Afaik nobody has managed to breed them succesfully. They got so far as to the females actually carrying eggs (you can see them through their translucent bellies!) but nothing came of them. My theory as to why is that they didn't use an enclosure DEEP enough. These frogs dig a cave for their babies (who actually skip the usual tadpole stage and are born fully formed, legs and all) that is way below their usual sleeping burrow depth. I'd go with at least 1m/3ft of soil. Hope you read this and best of luck!
@@lapoteraros I prefer to think about it as “insufficient husbandry” rather than “not meant for captivity.” These are small animals and people will keep grabbing them from the wild. Making captive bred frogs is a necessity if we don’t want these to disappear because less ethical pet keepers aren’t going to stop buying them, wild caught or not.
Try to simulate their natural environment as far as you can. Including morning mist and rain. Africa is hot, but it also has the day-night cycle of moisture and heat coolness, which are important for the frogs. These frogs also lay their eggs inside the soil and guard them, so avoid digging them up and touching them at all costs. Before breeding, try to create a bioactive container, so you can rest easy with the soils not going bad and enduring the moisture levels and the frogs (and their waste) themself better. Their skin is delicate, so the hard and sharp gravel in the tank is not the best possible choice. The noises the frogs make might be because of breeding. Frogs usually make noise to attract a mate. Please keep on reporting how things are going!
I have only seen these little cuties on Wildlife Shows (like BBC Earth and stuff like that) and they live in the desert where there are sandy dunes....no gravel. I think the recommendation to remove the sharp gravel is wise.
I don't think that's gravel. It's a baked clay pellet, similar to the one used for bonsai called akadama. They're rounded, not sharp, and retain moisture.
most likely this video is for views and revenue. little is probably cared about enriching the life of anything. i do just assume the worst in people at this point.
@@surikatga It's not just for internet points. He's trying to breed them, which would be good for the species. Having captive bred animals relieves harvesting pressure from wild populations, which helps stop population depletion. These frogs are in high demand and can only be gotten wild caught, if he's able to successfully breed them he's literally directly helping the wild populations.
@@surikatga L take, you also didn’t listen (clearly). Every pet that has ever existed has at some point been taken out of its normal environment at some point in its lineage, get off your high horse and go read a book 😂
It’s actually ethically good for someone with reptile keeping experience to try to breed healthy specimens like this to help stop more of them from being wild caught
My take as an exotics vet is pretty much this. It’s unfortunate but the reality is that the pet trade is what keeps a lot of endangered animals alive. Like there are more tigers in Texas than in the wild and with global warming and habitat loss there are just going to be more and more extinct animals. Another example is how hunters/fishermen are single handily supporting the US conservation efforts. If hobbiest can figure out their husbandry then there is a better chance for them to escape extinction until the world is a more suitable place. For example there are coral reef repositories to keep them alive and hopefully one day place them back in the wild. If not back in the wild it’s good to keep them around cause you never know when a weird animal makes a chemical that can cure leukemia like the jellyfish.
There's a whole youtube channel run by conservation biologists called Project Piaba where they are desperately pleading with people to buy wild-caught Amazon tropical fish, because sustainable harvest provides an impetus for conservation of wild populations and habitat. This is also often the case for reef species as well. So no, "captive bred" is not necessarily a good thing. Unfortunately, there is a whole cottage industry of hobbyists who are either breeding species in captivity to create new variants or because it makes them feel like their hobby of live animal keeping/breeding has a moral purpose. So now that there's money and a moral exigency involved you also have hobbyists becoming lobbyists, spreading the 'gospel' of captive breeding. It's something we need to address.
They probably need deep soil that holds their burrows as stable as natural African soil would. A mother Rain Frog digs a 2-story burrow when she breeds. The deeper downstairs burrow is for the eggs and higher upstairs one is for mom to stay and keep an eye on things. When the babies have their legs and are ready to come out, the whole family leaves the burrow together. I would guess it's also important not to dig up the mom while she's looking after her babies. Being dug up all the time probably makes the females feel too insecure to breed. In the wild, they can hibernate for weeks waiting for rain.
I’m impressed with your knowledge. I heard that dad frogs guard the kids. For those frogs that skip tadpole stages, including rain frog, do parents stop eating while caring for kids to avoid eating kids especially when kids come out of nests? My area in Texas has those tee frogs that skip tadpole stage. They are everywhere but no one has seen them breed.
@@marikah6198 There are a couple dozen species of Rain Frogs and yes, for some of them it's the father frog who stays. Rain frogs have evolved the ability to hibernate for weeks underground waiting for rain. So yes, they can watch over their babies without eating them.
For future reference, try to avoid swabbing frogs with dirt on them when you're taking swabs for disease testing. Dirt can inhibit the PCR reaction and result in a false negative. For best results, gently rinse your frogs off with distilled water before swabbing. You're trying to collect skin cells when you swab your frogs, so it's fine if you rinse them off first, just make sure to use gentle pressure when swabbing.
You triggered her instinct to eat after the rain which she only does if she doesn't sense any predatorss, (you). It might just be that her family line is a bit more scared than those other two you got, so she was a little more scared, but that probably saved some of her ancestors too.
The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) recently shared that the Branch’s Rain Frog has been rediscovered after it was last seen in 2008. The elusive little frog has the entire conservation community rejoicing, especially because they managed to discover two frogs.
I saw three of these on my porch. They just sit near the ant lines and picking them up one by one. They can sit for hours and just dont care if I touch them.
I didn’t know these cute little guys were all wild caught, that makes me sad. but hopefully responsible herp owners like you can establish a healthy breeding population and make sure they go to people who will take proper care of them. Also, for names: Nugget, Clod, and Glorbo
@@Idkwhy-jh7keyes very true but for some reason i think they will die in the us because they look like perfect targets for birds like ducks and other stuff
@@Idkwhy-jh7ke I understand your concern and it’s valid. My thinking was that because this species of frog is already trendy and popular, if he establishes a captive population, people will be less likely to buy wild caught rain frogs because the frogs he’s captive bred will be guaranteed free of chytrid and other diseases or parasites that wild caught frogs frequently have.
I’m glad you realized that she’s stressed because you were touching her. Animals remember trauma to help keep them safe. She was chilling in her natural environment and then went through goodness knows what to get to you. Animals usually die in transport so she’s probably seen a lot of dead rain frogs and experienced a lot of fear.
@@vishakhakanojiya5912Depends on what food means to you. Some completely lose their appetite, others gain more appetite. If eating food is something that comforts you, you'll probably eat when your stressed. If it isn't you probably won't
@@multidebbie1 yes I'm talking about sudden incident stress Like being kidnapped or if any dear member or friend suddenly passes away or if we suddenly get to face a huge loss/failure which can totally change our life upside down etc.
