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| Litoria peronii | 22 Sep 2024 | CarbonAI | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Sep 2024 | jgrocott |
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7 comments
HelenCross
wrote:
22 Sep 2024
Jess had asked how to show that some were sick and some appeared healthy - this sighting is for the sick ones, the other record was to show the approximate number that appeared healthy
AnkeMaria
wrote:
23 Sep 2024
thanks for clarification
still not sure what I am seeing?? are there dead frogs on top of the ladder and in the back of the box??
The shown frogs can not use any frog hotel like structures made out of pvc pipe as they do not have sticky toe pads like some tree frogs. Could they simply been stuck and starved under the lid??
still not sure what I am seeing?? are there dead frogs on top of the ladder and in the back of the box??
The shown frogs can not use any frog hotel like structures made out of pvc pipe as they do not have sticky toe pads like some tree frogs. Could they simply been stuck and starved under the lid??
jgrocott
wrote:
23 Sep 2024
They have been getting fed crickets and mealworms so I do not believe they are starved. They have been seen eating and do not look tucked in the stomach area. They are crickets on the ladder.
jgrocott
wrote:
23 Sep 2024
AnkeMaria
wrote:
23 Sep 2024
I have heard reports of mealworms penetrating frogs stomachs and therefore have held off feeding mealworms to them, unless they are freshly killed and hand fed. Unsure if this could be a cause
WillO
wrote:
24 Sep 2024
Thanks for submitting this interesting observation. I would add to Anke-Maria's comment another question - can the frogs climb out of the water bowl? If it has slippery sides terrestrial frogs like these may drown. The climbing rock needs to come up flush with the top of the water bowl. Also, some rocks could be placed at the edge of the water mains box allowing then to climb out (or does it have a lip around it). Other wise this could be functioning like a trap. As i am sure you will know, water that is not kept clean can go rancid - very quickly killing frogs. Looks like a few species here (mostly Limnodynastes species and perhaps Crinia - no Litoria peronii that i could see).
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- 4 - 15 Abundance
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jgrocott NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Frogs Reptiles and Frogs
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