Invite a frog home for the
holidays! Sys...
12/24/07
Hello,
<Hiya right back!>
I really hope you can help me out.
<We'll try>
A very generous friend of mine just gave me three red eared sliders, the
aquarium, food, filters, all the trimmings.
<A nice friend!>
I've read a lot of information about these turtles on the internet, and I feel
pretty comfortable caring for them.
<I'll also give you a link below just for more reference>
However, my ecology teacher begged me yesterday to take home her albino African
clawed frog over winter break. She keeps her frog with two turtles at school, so
I figured it would be okay to put Albie, as I began to call the frog, in with
the turtles for the ten day break. I worry, however, that the bright heat lamps
that the turtles need may hurt Albie's eyes, and that the rather noisy cascade
type filter might be bothering his sensitive ears. Please supply me with peace
of mind, and let me know if this living arrangement is okay for the frog and the
turtles.
<It's nice to hear that you care enough to worry. Here are my initial concerns
for Ablie 1) She needs a tight fitting top to keep her from deciding to go
exploring 2) Unlike a turtle, a frog should have a hiding place where it can get
out of sight and feel secure (it's called 'visual privacy') and if you can
accomplish this it takes the worry out of the bright light issue with the
turtles. 3) Lastly, and this is the big issue - just because Albie is kept with
two other turtles doesn't mean that YOUR three turtles would look at Albie and
think "Hey Scabber!!!! Look! Cuisses de Grenouille!">
<But there is good news. First, Albie and her brethren (African Clawed Frogs)
are pretty hardy as frogs go and unless stepped on, run over or eaten Albie will
make it through these 10 days just fine and return to class with a story to
tell!>
I just can't take seeing Albie kept in the tiny carrying case my teacher
supplied me with to bring him home for the entire duration of the break.
<My suggestion is that you split the difference -- Let Albie spend time in the
aquarium when you are there to be a referee but put her somewhere else when
you're not. I've rigged many a temporary home for all kinds of reptiles and
amphibians from a cardboard box with a water bowl sitting on top of an ordinary
heating pad set on 'low heat'>
Thank you for any help you can give me.
and have a great holiday. :)
<Thank you Amanda - may your wishes come true>
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Albino African clawed Frog
11/14/07
Friends,
I have a 9" extended aacf and a baby aacf that is about 2" extended (6 mo. and 3
weeks).
How long must I wait until I keep them together? They accidently got together in
the same tank. Little dude was holding on to big dude's foot (affection or dear
life, I do not know)
Many thanks,
<I'd grow on the little frog a bit more. It's only safe once it's too big to be
swallowed. Only you can judge precisely when that'll be by looking at the bigger
frog. But as a broad rule, predators tend not to take prey larger than 1/3 to
1/2 body size. Cheers, Neale.>
Re: Albino African
clawed Frog 11/16/07
Perfect answer!
Somehow little frog jumped out of his part of the partition. Upon
awakening, I walked by their aquarium just in time to see that little
frog was swimming past Phrogg and they were together. In a blink, Phrogg
grabbed him and shoved him in his mouth. I reached into the tank and
grabbed him, causing him to choke up little frog.
<A-ha! Caught in the act.>
Thank you for now we will wait for the half size to come around.
Best regards,
Jim
<Good luck, Neale.> |
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