My Cute Froggy <3

[Sylph]

~More pics~mile:

I finally caught Twilly in the open :biggrin: .

TWILLY!!! :biggrin:


OH HI MOMMY!!!! :tongue:


[lol]

Yella, she's like an eagle, just watching everything...



She's not so bright, cause the light's not on her. But she's still pretty .

[Dan1980]

I like the pictures. Frogs are one of my favourite Animals. mile:

[Sylph]

I like the pictures. Frogs are one of my favourite Animals. mile:

Thanks :biggrin: , they're one of mine as well, along with Turtles. I wish we had bigger species, but I'll settle for these little guys :biggrin: .

[Sylph]

~Tiny Update~

I got Yella[big one] & Twilly[little one] together :biggrin: . Twilly rode on Yella's back right afterwards, but only for like 2seconds .




I'm trying to set-up a bigger environment, but having several hiccups .

[Sylph]

~Semi-big Update~

So I finally got the bigger enclosure set-up, but now I'm just waiting on the mesh-screen, so that my babies can't hop out... or their food for that matter.

By the way, I went from having 2 Frogs... to 9! ...

It turns out Yella was preggers when I got her... she had 6[fertile] and last night, I went out to make sure no unwanted bugs got into my tank [I keep it outside so the plants could grow] and I found a big creamy yellow frog like Yella in there! Only he has no black Triangles [common to this species].

He must've liked it, cause it was moist, plus I've got pill bugs in there culturing, so he was probably looking for an easy meal... but most of them are too big to eat :biggrin: .





The plants have taken nicely to the pebbles, and I put a bit of dirt around the roots to hold the water and to nourish them mile: .

My frogs are getting anxious, so this mesh-screen better hurry up .

[Nick9]

wow, Odi, congrats!
you are a proud Mommy now, aren't you?

How long these frogs usually live?

[Sylph]

wow, Odi, congrats!
you are a proud Mommy now, aren't you?

How long these frogs usually live?

Oh Nicky, I'm blushing .

Well, I honestly can't say for certain. Not many people keep these species of frogs, as they are endemically and mostly found in the Carribean, along with most other Coqui species. They are Tropical-Neo Tropical, so it's hard to keep them in places where you get a "typical" winter.

As such, there isn't much research done on the captive keeping of these frogs, though I've kept a record of my observations and have compiled it into a WIP[Work in Progress] caresheet.

Most frogs this small can live probably 5-7 years in captivity, but these frogs specifically, I can't say for sure.

Most frogs in general rarely live over 30 years, so I won't say too long.

The popularly owned Frog Endemic to Australia and New Zealand [through introduction], known as the White's Tree Frog/Green Tree Frog or Dumpy Tree Frog[due to it's cute dumpy look] can live about 20years in captivity, so frogs can actually be quite long lived, but generally smaller frogs don't live as long.


This frog is well documented, because it's a commonly kept as a pet and especially due to it's docile and tolerant nature, it's one of the easiest frogs to research and document.

My Frogs are not as tolerant and do not like to be held[for long periods], so obviously no one can research them as efficiently, and thus, no one really keeps them.

So that's why I can't say for sure.

Could be 5-7 years, could possibly be 10.


[Mine are yellowish mostly though. I have like 3-4 brown ones like this one.]

[Nick9]

30 years? :eek: Wow, even seven years seem to be long...

Are there a lot of frogs which can't be hold because they would irritate your skin?

[Sylph]

30 years? :eek: Wow, even seven years seem to be long...

Are there a lot of frogs which can't be hold because they would irritate your skin?

Yes, they can be pretty lengthy life-wise .

Well, most frogs actually are irritated by our skin; the salts, dirt, pathogens, but some Anura[Frogs/Toads], though mostly toads of the Bufo species, have something called; Paratoid Glands, which basically excrete mild to strong poisons, which if ingested, can cause illness or even death.


It's only contractable by fluid intake, so as long as you don't ingest it, or let it seep into your pores[especially if you're sweating], then it's pretty non-effective to humans.

Actually, funny enough, another reason the Whites Tree Frog/ Dumpy Tree Frog [Litoria Caerulea] is such a good pet, is because it sweats anti-bacterial fluids. Which is probably why it doesn't mind being held, because it cannot be easily infected from whatever is on your skin.

They say some of that Anti-Bacterial soap in dispensers and dish-washing liquid, comes from their sweat, though I'm not entirely sure if that's true, but it's certainly possible.

[Nick9]

we have toads

that's interesting what you have written about the white tree frogs...

I've heard that there are some tropical frogs so poisonous that people use them (not sure how exactly - maybe a touch is enough) to poison their arrows.