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ACF=African Clawed Frog (Xenopus)
Hi,
Last night I purchased a fully grown female ACF ( I beleive laiden with eggs) and trasfered it to my 29 gallon tankwith my male who has been calling for days. The locked in aplexus and where dancing the last I saw.

2 hours later, she was gone. Litterally diassapeared. I am now doubting the sanity of myself and If I didn't have the receipt, would think I never bought her. The thing is, she was HUGE. I don't know how that big of a frog could get out and them move so fast. I have put down bowls of water everywhere to no avail. I am so mad, I just really don't know why. I guess becuase it was such a waste of my time to go get her and the fact I know I'll never find another in that good of condition.

PLEASE any help woould be awesome right now. Like Tips/tricks, where you found yours when it escaped, did it live? *sigh* I think I'm going to cry.
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1 Red Footed Tort (Bowser)
3 Whites Treefrogs (Gleep, Gloop, Gazoo)
1 Bearded Dragon (Butterfinger)
1 Mali Uromastyx (Groucho)
1 Argentine Horned Frog (Mcfatfat)
1 Togo Starburst Tarantula
1 Blue Cobalt Tarantula
1 Rosehair Tarantula
1 African Spitting Scorpion
1 Betta Splendins
1 Spectacled Amazon (Indiana Jones)
8 Button Quail (I promise they all have names)
1 Spaztic black kitty (Nikkita)
1 Baby Hairless rat (Artemis)
3 Hedgehoggies (Mr. P, Peaches, Cream)
3 WOW char (they are pets too.)
Even us girls can like slimey scaley and squishy things.

I"m sorry that you can't find your frog. Are you sure she just isn't hiding in the tank? (guess you would be)

Water bowls are the best way to go, but all over the house. You never know where these guys will turn up.

On another note, did you say you placed the new frog in the tank with the old frogs within a day of purchasing it? You should always have a quarantine period just in case the new frog has something that could harm your old frog. She probably should have had her own tank for a good few weeks before throwing her in with your males. It's always risky adding new frogs right away.
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I think my frog owns a megaphone....

White's tree frogs : 1:1:0
Mantella viridis : 1:1:2

Yea I'm sure she's not in the tank somewhere. She was quarentined at the petstore for 2 weeks before I bought her. This is one of those petstores I would trust to watch my own animals, I love them. I really doubt she got out of the room, but then again I've never seen how fast these guys are out of water. I would say at this point she's probably dead, but I'd really like to fand remaid so I know she wasn't a figment of my imagination.....golly this was too hard a lesson. I thought I had the perfect pair and in less than 2 hours POOF!
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1 Red Footed Tort (Bowser)
3 Whites Treefrogs (Gleep, Gloop, Gazoo)
1 Bearded Dragon (Butterfinger)
1 Mali Uromastyx (Groucho)
1 Argentine Horned Frog (Mcfatfat)
1 Togo Starburst Tarantula
1 Blue Cobalt Tarantula
1 Rosehair Tarantula
1 African Spitting Scorpion
1 Betta Splendins
1 Spectacled Amazon (Indiana Jones)
8 Button Quail (I promise they all have names)
1 Spaztic black kitty (Nikkita)
1 Baby Hairless rat (Artemis)
3 Hedgehoggies (Mr. P, Peaches, Cream)
3 WOW char (they are pets too.)
Even us girls can like slimey scaley and squishy things.

I guess I would start a methodical search starting by looking behind around and under the tank area. (You probably already did) then start looking in dark places like under chairs, beds, dressers, even under the fridge. Regardless of where you might think they can fit, because they have a way of getting into areas you think are too small for them. (Kind of like a mouse) Many reptiles, etc. can fit in places 1/2 the size of their actual size...some even smaller. Then I would take my time and look in, on, and under everything by dividing the room in sections. One way I help keep on track and focus on small areas at a time is to use a flashlight (even in the day sometimes) and just keep following the light.
Good luck I hope you find "Houdini"

I'm doubt also. You said she is hugh, but she might be eaten by the old one ?!