My red eye treefrog eggs

[ijmccollum]

You will have to keep updating and posting -- we wanna see froglets!

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

I'm not sure about the arms and legs. I think it takes them a couple of months to turn into little frogs.

Interesting. Keep us updated

 

[draetish]

That is totally amazing. Any idea how many? I bet your sons think you're the coolest Dad around with all your animal knowledge and projects.

 

[fluxlizard]

The eggs finished hatching out yesterday.

Many tadpoles are swimming around now and look sort of like guppies in there. Others (the later hatchers probably) aren't very active yet and are content to loll around in the moss or on the floor. They can see out of the container pretty well- when we approach the tub the ones swimming about head for the moss.

I don't know how many there are. It's hard to count them all when they are moving around and stuff, but I would estimate between 80 and 100.

Here are some pics. Probably the last for a while unless they get a little braver and I can get a good closeup.

A kind of bad closeup, but the best I can get so far-

Hanging out in the moss:

Hanging out on the floor:

 

[ktravelet]

so since they arent in the wild, and under you close care, what are the chances that most of them become frogs?

 

[Dez and Delilah]

Great thread.. this whole project is really awesome.

It looks/sounds like it's pretty complicated. I love tree frogs but honestly don't know very much about them.. this just inspired me to learn more. I can't wait to see the progression of those little guys!

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

Fantastic! I cant wait to see your outcome of these.

Good luck my friend

 

[Monkeykungphu]

Neato!

Do the tadpoles eat the moss or something else?

 

[fluxlizard]

what are the chances that most of them become frogs?

Dunno, stick around and we'll find out together.

Fantastic! I cant wait to see your outcome of these.

Good luck my friend

Thanks Stefan!

Do the tadpoles eat the moss or something else?

The tadpoles are omnivorous. We are feeding spirulina algae wafers every other day (were hard to find- we had to look in 3 pet stores- used to be easy to find spirulina flakes for tropical fish we have used for dart frog tadpoles in the past) and tetramin every other day. I think they are eating live algae off of the leaves and moss and probably little microscopic things at this point off of them as well. They do love to park and rest in the moss.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

No problem. I just love how you have some rare animals and manage to breed and make the best setups for them You are my role model ahah

 

[fluxlizard]

Thought I'd post a little update on the tadpoles.

They have grown really quickly. Must be 3 times the mass they were at hatching.

We haven't found any dead. Not sure if that means we have been having great luck so far or if they gobble up the dead immediately. But we haven't seen any.

We've had to do water changes 2x per day and have 2 filters on the tub. The little beggars are eating machines. They eat eat eat constantly.

At night they turn pink. Need to get a pic of that. Not sure if it's the lighting but I don't think so.

Here are some pics-

 

[ijmccollum]

This is waaay too cool! But water changes x2 daily that's dedication and it shows -- great looking 'tads.

 

[fluxlizard]

Thanks!

Well, the water changes are necessary for our situation- the water gets cloudy if we don't.

Here is a link to something and a video about these frogs that my brother-in-law just sent us. Pretty cool stuff. Sort of like chameleons sending vibrations out through branches.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/06/100601-red-eyed-tree-frogs-shaking-vin-video/

Found this on the same site. Worth a read- very interesting:

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2006/11/tree-frogs/holland-text

 

[kinyonga]

Awesome setup and pictures!
What do the tadpoles eat?

 

[sandrachameleon]

Ive been enjoying this thread. Please continue to update it as they grow

 

[GooglezNvincent]

TOO COOL! I have been following this thread since it was started and it is really making me want to breed my 1.1 waxy monkey tree frogs! I have been researching everything I can for months and my frogs are sexually mature but I just am a little nervous to get the rain chamber done and everything. As time goes on and I see how things go for you Ill make my decision, good luck! and keep up the updates!

 

[hondataeg6]

I've also been following this thread since the first post, and it totally rock , You have done such a great job. Can you post pictures of the parents?

 

[fluxlizard]

Can you post pictures of the parents?

Here is one for now that I just took a few minutes ago:

What do the tadpoles eat?

Tropical fish food- tetramin and spirulina pellets.

EDIT- Oh and if you are curious about adult food- the adults eat mostly small dubias and every now and again mealworms.

 

[GooglezNvincent]

Wow hes a beauty!

 

[sandrachameleon]

Tropical fish food- tetramin and spirulina pellets.

Do you ever give the tads Daphnia or mosquitoe larva?