Hey! I’m the owner of r/frogs! Definitely share your findings with the subreddit or post your video; I’m sure they’ll all enjoy the wealth of knowledge you’ve provided already. Rain Frogs are definitely talked about at least daily; I don’t feel like people know what really goes into caring for them! Keep It up great video.
If you guys want a frog that looks similar to these guys, but are cheaper, easier to find, and easier to keep, get a banded bullfrog, they're almost identical in shape, just bigger by an inch or two, however, most are wild caught, so it may not be the best option, but if you really want one, just get a banded bullfrog
Although conservation efforts are important, I'm always bewildered by creatures that seem to refuse to survive. There's creatures like rats, fruit flies, and Africanized ants that will survive getting shot, nuked, or asteroided. But then there's creatures like pandas, pupfish, and rain frogs that seem to be trying their best to remove themselves from the food chain in every way possible.
if it helps, Pandas tend to be much more lethargic in zoos as opposed to their wild range (which is suffering deforestation) Koalas tho? those bitches are pretty useless AND toxic
Well it's not that's they're "stupid" they're just highly evolved for their specific environment and not for adaptation, like pandas for instance they actually breed very well in the wild but not in captivity because it's confusing and they are not designed to be captive (nothing is) the real problem is they aren't very adaptable and can get stressed out easily which can confuse and overload their senses even if it's just subconsciously and make their bodies not do what they are supposed to. Sharks for example, highly evolved, dangerous predator but when in captivity they become meek and often have trouble surviving for long and often bump into the walls because it's much too small for them That's just nature for you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
One of my favorite things about you and your channel is your eagerness to simulate natural occurrences in nature. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another channel go this length to simulate something natural like rainfall in order to awaken a natural instinct
To be honest, natural instinct is probably the last thing any animal wants. The wild is dangerous, If they had human levels of intelligence they would probably rather pick a guaranteed secured environment.
@@TuberoseKissersimulating instincts like digging or even predator avoidance is part of providing a good environment for animals. Zoos will put up bird shaped kites to simulate a predator for meerkats to exhibit natural behaviors of predator avoidance and alertness. It provides a natural environment. It's not about a more comfortable environment, it's about providing the most natural environment as possible.
@@TuberoseKisserand the natural instinct this commenter was referencing was a food response, to allow the frog to eat and not starve to death. If this instinct wasn't triggered, she would have probably starved herself to death.
it's so interesting that you were able to simulate rain to get her to eat as she did in her natural habitat. I hope that information is discovered by anyone else struggling to get their rain frogs to eat
@@montymontymontymo You mean in the shipping container? Normally the container itself acts as a hide. Any extra items and/or edges just invites the risk of them getting squished or hit by loose items. Even when you're moving pets it's recommended to take everything out of their home and/or put the animal inside a safe carrier.
I love the way you tenaciously got the smaller female to eat despite weeks of difficulty by simulating the environmental conditions alongside which they've evolved their hunting triggers to. It displayed creativity which is only possible with some awareness of the subject, in this case it was your awareness of why they're called rainfrogs in the first place. Cheers
I used to work at a chytrid research lab. (Almost caused a leak once 😅) You’d be surprised how much the disease has spread. Where I live a lot of the native leopard and red legged frogs are getting pushed out of their natural habitat by bullfrogs, which spread the disease but are more resistant to it. Whenever you get salamanders or frogs keep them isolated until test results come back and do an inspection for light brown mottling on their sides, mottling or redness on the stomach, and a damage around the mouth. Pet distributors are one of the biggest ways Chytrid (Ki-trid) can spread.
Oh wow, that is so cool that you researched chytrid! Can i ask what your role was in the lab? And what you found out about the fungi? I've become really interested in it lately because a ton of frogs in my region of australia have gone extinct or are going extinct because of it.
@@graaace1 I was just an intern at that lab. I did data recording, some inoculations, animal care, and a lot of the boring stuff like cleaning, pouring agar, and autoclaving things. Most of what we were testing was the resistance of different species to B sal, which is the variant that infects salamanders. It’s been a while since I was there so my memory isn’t perfect but all the species we tested while I was there didn’t tend to fare too well. Before I was there they were testing the variant that infects frogs and found a couple species that were resistant. I don’t want to get too specific and doxx myself because there are only a few labs in the nation that worked on this stuff. We did have one study with results that ran counter to the accepted knowledge about chytrid, with a species that general knowledge says shouldn’t be impacted faring very poorly with the fungus. I personally think that that study should be replicated to confirm there weren’t confounding factors or a mutation in the fungus used for the inoculations.
You’d do well to read up on more modern literature, I haven’t really paid attention since I left the lab. If you want a short summary, it’s uh, not good, and North American bullfrogs are going to replace a lot of native species of frogs in North America,
Having specialists keep animals for pets actually can help figure out why certain populations might be struggling and how to help them (emphasis on specialists). The figuring out how to simulate when they know to feed is genius and things like someone down further suggesting breeding maybe has been unsuccessful because they lay eggs deeper than normal burrows can be clues as well for where to look if something is going on (for example if a population doesn't seem to be laying eggs). It's a lot harder than people think to just observe them in the wild... there's so much we don't even know about animals that are everywhere (like crows and all their practices as an example) and if you can simulate their environment you understand their environment. I definitely don't think your average person should keep these as pets but this is a fascinating attempt to figure these little guys out. There's also the fact that if you can breed it you can save it.
Can is a keyword. This dude has no scientific team or knowledge whatsoever. He is NOT. A scientist but tries to act like it. Trust me. Way more competent people should work on them and probably are already. This is pursuing a hobby and not helping the animals.
@@TheWillemDeBur Yeah only if you have to title of scientist you should be able to learn or practice anything . He has over 16 years of experience working with reptiles . I think its safe bet he will be more successful than a scientist breeding them lol . "Scientist" .... smh .
There are already Breviceps specialists in the areas these frogs come from. I don't think this "experiment" is a particularly valuable one for the genus.
The priority when getting new animals especially rare ones that have very little success in captivity is finding the middle ground between ideal husbandry and making it easy to monitor food consumption, overall health, and activity. He did this very well and mentioned they will get a better permanent enclosure in the future.
@@dollipop12 oh I absolutely agree! I was on my lunch break and left a shorter comment, so I'm glad that you replied to elaborate because I totally forgot to revisit this video.
