He's in a 1 gallon tank by himself and I'm wondering what temperature the water needs to be. I'm new at this and I feel bad they died.
The bigger one is now floating at the top of the tank, hes got some shed but Im not sure its only shed. African Clawed Frog Grow-A-Frog kits, Water Frogs, and commonly sold as Albino variety Xenopus Laevis Description: A plump, medium-sized (5 inches) aquatic frog with smooth, slippery skin, large, webbed rear feet and clawed front legs. And don't add salt to the water.Also her stomach seems bloated, and her mouth is now red. What I liked about them.Was they stayed in the aquarium.Where they belonged and not tried to find away out.Like the newts all did.And Id find dryed up dead. I'm heart brokenMy dwarf frog has a red tail it looks like or his rear end you would say can anybody elaborate on what it isI once kept all different types of tropical fish.At different times through many decades.And for a short time I had afew of these funny little guys.Which co-habituated well with the fish at that time.And they seemed to be semi hearty.When I had mine for a realistic time before they died.A friend of mine had one he kept in a old five gallon glass water bottle.That one lived for many years.Named it after Lion spinks the heavy weight boxer. Maybe check your pH level too. The water has tested good.
I have an african clawed frog, which is just bigger than the dwarfs, and yes she can jump out of a tank very easily. Call the store up and ask to speak to someone who works in the aquarium department. It was hard to even feed them. Follow this blog to find out how. Is there anything I can do to keep her alive longer. Although hanging out on the floor of his tank might be a big pastime of your African dwarf frog, he might mix it up sometimes by floating at the top of the water, too. I only rather recently learned there is now a light coloured morph of the Dwarf frog, but, I've yet to see one in person.
He is shedding now and not eating. Thanked 31 Times in 28 Posts Some frogs can shed their skin so fast you wouldn't even know it. Remember that cramped living quarters are no good for African dwarf frogs. This is normal. Frogs, crabs, crayfish, etc. Hot glued 2 pieces together. Keep in mind that Clawed Frogs need more space than Dwarf Frogs, which are much smaller.
You may even nudge it, but it remains still (but alive). Marie is an aquarium aficionado and loves taking care of her turtles and frogs.This is typically the first sign that something is wrong. I fed him his food I got him but he refused it.
Then, it'll go right back to stillness. While African clawed frogs don't need a land area, the water should only be about 12 inches deep for the frogs to easily reach the surface to breathe oxygen. Sorry for your loss.Have (Had) 2 healthy ADF's that got a bit pale yesterday and didn't have much of appetite. There really is no cure for it and it has been plaguing the amphibian pet market for the last decade, killing many frog populations. HubPagesCopyright © 2020 HubPages Inc. and respective owners.As a user in the EEA, your approval is needed on a few things. This morning both of them had died overnight. The African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis, also known as the xenopus, African clawed toad, African claw-toed frog or the platanna) is a species of African aquatic frog of the family Pipidae.Its name is derived from the three short claws on each hind foot, which it uses to tear apart its food. The white patched came off with the shedding and my frog seems normal. This frog was brought to France, Portugal, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy (Sicily island), South and North America (the USA, Mexico, Chile), Indonesia.Nominative species of Xenopus family are 13 cm long (in tanks clawed frogs are smaller as a rule) and they inhabit various freshwaters – lakes, rivers, b… If they do so, they might die if you don’t put them back in the water in time. I thought they were both xead until I went to pick him up in the net and he took off.