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Post by Pollywog on Jan 8, 2006 19:42:59 GMT
I'm not entirely sure, it was several years ago that I had them, they were CB juveniles when I bought them and have not seen any advertised as blue phase since which is a shame as I would love to get some again in the future. I also had leucistic arborea & the normal "wild type".
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 8, 2006 12:44:27 GMT
I had blue phase arborea for many years but they were not as blue as that. I have seen blue H.chinensis.
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 19, 2006 20:02:08 GMT
no as I first thought they were indeed infertile. I've heard a bit of calling since and there are lots more females so fingers crossed - although they will be leaving me next week.
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 19, 2006 18:45:41 GMT
You could keep a pair or trio in a 36"x12''x15" semi-aquatic terrarium. They are an ideal candidate for an outdoor enclosure and will breed readily - several populations exist in the wild here in the UK.
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 8, 2006 19:53:01 GMT
look what happened over night not sure if fertile yet, I haven't see any amplexus so very much doubt they are.
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 5, 2006 15:34:41 GMT
There is little need to have them screened for Chytrid these came in from Italy where at current the fungus has only been found in 2 out of 101 amphibians so the risk is very low. The frogs I have here are 65-70mm SVL at £22.00 each, I can also order in 3-4cm juveniles from the same origin at £14.00 each. If you wanted them tested for Chytrid then I could arrange it but it is an expensive process for such low risk animals.
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Post by Pollywog on Jan 5, 2006 11:45:18 GMT
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Post by Pollywog on Dec 11, 2005 20:08:58 GMT
I use polystyrene boxes filled with 6-12" of damp long grain sphagnum moss and a small water dish. The boxes are then put in a cupboard in a frost proof out building, the cupboard is fitted with a heat strip on a thermostat to stop the temp falling below 5°C.
I normally split them into several boxes so if anything should happen to a box I don't loose the whole group.
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Post by Pollywog on Dec 10, 2005 14:50:38 GMT
I did it a few years ago i had wild type, blue & leucistic. They will need hibernating at a temperature of 5-10°C for 4 months during winter, when spring comes and you take them out of hibernation feed up well for a few days and place in a tall rain chamber - 24"x18"x18" should be fine for 2-3 pairs. Fill the base of the chamber with 2" of water with lots of water weed and a couple of floating bits of cork. Heat the water with an aquarium heater to 22-24°C Provide plenty of leafy plants and branches for them to climb on. Set the rain chamber to go on for 2 hours out of every 12 hours and that should do the trick.
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Post by Pollywog on Oct 13, 2005 10:47:56 GMT
I've never kept any myself but off the top of my head I know of at least 3 people in the UK keeping them, 1 breeding them successfully on a regular basis.
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Post by Pollywog on Sept 29, 2005 9:02:15 GMT
Yes it should be possible, you will of course need to either bring them indoors over winter or heat the greenhouse.
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Post by Pollywog on Sept 20, 2005 15:11:41 GMT
when I used the term "nice little frogs" I wasn't really refering to their size, my largest was about 7cm.
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Post by Pollywog on Sept 20, 2005 12:37:17 GMT
I kept these a few years ago, they are quite nice little frogs
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