Good luck with breeding them. I've yet to hear of any success stories. Most of the rain frog accounts I follow on Instagram are Japanese or Taiwanese because they are very common (and sold for very cheap) in those regions. I think the key to breeding them would require not disrupting their enclosure while imitating the rainy season. But I'm not sure how long you should have unchanged dirt in their enclosure for risk of infection, especially if the moisture and water just stays there. idk if you can right a tank to allow the water to drip out from the bottom so too much moisture doesn't accumulate in the soil because you might need a lot of water for this experiment. I'm just very impressed that you used imitating the rainy season for feeding the fussy one. You might need to resort to that for the other ones for the breeding experiment. I pray for your success because I wish these things were way more common in the states and not just wild catches.
You could probably make a bioactive enclosure with large earthworms in it to add needed soil aeration. Make the enclosure in an area with deep soil for privacy.
Was gonna say I've seen plenty of full environmental terrariums that have working water cycles that have moisture drip down and evaporate back up humans are very impressive 😂
I really think that you should not only try breeding them _but,_ be one of the 1st ever, to write a book about them, their care & everything that you learn! This could be to help boost their populations in the wild. ❤❤❤😊
@@abyss7539 I think you're being sarcastic. In which case I agree, captive breeding to increase pet trade imo is bad. However, they are still being sold as pets. If they're notoriously hard to keep alive, writing a book on proper care would be great info to let proliferate on the internet. Again, I dont condone exotic pet trade. However, however, if they're similar to their vulnerable, endangered counterparts then knowledge on captive breeding can actually be beneficial to the scientific community. What I'd ideally like, is contact conservationists with knowledge on captive breeding of this rain frog subspecies. We dont live in an ideal world but perhaps letting successful captive breeding be viewed on the internet will have a knock-on effect of allowing the endangered species to be bred in captivity for conservation purposes. One can only hope.
I'm a mom, and my son sent this to me !!! :D You are so smart in figuring out how to simulate their natural habitat and to get your small femlae to eat. This is brilliant. Love it!
6:16 i literally felt so much joy hearing this noise- I've only ever seen that alert noise being the one they're commonly known for so seeing one that's actually calm making a noise is just amazing
I was about to start writing that it can be worth simulating rainfall in nature when you got there at the end of the video. Great job!!! I have spent decades working with weird creatures and some of that was keeping creatures in captivity, over the years my biggest lesson has been to emulate nature, because like you I was keeping all sorts of weird things and there's no care guides for them. But with some snooping around and knowledge of their natural ecology it's usually possible to understand their triggers.
I am from south africa and particularly a region where they are found. Definitely do some morning misting sessions ever other day as they love that kind of climate and will also pop up to explore in that climate🙏🏼 best of luck with them bro
This is actually a good thing, this could help if he breeds them with not having to wild catch them and causing stress, the babies also probably wouldn't carry any diseases since they are not wild Another good thing: rain frog
Professional rain frog expert pro here, these frogs have insatiable hunger, and if they go unfed for at least 12 minutes they will consume their enclosure, room containing them, and eventually the house. Good luck!
8:58 many frog species do eat their skin if they molt! Nutrients. Cleaner habitation. Keeps predators from finding them. Boosts immunity. And it's yummy, apparently. Don't ask, just take my assumptions at face value bc IDK either, it just makes weird sense.
It's interesting how even frogs have different personalities. The male and smaller female are more flexible about where they can eat, while the larger female is more easily stressed and needs to be stimulated, similar to a natural environment.
Their chubbiness is irresistible. I'm so glad someone with reptile/amphibian experience is delving into this. Keep up the tenacious study and care! Following closely!
they look like theyd be the pug of the frog world, something bred to look like that for looks only nomatter how much it effects their health but no, theyre legit wild frogs that have only practical reasons to look like that nature is fucking bizzare
I mean honestly, if this is possibly is a polyam reptile content creator I will be absolutely ecstatic. It would be awesome to have some representation in the community.
@@KristiStClair64I was thinking maybe that was just his bf. I’m new to his channel and being a gay I was like wow okay a gay reptile creator for once😂 but then I read it was just his roommate lmao
I’ve also started keeping rain frogs here in Japan, and they’re absolutely enchanting! Honestly, I think they’re more like little potato fairies than frogs. One day, I’d love to visit Africa and see these adorable creatures in their natural habitat!
And it’s in that line from the mulan song that Jim Po sings about wanting a girl worth fighting for to cook for him! He is fat and they are fat!! So it’s perfect!
If youre interested in keeping these frogs, id suggest chubby frogs, aka asian painted bullfrogs! Very similar looks, very similar habits, waY cheaper and easier to care for, and NOT endangered! You will run into the same wild caught issues, but some people are managing to captive breed them in recent years.
They are adorable…great job on the feeding hack, that little truffle just knew the good bugs only come out in the rain. She didn’t trust those weird ones. I hope you manage successful breeding, must discover the trigger, and conditions for them to lay.🖤🇨🇦
Kudos to you for doing the simple thing, and just simulating their environment. I guarantee a similar method will be needed to get them to breed. Hope for your success.
@@vantavin I am, you can look it up! It really adds to the goofiness of these frogs if I'm being honest. I think it's because they tend to live in dry environments unlike most frogs, so their young can't really afford to have an aquatic phase.
@@catpoke9557 It's like an endless frog cycle they clone themselves, and then roll around in dirt while stuffing their body to the maximum then they eat their own skin and then clone again I've heard of some crazy life cycles in my time, but this ones a whole category
@@deletedaccount175 I would honestly argue their lifecycle is less crazy than the usual frog since it's basically the same lifecycle as other animals due to the lack of a larval stage
Subscribed!!! Your sense of humor is incredible: "She cant die because they don't sell tiny round coffins." I love all the info punctuated with funny comments. The chirping in the middle of the night and your sweetheart with hair rollers - too cute and too funny!!! You did such a great job with these frogs. I am proud to know ya!!!🎉🎉 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
I wish you the best of luck with breeding these little goobers. I’m personally against wild caught animals so it’s nice seeing someone try to change that with rain frogs.
I got to see Breviceps in the wild when I lived in Malawi. They are similar to North American spadefoot toads, in that they spend 90% of their time buried under the soil and sleeping. When the rains come and the smaller termites fly out en-mass, they come out at night and gorge themselves on ants, termites, and other small insects before mating and then going back to sleep. Their alarm call is wildly loud, bizarre, and startling, and some species also emit a thick mucous substance when harassed by a predator that makes them slimy and hard to latch onto or swallow. Such a cool group of frogs.
