By all means..pls do:main_thumbsup:robin said:OMG i so love that big mama whites!!! awesome photos!!!!
that first and second photo are the best i think if it is okay with you make a collage white those pics!!! thank you thank youi
Unfortunately I havn't bred them. I've done alot of reading and research on it. It sounds some what complicated. Basically all you need to do is build a "rain" tank with water. drop the temps, and reduce feeding. Only reason I have not tried is well..... no room.:main_no:LOL!!robin said:Ian have you been able to breed them? and can you or how can you tell the sex of them?
Whoa hang on... first off I'm well aware that these frogs easily become obese. Secondly before you harp on me, my frogs only eat once every four weeks due to that reason. I do not feed any high caloric foods, crickets and mealies....(thats it) No pinkies, waxies, silkies, goliaths, or anything high caloric of the sort. Thirdly the frog is perfectly healthy,Climbs and hops around more frequent than any of the others. I would appreciate some questions before lude criticism. I for one am also quite able to build my own rain tank. Maybe you missed the part where I said I have no room. I could not remember the exact cycle for breeding so instead of typing any false info, I thought I'd look it up.M_surinamensis said:I'm still trying to figure out the tone of the website when it comes to legitimate criticisms of things other people post- White's tree frogs aren't real tough to breed and I could probably dig up all my notes and write you a nice little "This is how I did it repeatedly with multiple groups for a few years" kind of tips and tricks conversation... but in doing so I'd need to stress that the frog in the photos is way, waaaaay too fat and needs to have it's caloric intake cut down signifigantly since you've gone well beyond "nice and chubby with good body reserves" and into "fatty deposits choking off vital organs and signifigantly shortening the animal's life."
and that means??? I'll do what's suitable for the health of the frog. Thank you much!! Was their anything I should be doing differently?M_surinamensis said:Suit yourself.
"I'll also add a comment to this arrogant false statement, since your so opinionated. Breeding shortens the animals life just as well. mmmmmmm K kidssince you've gone well beyond "nice and chubby with good body reserves" and into "fatty deposits choking off vital organs and signifigantly shortening the animal's life.
Ian S. said:and that means??? I'll do what's suitable for the health of the frog. Thank you much!! Was their anything I should be doing differently?
Cut it's lifespan short and act in a manner that's detrimental to it's quality of life all you want; you'll have to live with it. Not me.
"Also for the record the frog is 8 years old. (doin just fine if you ask me)"
"Also for the record the frog is 8 years old. (doin just fine if you ask me)"
Secondly.. I'd never take advice from someone that reccommends to suit myself rather than suitable care of the animal. That's just ludacris.
M_surinamensis said:Would this be an appropriate thread to point out that a whites that has a tympanic roll covering more than two-thirds of the tympanum itself is obese?
Or that the seasonal cycling for whites is pretty straightforward and that the rain chamber is only the second half of it?
Or that nuptual pads are only present when the males have been actively cycled to breed?
Or that breeding an obese female is not always the best idea?
I'm still trying to figure out the tone of the website when it comes to legitimate criticisms of things other people post- White's tree frogs aren't real tough to breed and I could probably dig up all my notes and write you a nice little "This is how I did it repeatedly with multiple groups for a few years" kind of tips and tricks conversation... but in doing so I'd need to stress that the frog in the photos is way, waaaaay too fat and needs to have it's caloric intake cut down signifigantly since you've gone well beyond "nice and chubby with good body reserves" and into "fatty deposits choking off vital organs and signifigantly shortening the animal's life."
Hell, you're in Massachusetts someplace... If you can get her weight down, I'll build you a suitable rain chamber (or two or three, how many frogs have you got?). I like seeing people breed these frogs, they're one of my favorite species but... I like seeing people take proper care of them too.
Edit: misspelled typanum as "timpanum" twice... Just one of those words I am unable to type correctly the first time I make the attempt. Do it every time.