Megophrys Nasuta call

Guest

I have a Malaysian Leaf Frog, and lately he has been calling quite a bit, and I was finally able to record it. Smile

This clip is like 20 seconds long, and there's 3 croaks in it. This was taken a room away too. I didn't want to scare him. It's so loud. The best way to describe it is like a smoke detector beeping when the battery is dying. It feels right in your ear.

http://nanori.glyster.com/mena_audio.mp3

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:35 am

Pretty cool! Nice looking frog. What do you feed it?

Guest

Crickets, Mealworms, and Waxworms.

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:26 pm

Makes sense Smile

Guest

You were expecting me to say steak. It seems so obvious, I know. But you just can't judge a book by its cover. Or a frog by it's leaf-like skin.

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Wed Aug 04, 2010 2:23 pm

lol...nah not steak...maybe chicken but not steak Wink

I just realized that my question seemed a little silly after I saw the answer Smile

Guest

It wasn't -that- silly. There's still a variety of insects frogs will eat. For example, I also have two White's treefrogs and one will eat waxworms, but when I fed the second a waxworm, he immediately grabbed it with his mouth, and then slowly opened his mouth and let it roll out. Then he opened and closed his mouth a few times and had a look of total disgust on his face. And some frogs eat mice!

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Pixies will take adult mice and hissing roaches, oh and lizards and birds and fish too.

Kinda neat watching a 8 inch frog wrestle down a near 4 inch comet. nom nom nom.

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:59 pm

That does sound interesting saint! BTW nice frog, somehow I missed this thread!

Guest

Thank you. Smile

Goldfish aren't the best to feed though. Too much chance of parasites from petstore feeder fish. Sad

However, I think it would be fun to watch too. Very Happy

And I think it would be fun to watch a frog eat a mouse.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

You quarantine them for a while and it's not a big deal. A third of Snappy's diet is live fish, and for the last year, she's been clean. There hasn't been any worms or any other funk that's come up on a fecal.

I'm far far more lenient about what she gets to eat than most of the other animals here too, so if anyone was going to get anything it be her.

Now, I don't know if frog to snapping turtle is a fair comparison, but I would think the common parasites should take hold in both of them.

Guest

The only thing I know about frog to snapping turtle comparison is that turtles are a nonsense pet. Wink

Just kidding.

Quarantining them would be good. I wouldn't want to do that, personally. Razz

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Sun Aug 08, 2010 1:17 pm

You could also breed guppies or even feeders for your other pets!

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

True that. Guppies are stupid easy to breed. I'd be hesitant to use cons for frogs, since they're kinda squishy and cons can definitely throw down.

Guest

I always have a decent size group of people who try and try and try to keep guppies and who fail each time. We test their water and everything is ok, they had set it up correctly, they clean the tank properly. There's no explanation. It's the same with plecos too.

And I'll stick to the insects for my frogs. Very Happy

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Seriously? Any idea what they're doing wrong? Or are you talking about the crazy fancy guppies?

I got the plain ones, and if they're in a tank where they don't get eaten, they multiply like rabbits. There's a tank here that I put in some guppies for a razorback musk to chase after. It wasn't at all interested in the guppies, and now the tank is bordering on overstocked just from the guppies breeding.

Subject: Re: Megophrys Nasuta call Mon Aug 09, 2010 8:30 pm

You want to also make sure the filtration is not too crazy. A good sponge or UGF and plenty of plants and you will have mad babies which are a good source of free food. Insects are always good too.

Guest

It was fancy guppies. Some of them had other fish, some of them had just guppies. For some of them, I would guess that there may have been some stress on their females, because it seems it was while the female was pregnant or right after they have baby guppies, and for some of them there were more males than females. But for a large number, no explanation.

I had not thought of the filtration though. From now on, I'll start asking.

I am breeding mealworms. They're like the perfect pet. I haven't fed them since January, and I had them thrown in a box for the past 2 months (I had a week to pack and move after finals), and I have beetles, pupa, and mealworms.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

I'm not even sure if filtration has much to do with it. The turtle tank they're going nuts in has a pretty heavy duty filter. As in if they get caught in the out flow.. whoosh!

I've never tried breeding mealworws. I usually just swipe a tub of 500 when I need 'em from my friends place. How are you doing it? What are you keeping them in and other questions. Smile

Guest

It's super easy. If I can't kill them, anyone can do it.

You start off with a critter tote and about an inch or two of oatmeal flakes. Then throw in some mealworms. I went for large mealworms, and I think I put in 10 or 15. You add carrots for food and water. Do that as often as you need (But I forgot several times, and quite a few survived). After a couple weeks, you'll see them change from mealworm to the pupa stage. A few weeks later, you'll see beetles. A few weeks after that, you'll see baby mealies. I think, from what I read, it takes 10-12 weeks total to go from mealworms to beetles having babies.

The Turtle Whisperer Posts : 1930

Fridge or no fridge? I keep them in the fridge.

Guest

No fridge. They don't grow up in the fridge. It's their Neverland. So you can use that space for a drink or two. Smile

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