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Its 24"x12"x16" with sphagnum moss and artificial log. Waiting for a Ceratophrys. I am not decided which species I will keep. Some tips, advices or ideias?

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My advice is to remove the log. These frogs are burrowers and that will just take up space. Also you might want to some background on the back side and maybe sides of the tank. I can't tell exactly how deep the water area is, but depending on how deep it is, I would place large rocks (that can't be swallowed by the frog) in the bottom to allow the frog easier access/escape from the water. And if you havn't kept Ceratophrys before, go with cranwelli or ornata. Ornata are harder to find these days, but in my opinion they are much more beautiful than cranwelli. Good luck.
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The water area is about 2 inches high, I will make a ramp to help the frog.
I was thinking to keep ornata, cornuta or aurita, but I have heard that cornuta is hard to keep, and aurita is too big.
I will prefer ornata, that is green and will be very cool in the moss.
I think i will keep the log, but in one side, just decorating without take out the playable area.
thanks

Definitely go for ornata if you can find them, which you might not be able to do (many cranwelli are often mislabeled as ornata as well). You would be hard pressed to find aurita. They get large, and they are very impressive. But they just simply are not exported (or at least exported in numbers). I have herd of maybe 4 in the country. Cornuta are not great frogs usually. Most are WC, only feed on frogs, and die quickly. Good luck.
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The Reptizone

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I think I will get a C.aurita. They are easy for me to get. Do you know if Ceratophrys species are hard to reproduce without hormones? Can I keep a couple with the same size(probably same spawn)in this enlosure?
Thanks again

keeping more than one horned frog in the same enclosure is generally discouraged for a number of reasons
never bred or researched breeding much but i would imagine most live seperate lives and are only introduced to each other for breeding then seperated again

Well you are the lucky one aren't you? heh. Ceratoprhys are cannibalistic. A large part of their diet in the wild includes frogs. Keeping more than one in a tank is a huge mistake. I do not know much about breeding aurita. I know that cranwelli and ornata will breed without hormones, but many breeders use a hormone I believe that is called LRH to induce breeding anyway. Good luck.
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Andy Maddox
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Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone

"A yellow ribbon instead of a swastika. Nothin' proper about ya propaganda. Fools follow rules when the set commands ya. Said it was blue when ya blood was red. That's how ya got a bullet blasted through ya head"- Rage Against the Machine