me. :( That's ok, though. I'm pretty sure my vanzolinis are making babies somewhere in their viv. They're always calling and climbing all over the broms.
     
  11. This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    they're really just 1.5 cm from end to end? less than an inch? crazy....
     
  12. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Yup. They're commonly referred to as thumbnail frogs.
     
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    Some are more toenail sized though :)
     
  14. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Well waddya know... there's a tadpole in one of the broms in the lamasi tank. :)
     
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    I LOVE TADPOLES! Pictures, please.
     
  16. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Ok. So here are some pics I took today. I'm not very familiar with shooting moving subjects (i.e. tadpole & frog), so I set the camera to automatic everything in "sport mode". ISO was 1600 for most of these pics, so there's a lot of noise. I'll try different modes some other time and see what works best for me.

    Ranitomeya lamasi eggs
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    Ranitomeya lamasi tadpole
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    Oophaga pumilio 'El Dorado' eggs
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    Oophaga pumilio Escudo de Verugas adult (probable female)
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    ranitomeyaLamasiEggs053110.jpg ranitomeyaLamasiTadpole053110.jpg oophagaPumilioElDoradoEggs053110.jpg oophagaPumilioEscudo053110.jpg
     
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    Too cool! How long til that lil tadpole starts growing legs? I can't believe he can survive in such a small amount of water.
     
  18. Home Grown

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    Excellent, congrats! I am so jealous! I have been keeping darts for over two years now but have yet to see any figging eggs! I think I have all females:mad:
     
  19. Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Oh, probably sometime in the next couple of weeks, I'll see legs. Give it another month or two, and I'll have a new frog!

    What flavor frogs do you have? I take it you haven't heard any calling yet...?
     
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    very cool 1