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I have 3 Auratus (2 hawaiian and 1 blue). The 2 green that i have stay out reletivly most of the day. The temp is typically between 70-75 degrees. The humidity is staying a constant 90-99%. I also have a prairie dog that is in the same room.

Why would my blue auratus be shy and not my green???

generally auratus can be shy, but i have heard that the blue ones tend to be more shy then the green morphs. i only have the green and blacks, and they become more shy if the humidity in their tank drops.

I have also read that the blue ones are very shy. I have actually held off gettting some myself due to the shyness reported by some.
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Kyle
www.kylesphotos.com
1.2.0 D. leucomelas
0.0.2 D. azureus
1.0.1 D. imitators

Hi,
How old is the blue auratus? I have noticed that when my Costa Rican auratus are young,less then say 6 months, they are shy.I have some campana auratus that are shy but they come out if I sit and watch them for awhile.I have also noticed in my CR's that the males seem shyer then the females but not to the point that they hide all the time.Out of the two males I have one is shy but the other will come to me when I open the lid and look up for food.He has done this from the beginning.So, sex could also be a factor possibly.
Mark W.

My auratus is about 2 years old. I also believe that it is a female. I do keep plenty of condensation on the glass & there is only about a 4 square inch area of open unplanted space where i keep a waterbowl. She is up for grabs if anyone want her!

My blue aruatus froglets were shy to the point of not being able to ever see them until I put them in a simple tank with lots of cover, and let the humidity collect on the glass. The more cover you give them, the more they will come out. Of course, this defeats the purpose of admiring them through clear glass. They more or less look like shadows, but they are definitely getting more brave about intrusions. As froglets, I had them in a moss covered critter keeper in lieu of the usual paper diaper arrangement in a shoe box. They hid under the moss, refused to come out when I fed them, as long as I was watching them. By the time the one or two of them I'd ever been able to see appeared big enough to transfer to a terrarium, I built a special, smaller, 20 gallon terrarium for them. My orignial project for them, a 135 gallon paludarium, went to the D. galaconotus. I planted the blue auratus tank with a flat surface and just a few plants on top of Bedabeast substrate over drainage. They have multiple places to hide. Suddenly, the plants have taken over the tank. Their huts are covered. I don't disturb them much except to mist and feed, and they are now out and about without shying away from my attentions. They are beginning to call and lay eggs. It just takes patience, and I'm sure the high humidity and glass condensation has a lost to do with them getting more brave. They are definitely not my favorite frogs. The others have much more character. For sheer entertainment, you can't beat the thumbnails and leuks. For exercises in frog psychology, blue auratus are a good start.
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Patty
Lost River, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
3 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
4 D. leukomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos

Patty,
I wish my adult imitators were like the froglets they produce.The adults are about blue auratus shy but their offspring are not shy at all.I have decided to try and get another pair from mine before I sell anymore and have a female in with the pair and it will turn and watch me add the fruit flies and her parents will head for a hiding place.Wish the parents would learn from their daughter,LOL.BYW,how are the bastis doing?
Mark W.