Other pets (pics and discussions)

[ConcinusMan]

hahaha, fun names. They're illegal here but somehow the pet stores get away with selling albinos by calling them "albino domesticated frog"

I said to the clerk at one store "hey aren't those just clawed..." and he cut me off and said "ssshhhh" with a wink.

[d_virginiana]

Haha, they look like they *really* like each other
My friend used to have a couple that would just try and bite each others' legs off constantly.

[d_virginiana]

"albino domesticated frog"

That sounds like a legit animal.

[Madame_Mel]

yea even worse when evil walmarts sell them as dwarf frogs..and then they tell people they only need a 3 gallon tank.

they do really like each other but I am almost positive they are both female..

[ConcinusMan]

There are dwarf frogs. They look the same, but not the same animal. They stay tiny and it's true. A 1 gallon tank will do just fine for up to 3 of them. They don't even require filtration/oxygenation. I've seen them thrive for years in very small desktop tanks in offices and whatnot, with a few live aquatic plants, some gravel, and that's it. My vet has them on their reception desk. Said they have had them for 5 years in that tank.

Dwarf frogs are legal here. Clawed frogs (they get much bigger) are not.

[ConcinusMan]

they do really like each other but I am almost positive they are both female..

I think they are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis so all the offspring would be female

[Madame_Mel]

I also have an african dwarf frog I keep with my guppies, tetras and corys in a 30 gallon. Her name is Merp and she does very well in that environment...but there is a clear difference between the two species and they have much different husbandry needs. I had no idea clawed frogs were illegal in some states. I suppose they would affect ecosystems negatively if they were accidentally (or purposefully) released.

[ConcinusMan]

They already have, in California. That led to their ban in CA, OR, WA and other states. A single released female is all it takes to populate an area.

[Madame_Mel]

I think they are known to reproduce by parthenogenesis so all the offspring would be female

Oh man, I hope they don't reproduce by parthenogenesis! I work at an aquarium and met a group of scientists, one specifically was from Australia who was doing research on that subject...specifically with bamboo sharks and clawed frogs...but I'll believe it when I see it.

[ConcinusMan]

They will, under the "perfect" conditions and in the absence of a male. No biggie, you don't have to let the eggs hatch.