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Jan O · Key Member Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 360

1ST off how easy is it to breed clawed frogs- Xenopus in captivity and 2nd does anyone breed Horned frogs? I am searching for a teeny baby albino cranwelii and I just cant find one anywhere and the adults I have seen for sale appear to be WC.Any response appreciated please. Thanks Love Jan

Pollywog · Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Jan,

Clawed Frogs are very easy to breed, drop the water level to a few inches for a couple of weeks and then flood the tank. Alternativly seperate the pair for a few weeks feed heavily and then place them back together. Both ways work well.

Most Horned Frogs are shipped in from America at the moment but there are a couple of people breeding them in the UK. I've only got the standard colour in stock at the moment but can sort you out a young CB albino they are normally around the £30-£40mark.
Also I'm planning on a breeding attempt with them later this year.
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Jan O · Key Member Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 360

Bless you Andrew, I was hoping you'd see this post. I looked at your site last night and saw the "greeny" but it is the orange striped with the evil red eyes which I covet so will keep in touch with you.
I just have a mania for rearing things- a bad habit really but I never rear more than I know I can find good homes for- hence the axies,I would really love to breed my Xenopus, they are always in amplexus and I don't know maybe its their humanoid colouring but sometimes it all gets quite pornographic if you get what I mean!. My male is constantly making a "brrr brrr" call under the water and they amplexus quite a lot.Their tank is quite heavily planted but I am sure if she had spawned I would have seen it by now. I will follow your advice to the letter- thankyou.
love Jan