I can guarantee as an aspiring Herpetologist if you get these little potatoes breeding and end up selling any of them I will be purchasing 👍 rain frogs are one of my favorite frog species and I love the fact that you're trying to help the process of getting a sustainable breeding system going for them!!
7:27 when an alien abduct you, imprisoned you, putting you into a box for X amount of time, only for that box to open and you finally see the alien. That places you in a simulated habitat, probing & feeding you all whilst no privacy whatsoever! Just imagine if they ever meet any other rain frogs and tell him their story! they’ll be that crazy frog. Nobody talks to because he believes and claims to be abducted by aliens! I mean, we all have that one friend right?
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I'm very determined to get these thickies breeding
@@leafystreet Yay! Can’t wait!
Your girlfriend reminds me of my dead grandmother she had those spools in her hair
3 musketeers 😊
name 1: jake the frog
name 2: courage the cowardly frog
name 3: cliffrog the big red frog
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Afaik nobody has managed to breed them succesfully. They got so far as to the females actually carrying eggs (you can see them through their translucent bellies!) but nothing came of them. My theory as to why is that they didn't use an enclosure DEEP enough. These frogs dig a cave for their babies (who actually skip the usual tadpole stage and are born fully formed, legs and all) that is way below their usual sleeping burrow depth. I'd go with at least 1m/3ft of soil.
Hope you read this and best of luck!
I hope he sees this comment!
Or maybe theyr just not suitable for living in an enclosure, many animals have this handiccap
@@lapoteraros the worst case scenario, everyone wants to keep them, but they cannot be kept.
@@lapoteraros I prefer to think about it as “insufficient husbandry” rather than “not meant for captivity.” These are small animals and people will keep grabbing them from the wild. Making captive bred frogs is a necessity if we don’t want these to disappear because less ethical pet keepers aren’t going to stop buying them, wild caught or not.
@Markone99 maybe yes if you’re in Africa but most people living in colder climates can’t do this
Try to simulate their natural environment as far as you can. Including morning mist and rain. Africa is hot, but it also has the day-night cycle of moisture and heat coolness, which are important for the frogs.
These frogs also lay their eggs inside the soil and guard them, so avoid digging them up and touching them at all costs. Before breeding, try to create a bioactive container, so you can rest easy with the soils not going bad and enduring the moisture levels and the frogs (and their waste) themself better. Their skin is delicate, so the hard and sharp gravel in the tank is not the best possible choice. The noises the frogs make might be because of breeding. Frogs usually make noise to attract a mate. Please keep on reporting how things are going!
This comment needs more likes fam
Pin this, it would be really helpful to any rain frog keepers
I have only seen these little cuties on Wildlife Shows (like BBC Earth and stuff like that) and they live in the desert where there are sandy dunes....no gravel. I think the recommendation to remove the sharp gravel is wise.
I don't think that's gravel. It's a baked clay pellet, similar to the one used for bonsai called akadama. They're rounded, not sharp, and retain moisture.
most likely this video is for views and revenue. little is probably cared about enriching the life of anything. i do just assume the worst in people at this point.
I never thought I'd be so invested in whether a frog eats or not...
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i got emotional that he successfully managed to feed all of them.
Soooooooo cute
That was more suspenseful than the climax of some Marvel movies like Black Widow and Ant Man.
My farts are better than Leafy Street’s farts 💨
I love seeing a video about getting an exotic pet where someone clearly loves and is extremely excited about them
Instead of like, just getting them because it’s wacky and makes a good video
@CLOWTISMS So taking an animal out of its normal environment when its known to not survive this, for internet points, make you happy? Cool.
@@surikatga It's not just for internet points. He's trying to breed them, which would be good for the species. Having captive bred animals relieves harvesting pressure from wild populations, which helps stop population depletion. These frogs are in high demand and can only be gotten wild caught, if he's able to successfully breed them he's literally directly helping the wild populations.
@@surikatga L take, you also didn’t listen (clearly). Every pet that has ever existed has at some point been taken out of its normal environment at some point in its lineage, get off your high horse and go read a book 😂
It’s actually ethically good for someone with reptile keeping experience to try to breed healthy specimens like this to help stop more of them from being wild caught
Well there's that but also using notes on what works for this species maybe better work can be done to help the endangered ones
I don’t know about all species of rain frog but Breviceps macrops (Desert Rain Frog) skip don’t have a tadpole stage in their lifecycle. Egg-Frog
@@jeanjoubert2886Ooooooooooooo how is that possible?
My take as an exotics vet is pretty much this. It’s unfortunate but the reality is that the pet trade is what keeps a lot of endangered animals alive. Like there are more tigers in Texas than in the wild and with global warming and habitat loss there are just going to be more and more extinct animals. Another example is how hunters/fishermen are single handily supporting the US conservation efforts. If hobbiest can figure out their husbandry then there is a better chance for them to escape extinction until the world is a more suitable place. For example there are coral reef repositories to keep them alive and hopefully one day place them back in the wild. If not back in the wild it’s good to keep them around cause you never know when a weird animal makes a chemical that can cure leukemia like the jellyfish.
There's a whole youtube channel run by conservation biologists called Project Piaba where they are desperately pleading with people to buy wild-caught Amazon tropical fish, because sustainable harvest provides an impetus for conservation of wild populations and habitat. This is also often the case for reef species as well. So no, "captive bred" is not necessarily a good thing.
Unfortunately, there is a whole cottage industry of hobbyists who are either breeding species in captivity to create new variants or because it makes them feel like their hobby of live animal keeping/breeding has a moral purpose. So now that there's money and a moral exigency involved you also have hobbyists becoming lobbyists, spreading the 'gospel' of captive breeding. It's something we need to address.
They probably need deep soil that holds their burrows as stable as natural African soil would. A mother Rain Frog digs a 2-story burrow when she breeds. The deeper downstairs burrow is for the eggs and higher upstairs one is for mom to stay and keep an eye on things. When the babies have their legs and are ready to come out, the whole family leaves the burrow together. I would guess it's also important not to dig up the mom while she's looking after her babies. Being dug up all the time probably makes the females feel too insecure to breed. In the wild, they can hibernate for weeks waiting for rain.
You know a lot
I was also wondering what kind of dirt granules/moisture levels they would find the most comfy
Seen a varient in Australia. They seek out kids sand pits.
I’m impressed with your knowledge. I heard that dad frogs guard the kids. For those frogs that skip tadpole stages, including rain frog, do parents stop eating while caring for kids to avoid eating kids especially when kids come out of nests?
My area in Texas has those tee frogs that skip tadpole stage. They are everywhere but no one has seen them breed.
