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they should find them, the mealworms dont move alot but if the frogs are hungry they will cotton on sooner or later. that above frog in pic hadnt seen a mealworm until a couple of days ago, i just left that bowl in there and sure enough theyre just about all gone today. Theyve had some crickets in between time to. good idea re flies. i see the guy selling them has a pic of the whole trap collapsed in the frog tank. Not a bad idea either.

mealworms arnt great feeders overall, but are readily available and cheapish. Ive done reasonably extensive tests on frogs and they seem to cope fine on them. just feed before 2pm so the herp has time to digest them before sundown, and make sure ample daytime temps. i find it best to feed crickets and locusts as the staple, flies and mealworms 2/3times a week. given live food in nz is expensive, best to breed your own crickets and locusts if you have the time and patience. mealworms i buy in along with flies as theyre cheapish so i dont see the need to breed them. + flies breeding/traps can be smelly, mealworms (more so the bran) can trigger allergies like hayfever if your prone to that sort of thing.. no need to hand feed, just chuck them in (not in the water obviously) or in a bowl that the mealworms cant climb out of. i have glued the above plastic bowl to an ice cream container lid in the past so they dont tip it over, thats the flash version

Looks like a southern bell frog. L. Raniformis

nice lizards. looks like the big one is trying to eat the little one :lol: http://img89.imageshack.us/i/dscf4437.jpg

marriage would be over the top just saying if the hobby backed the importers, shops etc as much as possible, she would probably work out better for all. maybe im wrong.

if only the hobby was behind the industry eh.

pic not that great, but both seem to have the pinocchio attchments, females bigger though as to be expected

thought i could recall seeing a photo of one on here (couldnt find it when searched). cheers dude. will keep my eyes peeled for more, i dont think ive ever seen them in the flesh prior to finding these 3.

yeah id say the same, one in first pic is a fatty, landed in my cuppa this morning. pair was hanging around here a couple of weeks back. the nose/mouth is just evolution. helps them drink cups of tea lol True that, been meaning to get a couple of his books for ages, thanks for the reminder

Photo winner of the month 8)

pair i saw the other week

silly thing landed in my cuppa size comparison

2/3. bells do better in the next size up exo terra or something bigger again ultimately. i have held 4/5 adult bells in same size tank before over winter, but pretty cramped, half a hop to other side of town isnt much fun lol that size is what i have some whistlers in. can have around 10 i reckon. or 20 young, 8-10adults. need to check if they will cope up your way, pretty sure others have kept them up that way without any trouble.

woopsy, double post

trademe or your petshop if your lucky. looks almost too big to be a whistler, but to small to be a bell frog. instinct says whistler to me, but green says bell :-? sorry not much help, anyone else want to share their thoughts....

whislte aka nz pea frog

yeah a few years ago one summers day, minimal wind, 75% humidity, i was going down the road and you probably wont beleave me but um, a truck went past

i dont think alot of the brown long fins. gba nice but albinos are the real deal 8) nice to see Paul has had some success with these.

not bad for a comb over

if you mean the hides....i can probably make you a couple in exchange for a male leopard gecko nice setup

i couldnt imagine not being able to make things. imagination on the other hand, takes abit more effort lucky i like things simple and effective. these are the hides i made top tiles can be heated if need be, its 15C outside atm and the top tiles at 45C 8) may have to get a dimmer or thermostat. not bad for just 30watts each eh.

just built this for a couple of beardies so they can enjoy some sun on the hot days.

if lack of food they will eat each other, just like reptiles, rodents, insects and so on. big can eat small but i think thats more lack of food then a must consume protein. most of the dead ones you see them eating, most likely died from poor water quality first. tadpoles will clean up anything dead/decaying. vege is good, freeze dont boil then feed as required.

dodgy, trying to hide their mts in the closet.

styrene?