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Ive had this pair for 2 years now and they have never laid eggs until about 2 months ago. Im up to 19 tadpoles (various sizes) and 8 new eggs. Ive taken out all eggs deposit sites, will this maybe force them to stop? I have no clue what im going to do with 27 froglets. Any advice for stopping my frogs from breeding and any advice for what to do with the froglets. My brother wants 2 of them, but thats about it so far.
Thanks,
Kris

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.

The two frogs i have are auratus Ancon Hill. I would hate to abort them, but if they keep it up ill have no choice. thanks for the advice.

what kind of frogs and where are you located?

Flushing fresh eggs down the toilet is also an option.

They are auratus Ancon Hill. As of right now im up to 26 tadpoles/eggs.

tell people the general area where you're located if you're uncomfortable with shipping and either sell them or give them away. Ancon hill's are an awesome form (personally I love the high black) and I'm sure there would be no lack of interest. Just a thought.

No need to worry if they are ancon hills most wont make it to froglets anyways. I breed them also and out of almost 100 eggs I have gotten no tads without SLS. A few other people I know have bred them too an also have this problem.
If you end up getting froglets let me know I would be willing to buy a few
Good luck to ya