@@marikah6198 There are a couple dozen species of Rain Frogs and yes, for some of them it's the father frog who stays.
Rain frogs have evolved the ability to hibernate for weeks underground waiting for rain. So yes, they can watch over their babies without eating them.
8:18 it’s like aliens picking you up, you pissing your pants in fear, getting a bath then you get showered in fruit loops
I see no negatives to this exchange
@@midgematic I do, getting a bath sucks dude, I never take a bath EVER!
Sounds like paradise. All my needs are taken care of a practically all powerful being that finds me adorable and silly.
This made me laugh way too hard! I scared my cats.
@@PoopyMcStinkertons Sounds like non-frog behavior. Sus
1:29 did bro just...
Edit: I love how I started a "yes" chain
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Swiping between them asscheeks
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Name them Tubs, Lubs, and Chubs. All nicknames for my mother-in-law
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is she thicc
@@leafystreet it depends on who you ask
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@@TheDrPlantsno way you commented on the vid just to say this lmao
For future reference, try to avoid swabbing frogs with dirt on them when you're taking swabs for disease testing. Dirt can inhibit the PCR reaction and result in a false negative. For best results, gently rinse your frogs off with distilled water before swabbing. You're trying to collect skin cells when you swab your frogs, so it's fine if you rinse them off first, just make sure to use gentle pressure when swabbing.
It may sound like a dog toy, but this is the sonorous war cry, of a very angry frog...
I like the BBC reference 😊
Ferocious~
I read that in his voice😂
My thoughts exactly XDDD ❤
*’Beep.’*
*’DANGIT!’*
*’DAAAANGIT!’*
*’BEEP YOU! BEEP YOU! BEEP YOU!’*
12:10 “We did it Joeee” 👸🏽👴🏻
😂
You triggered her instinct to eat after the rain which she only does if she doesn't sense any predatorss, (you). It might just be that her family line is a bit more scared than those other two you got, so she was a little more scared, but that probably saved some of her ancestors too.
That was just in the knick of time, too. 31 days with no food, poor thing.
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The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) recently shared that the Branch’s Rain Frog has been rediscovered after it was last seen in 2008. The elusive little frog has the entire conservation community rejoicing, especially because they managed to discover two frogs.
THAT'S GREAT NEWS!!!!!
My farts are better than Leafy Street’s farts 💨
I saw three of these on my porch. They just sit near the ant lines and picking them up one by one. They can sit for hours and just dont care if I touch them.
infinite food hack
Where do you live?
@@tor4472 up your ahh and around the corner
@@ColourfulLeafSharkLol, Real💀
Wait r u in Africa or-
“I don’t want to lose her, They dont sell tiny round coffins” 10:13 😭😭😭
Edit: I had no idea this comment would get this many likes thanks! 🤯
When..? I haves adhd...
@fnafPlushtales 10:13
I didn’t know these cute little guys were all wild caught, that makes me sad. but hopefully responsible herp owners like you can establish a healthy breeding population and make sure they go to people who will take proper care of them.
Also, for names: Nugget, Clod, and Glorbo
They can be invasive, breeding a species that can be invasive outside of it’s natural region is always a bad idea.
@@Idkwhy-jh7keyes very true but for some reason i think they will die in the us because they look like perfect targets for birds like ducks and other stuff
@@stick9633 There are multiple invasive frogs in the US. That is some really bad logic you came with.
@@Idkwhy-jh7ke
I understand your concern and it’s valid. My thinking was that because this species of frog is already trendy and popular, if he establishes a captive population, people will be less likely to buy wild caught rain frogs because the frogs he’s captive bred will be guaranteed free of chytrid and other diseases or parasites that wild caught frogs frequently have.
@@Idkwhy-jh7ke well it’s just a theory i made within 1 sec of thinking so prob not true
I’m glad you realized that she’s stressed because you were touching her. Animals remember trauma to help keep them safe. She was chilling in her natural environment and then went through goodness knows what to get to you. Animals usually die in transport so she’s probably seen a lot of dead rain frogs and experienced a lot of fear.
Even humans don't feel hungry during stress environment
@@vishakhakanojiya5912Depends on what food means to you. Some completely lose their appetite, others gain more appetite. If eating food is something that comforts you, you'll probably eat when your stressed. If it isn't you probably won't
@@multidebbie1 yes I'm talking about sudden incident stress
Like being kidnapped or if any dear member or friend suddenly passes away or if we suddenly get to face a huge loss/failure which can totally change our life upside down etc.
Hey! I’m the owner of r/frogs! Definitely share your findings with the subreddit or post your video; I’m sure they’ll all enjoy the wealth of knowledge you’ve provided already. Rain Frogs are definitely talked about at least daily; I don’t feel like people know what really goes into caring for them! Keep
It up great video.
I love your subreddit!
Frog
Your subreddit is trash
Ribbit
But I like turtles ....
BRO AT 1:50 IT LOOKED LIKE HE WAS KICKING AIR SO CUTE
Yas fr 😂❤
I propose you name them Gyoza, Mandu, and Pierogi: different types of dumplings!
yesssss, that's adorable!
@mlnaxs I came here to suggest momo too! Aaand now I'm hungry.
Maultasche, Knödel, Klops ^^ I really like the food ideas
You should name them Meatball, Tater, and Dumpling
Yummy
Yes, Yes, Yes.
Meatball, Gyoza, and Dumpling.
I need at least one to be named sexy redd cause .. they have they're bootie cheeks out lol
Yess
The butt cheek card swipe 😂🤣🤣
So JUICY
@@RobynSwenlin 🤣🤣
Read this as it happened. This must be a sign.
@@chickensalad3535 LOL 😆
TOOK ME OUT FR
If you guys want a frog that looks similar to these guys, but are cheaper, easier to find, and easier to keep, get a banded bullfrog, they're almost identical in shape, just bigger by an inch or two, however, most are wild caught, so it may not be the best option, but if you really want one, just get a banded bullfrog
Nah I'll just watch this guy's frogs
They're not as chonky as these rainfrogs
Although conservation efforts are important, I'm always bewildered by creatures that seem to refuse to survive. There's creatures like rats, fruit flies, and Africanized ants that will survive getting shot, nuked, or asteroided. But then there's creatures like pandas, pupfish, and rain frogs that seem to be trying their best to remove themselves from the food chain in every way possible.
if it helps, Pandas tend to be much more lethargic in zoos as opposed to their wild range (which is suffering deforestation)
Koalas tho? those bitches are pretty useless AND toxic
They're not refusing to survive. They're getting tampered with. Humans won't stay out of their habitats.
