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slaytonp
at Mon Jan 17 19:45:45 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by slaytonp ]
You may not have a choice about sex. Most breeders offer mostly froglets or juveniles that haven't been sexed yet. Sexed pairs are usually more expensive. If you get 4 or 5 juvenile frogs your chances are pretty good of getting at least one of the opposite sex from the others, although my four auratus are all females, and out of a mix of D. galactonotus, the only male died of an injury right in the beginning. The statistical ratio of male to female may vary, depending upon the specie of frog and the breeding line. It's not exactly 50/50 chance. Some lines may tend to produce more males than females or the other way around. You can ask the breeder you buy from about this. My all female auratus and the remaining female galactonotus seem to get along just fine in their all lady situation. It depends upon whether you want to go in for breeding them, or if you just want to enjoy them. You can always separate any pair that seems to be mating. Except for perhaps pumilios, I don't think the sex mix matters much. It's rather fun figuring out which is which as they get older, and just watching the show. If you decide you want to breed later on and have all one sex, you can always look around and purchase a mate for one or more of them, although it may take a bit of doing.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho
4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus
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RE: Beginner's questions - slaytonp, Mon Jan 17 19:45:45 2005