What species are they? Egg laying seems to go in enthusiastic spurts, followed by months of abstinence, depending upon the species. You always have the choice of simply removing the eggs and not raising them, or leaving them there to see what the frogs will do about them for themselves, if you've been removing them to raise yourself. Getting into the business of shipping out extras to other hobbyists is another alternative, but not one I personally want to get involved in. It's more costly than it's worth in terms of advertising and then dealing with customers, then shipping, and perhaps having to refund or replace deliveries gone awry. I am donating at least one extra azureus to a high school biology class this next fall, but it's going to cost me more to do as a donation than the original breeding pair, because I'll be supplying the tank, set-up and food supply. I just hope it will be an educational thing to do, but it certainly isn't a practical way to get rid of extras on a regular basis. In the meantime, I have a whole herd of them, that like you, I don't know what to do with now that they are out and hopping around by the dozen in separate nursery tanks.



Breeding and raising tads is fun to do and when you do it successfully, it is a learning experience, but after that, dispersing extras is much too demanding for general hobbyists. For many of us, wasting eggs seems like a bad decision, but on the other hand, unless one is willing to go into the business and become a serious breeder, I'm not sure there's a better answer than simply doing population control by aborting eggs.
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Patty

Pahsimeroi, Idaho



D. auratus blue, auratus Ancon Hill, galactonotus orange, galactonotus yellow, fantasticus, reticulatus, imitator, castaneoticus, azureus, pumilio Bastimentos. P. lugubris, vittatus, terribilis mint green, terribilis orange.

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