Well it's not that's they're "stupid" they're just highly evolved for their specific environment and not for adaptation, like pandas for instance they actually breed very well in the wild but not in captivity because it's confusing and they are not designed to be captive (nothing is) the real problem is they aren't very adaptable and can get stressed out easily which can confuse and overload their senses even if it's just subconsciously and make their bodies not do what they are supposed to. Sharks for example, highly evolved, dangerous predator but when in captivity they become meek and often have trouble surviving for long and often bump into the walls because it's much too small for them
That's just nature for you ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Natural selection
@@NoDrizzy630 it's not natural if in captivity, silly goose.
One of my favorite things about you and your channel is your eagerness to simulate natural occurrences in nature. I don’t think I’ve ever seen another channel go this length to simulate something natural like rainfall in order to awaken a natural instinct
If you are interested in watching people build habitats that simulate natural environment you should probably check out AntsCanada🫣
To be honest, natural instinct is probably the last thing any animal wants. The wild is dangerous, If they had human levels of intelligence they would probably rather pick a guaranteed secured environment.
@@TuberoseKissersimulating instincts like digging or even predator avoidance is part of providing a good environment for animals. Zoos will put up bird shaped kites to simulate a predator for meerkats to exhibit natural behaviors of predator avoidance and alertness. It provides a natural environment. It's not about a more comfortable environment, it's about providing the most natural environment as possible.
@@TuberoseKisserand the natural instinct this commenter was referencing was a food response, to allow the frog to eat and not starve to death. If this instinct wasn't triggered, she would have probably starved herself to death.
I guess you haven't watched ants Canada recently then
it's so interesting that you were able to simulate rain to get her to eat as she did in her natural habitat. I hope that information is discovered by anyone else struggling to get their rain frogs to eat
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"They die super easy"
**stuffs them into a box and hucks them into a delivery truck**
it's super depressing I've never actually shipped something to but i imagine they don't even simulate any cheap hiding spits
They die easily because they don't eat, not because of handling.
@@NotVinegar handling wouldn’t help probably
Especially fedex. They throw packages like crazy
@@montymontymontymo You mean in the shipping container? Normally the container itself acts as a hide. Any extra items and/or edges just invites the risk of them getting squished or hit by loose items. Even when you're moving pets it's recommended to take everything out of their home and/or put the animal inside a safe carrier.
I love the way you tenaciously got the smaller female to eat despite weeks of difficulty by simulating the environmental conditions alongside which they've evolved their hunting triggers to. It displayed creativity which is only possible with some awareness of the subject, in this case it was your awareness of why they're called rainfrogs in the first place. Cheers
yeah 🐸
I used to work at a chytrid research lab. (Almost caused a leak once 😅)
You’d be surprised how much the disease has spread. Where I live a lot of the native leopard and red legged frogs are getting pushed out of their natural habitat by bullfrogs, which spread the disease but are more resistant to it.
Whenever you get salamanders or frogs keep them isolated until test results come back and do an inspection for light brown mottling on their sides, mottling or redness on the stomach, and a damage around the mouth. Pet distributors are one of the biggest ways Chytrid (Ki-trid) can spread.
Oh wow, that is so cool that you researched chytrid! Can i ask what your role was in the lab? And what you found out about the fungi?
I've become really interested in it lately because a ton of frogs in my region of australia have gone extinct or are going extinct because of it.
@@graaace1 I was just an intern at that lab. I did data recording, some inoculations, animal care, and a lot of the boring stuff like cleaning, pouring agar, and autoclaving things.
Most of what we were testing was the resistance of different species to B sal, which is the variant that infects salamanders. It’s been a while since I was there so my memory isn’t perfect but all the species we tested while I was there didn’t tend to fare too well. Before I was there they were testing the variant that infects frogs and found a couple species that were resistant. I don’t want to get too specific and doxx myself because there are only a few labs in the nation that worked on this stuff.
We did have one study with results that ran counter to the accepted knowledge about chytrid, with a species that general knowledge says shouldn’t be impacted faring very poorly with the fungus. I personally think that that study should be replicated to confirm there weren’t confounding factors or a mutation in the fungus used for the inoculations.
You’d do well to read up on more modern literature, I haven’t really paid attention since I left the lab.
If you want a short summary, it’s uh, not good, and North American bullfrogs are going to replace a lot of native species of frogs in North America,
That little fart when you zoomed in on the frog butt 😂
Having specialists keep animals for pets actually can help figure out why certain populations might be struggling and how to help them (emphasis on specialists). The figuring out how to simulate when they know to feed is genius and things like someone down further suggesting breeding maybe has been unsuccessful because they lay eggs deeper than normal burrows can be clues as well for where to look if something is going on (for example if a population doesn't seem to be laying eggs). It's a lot harder than people think to just observe them in the wild... there's so much we don't even know about animals that are everywhere (like crows and all their practices as an example) and if you can simulate their environment you understand their environment. I definitely don't think your average person should keep these as pets but this is a fascinating attempt to figure these little guys out. There's also the fact that if you can breed it you can save it.
Can is a keyword. This dude has no scientific team or knowledge whatsoever. He is NOT. A scientist but tries to act like it. Trust me. Way more competent people should work on them and probably are already. This is pursuing a hobby and not helping the animals.
@@TheWillemDeBur Yeah only if you have to title of scientist you should be able to learn or practice anything . He has over 16 years of experience working with reptiles . I think its safe bet he will be more successful than a scientist breeding them lol . "Scientist" .... smh .
SUS HIM
SUE HIM*SUE'S THIS DUDE*
There are already Breviceps specialists in the areas these frogs come from. I don't think this "experiment" is a particularly valuable one for the genus.
at least two feet of soil, these guys like to burrow. I think they go even deeper to lay eggs.
The priority when getting new animals especially rare ones that have very little success in captivity is finding the middle ground between ideal husbandry and making it easy to monitor food consumption, overall health, and activity. He did this very well and mentioned they will get a better permanent enclosure in the future.
@@dollipop12 oh I absolutely agree! I was on my lunch break and left a shorter comment, so I'm glad that you replied to elaborate because I totally forgot to revisit this video.
Why am I not surprised they sound like squeaky toys?
yeah
@@furinahydroermpeak username and pfp 🙏🙏🙏
@@gamingwithsarvente peak indeed
There hilarious
Underrated UA-camr tbh
I have never been happier for a small creature to eat
Good luck with breeding them. I've yet to hear of any success stories. Most of the rain frog accounts I follow on Instagram are Japanese or Taiwanese because they are very common (and sold for very cheap) in those regions. I think the key to breeding them would require not disrupting their enclosure while imitating the rainy season. But I'm not sure how long you should have unchanged dirt in their enclosure for risk of infection, especially if the moisture and water just stays there. idk if you can right a tank to allow the water to drip out from the bottom so too much moisture doesn't accumulate in the soil because you might need a lot of water for this experiment. I'm just very impressed that you used imitating the rainy season for feeding the fussy one. You might need to resort to that for the other ones for the breeding experiment. I pray for your success because I wish these things were way more common in the states and not just wild catches.
Dad kisser
You could probably make a bioactive enclosure with large earthworms in it to add needed soil aeration. Make the enclosure in an area with deep soil for privacy.
Was gonna say I've seen plenty of full environmental terrariums that have working water cycles that have moisture drip down and evaporate back up humans are very impressive 😂
For the water, maybe a drainage system could help?
I am from Natal South Africa. I remember finding these guys in the kindergarten sandpit. They were pretty rare 45 years ago.
Not that rare, that be around whenever it rained
They're rare to see, but they're around! You'll hear them much, much, MUCH more often than you'll see them.
I really think that you should not only try breeding them _but,_ be one of the 1st ever, to write a book about them, their care & everything that you learn! This could be to help boost their populations in the wild. ❤❤❤😊
That's a great idea I hope he sees this
@@Gunpla_canadian Me too! I wanna buy that book. ♥️
I love your idea. I’d definitely buy this.
Encouraging captive breeding is ALWAYS the best, great suggestion! Would love to see these guys become more common in the pet trade
@@abyss7539 I think you're being sarcastic. In which case I agree, captive breeding to increase pet trade imo is bad.
However, they are still being sold as pets. If they're notoriously hard to keep alive, writing a book on proper care would be great info to let proliferate on the internet.
Again, I dont condone exotic pet trade. However, however, if they're similar to their vulnerable, endangered counterparts then knowledge on captive breeding can actually be beneficial to the scientific community. What I'd ideally like, is contact conservationists with knowledge on captive breeding of this rain frog subspecies.
We dont live in an ideal world but perhaps letting successful captive breeding be viewed on the internet will have a knock-on effect of allowing the endangered species to be bred in captivity for conservation purposes. One can only hope.
3:30 the “ooo I can fly “ GOT ME 🤣
Love to see people wearing gloves while handling frogs
i love the little blem everytime they eat something
My farts are better than Leafy Street’s farts 💨
Humans are so weird@@p-__
"No, its not my neighbor, that fights the staircase while drunk." 🤣😂
😂😂😂😂😂😂
"...once a week"
How often do they win
my money is on the stairs
@@HerminioDelRosario Pfahahah🤣
the fact you were able to find not one but THREE of these little guys is insane!!
I'm a mom, and my son sent this to me !!! :D You are so smart in figuring out how to simulate their natural habitat and to get your small femlae to eat. This is brilliant. Love it!
6:16 i literally felt so much joy hearing this noise- I've only ever seen that alert noise being the one they're commonly known for so seeing one that's actually calm making a noise is just amazing
think it hiccuped
Good pets? Absolutely not, completely terrible. But cute? SO cute. Love those grumpy faces and tiny tushies!
??They ARE. Incompetency of a HUMAN PERSON is not their fault.
@@cosmicreef5858a bad pet is not a bad animal. They're amazing creatures, but are not suitable as pets. Most animals aren't suitable as pets.
I was about to start writing that it can be worth simulating rainfall in nature when you got there at the end of the video. Great job!!! I have spent decades working with weird creatures and some of that was keeping creatures in captivity, over the years my biggest lesson has been to emulate nature, because like you I was keeping all sorts of weird things and there's no care guides for them. But with some snooping around and knowledge of their natural ecology it's usually possible to understand their triggers.
simulating their natural feeding behaviour was genius, you're an amazing keeper so no wonder they survived
I am from south africa and particularly a region where they are found. Definitely do some morning misting sessions ever other day as they love that kind of climate and will also pop up to explore in that climate🙏🏼 best of luck with them bro
oh I actually have a clay sculpture of one that I got at a renaissance festival and I legit did not know that was a real animal they looks so silly 💀
their names could be Kofta, Polpette, Bitterballen? (all different types of meatballs :D)
I’ve never been so hyped to see a frog eat
Name suggestions:
> Meatball, Pesto, and Pasta
> Wally, Sally, and Molly
Why food names?
@@xueyuan1216 cus they look like meatballs
bahahahah I cant with Meatball xD Thats too good
One eyed Wally?
This is actually a good thing, this could help if he breeds them with not having to wild catch them and causing stress, the babies also probably wouldn't carry any diseases since they are not wild
Another good thing: rain frog
3 names, tiny , roast, and chicken
The sliding card on the frog’s cheeks was perfect 😂
Those edits at the start had me cackling away 😂
I'm so tired and it hurts to laugh but omigod, worth it xD
@@aazhie same 🙏😭
Agreed 😂
Professional rain frog expert pro here, these frogs have insatiable hunger, and if they go unfed for at least 12 minutes they will consume their enclosure, room containing them, and eventually the house. Good luck!
Ok,that is sus
VERY SUS
TO SUS YOU SHOULD NOT EXIST
@@jace-p1hwhat?
Your cheese
8:58 many frog species do eat their skin if they molt! Nutrients. Cleaner habitation. Keeps predators from finding them. Boosts immunity. And it's yummy, apparently. Don't ask, just take my assumptions at face value bc IDK either, it just makes weird sense.
Flavor estimation: fair enough, I guess I do snack on pork rinds-
@@QuantumWaltz 🐸🍽️ yep. That's the vibe
they are the most adorable little meatballs ever.
"If she does not eat she will not live" - Applies to literally every living creature in the world.
If thou shall not Eat then one must Evolve to feed off sun
- Sun Tzu said that
@SinAster_19 he's just so worried
@@SinisterBlitzo9 Or devolve. (Sum Young Moon said that.)
Not every creature. Plants don't eat. For example.
@@Thindorama Everybody poops. (even singular cell organisms.)
It's interesting how even frogs have different personalities. The male and smaller female are more flexible about where they can eat, while the larger female is more easily stressed and needs to be stimulated, similar to a natural environment.
It was the smaller female that didn’t want to eat. Not the big one
@@Zath88figures
Their chubbiness is irresistible. I'm so glad someone with reptile/amphibian experience is delving into this. Keep up the tenacious study and care! Following closely!
they look like theyd be the pug of the frog world, something bred to look like that for looks only nomatter how much it effects their health
but no, theyre legit wild frogs that have only practical reasons to look like that
nature is fucking bizzare
Cheeks, Caboose, and Tush are fitting considering their most notable feature
male- potato
smaller female- spicy meatball
larger female- watermelon
Change the larger female to "meatloaf" and I agree
YES
I got better idea male- potato *bc it’s good
Smaller female- tater tot
Larger female- meatloaf *bc it’s also good*
I was thinking:
Tater, Tot, and..... Fry? No. Salad? Maybe (Ron White reference). How about Tater, Tot, and Pot.
we NEED Watermelon!!!
Shutting my eyes and covering myself in dirt is my ultimate lifestyle goal honestly
Simulating rain and getting her to eat had to be the best fkin feeling ever.
"the dont sell tiny round coffins" killed me
This “roommate” situation keeps getting more unhinged
👀
I mean honestly, if this is possibly is a polyam reptile content creator I will be absolutely ecstatic. It would be awesome to have some representation in the community.
@@KristiStClair64I was thinking maybe that was just his bf. I’m new to his channel and being a gay I was like wow okay a gay reptile creator for once😂 but then I read it was just his roommate lmao
11:04 this part is just perfect
11:06
THAT PART CAUGHT ME OFF-GUARD LMAOOOOO
I’ve also started keeping rain frogs here in Japan, and they’re absolutely enchanting! Honestly, I think they’re more like little potato fairies than frogs. One day, I’d love to visit Africa and see these adorable creatures in their natural habitat!
They're so fucking goddamn cute i could just.... make one of those weird Meeping sounds they do.
beeeeeeeeeeep!
@@alex17272 *squeaky toy cheeping sounds* (aka the sonorous war cries of a very. angry. frog.)
Might I suggest Beef, Pork, and Chicken? The main types of meatball.
And it’s in that line from the mulan song that Jim Po sings about wanting a girl worth fighting for to cook for him! He is fat and they are fat!! So it’s perfect!
YES
" I couldn't care less what she wears, or what she looks like.. it all depends on what she cooks like! _beef, pork, chicken!_ "
@melbapeach162 my first thought too 😅
3:51 "Unhand me white boy!"
0:48 angry strawberry
If youre interested in keeping these frogs, id suggest chubby frogs, aka asian painted bullfrogs! Very similar looks, very similar habits, waY cheaper and easier to care for, and NOT endangered! You will run into the same wild caught issues, but some people are managing to captive breed them in recent years.
Names:
-golf ball, ping pong, and table tennis.
-Lumpy, dumpy and Clyde
-Orb, Sphere and Ball
-Fanny, Caboose, and Buns
first and third options are good lol
CLYDE IS THE OWNER OF THE UNIVERSE
BERTHA!!!!
I second "golf ball"
The only time I’ve heard the name “Lumpy” was from HTF…
The potato trio; Russet, Gunda, Parel!
What about tater, tater, and tater
Hashbrown, Latke, and Tots?
@4:30 that dog is so fckn cute
Very
This video is a perfect combination between professionalism, high budget production (for a youtube video) and memes
They are adorable…great job on the feeding hack, that little truffle just knew the good bugs only come out in the rain. She didn’t trust those weird ones. I hope you manage successful breeding, must discover the trigger, and conditions for them to lay.🖤🇨🇦
Kudos to you for doing the simple thing, and just simulating their environment. I guarantee a similar method will be needed to get them to breed. Hope for your success.
Name ideas:
Potato, hot potato, pot hotato, tomato, big ball, small ball, ball
Pick...
I really love the effort to simulate their natural environment rather than going along with whatever people say online!
Apparently they don't even have a tadpole stage, they're whole frogs as soon as they're born but just tiny
wtf r u serious???
@@vantavin I am, you can look it up! It really adds to the goofiness of these frogs if I'm being honest. I think it's because they tend to live in dry environments unlike most frogs, so their young can't really afford to have an aquatic phase.
@@catpoke9557 It's like an endless frog cycle
they clone themselves, and then roll around in dirt while stuffing their body to the maximum
then they eat their own skin
and then clone again
I've heard of some crazy life cycles in my time, but this ones a whole category
So they just spawn one day
@@deletedaccount175 I would honestly argue their lifecycle is less crazy than the usual frog since it's basically the same lifecycle as other animals due to the lack of a larval stage
Subscribed!!! Your sense of humor is incredible: "She cant die because they don't sell tiny round coffins." I love all the info punctuated with funny comments. The chirping in the middle of the night and your sweetheart with hair rollers - too cute and too funny!!! You did such a great job with these frogs. I am proud to know ya!!!🎉🎉 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
name idea: stud, bud, and mud
I wish you the best of luck with breeding these little goobers. I’m personally against wild caught animals so it’s nice seeing someone try to change that with rain frogs.
I got to see Breviceps in the wild when I lived in Malawi. They are similar to North American spadefoot toads, in that they spend 90% of their time buried under the soil and sleeping. When the rains come and the smaller termites fly out en-mass, they come out at night and gorge themselves on ants, termites, and other small insects before mating and then going back to sleep. Their alarm call is wildly loud, bizarre, and startling, and some species also emit a thick mucous substance when harassed by a predator that makes them slimy and hard to latch onto or swallow.
Such a cool group of frogs.
Dude what a cute lil child friendly video you made, I'm on a muscle relaxer enjoying this one right before bed. Thank you my dude.
Poop nugget needs to be one of their names
i do believe that one should be called “meatyball”
I can guarantee as an aspiring Herpetologist if you get these little potatoes breeding and end up selling any of them I will be purchasing 👍 rain frogs are one of my favorite frog species and I love the fact that you're trying to help the process of getting a sustainable breeding system going for them!!
as an aspiring Herpetologist could you tell me more about the Incredibly Deadly Viper?
When the smaller female finally ate I totally almost cried tears of joy.......i may be obsessed with frogs....
You should watch the youtube videos of pacman frogs eating hamsters. They’re satisfying and *a m a z i n g *
Man I Love Frogs!
Gotta admire the lengths that herps go thru to make their babies feel at home
11:48 “then something just snapped, something inside of me”
Real
I have never seen your channel before, and the clip at 11:04 made me subscribe. I NEED MORE OF YOUR HUMOR!!
7:27 when an alien abduct you, imprisoned you, putting you into a box for X amount of time, only for that box to open and you finally see the alien. That places you in a simulated habitat, probing & feeding you all whilst no privacy whatsoever! Just imagine if they ever meet any other rain frogs and tell him their story! they’ll be that crazy frog. Nobody talks to because he believes and claims to be abducted by aliens! I mean, we all have that one friend right?