Yellow Spotted Climbing Toad Breeding!

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We had worked with yellow spotted climbing toads for a couple years, and were absolutely thrilled to have had some success breeding this relatively rare toad. Below is a breeding journal for the yellow spotted climbing toads at Josh's Frogs - make sure to check back frequently for updates!

Yellow Spotted Climbing Toads (Pedostibes hosii) are rarely imported from Borneo. They are a very unique species of toad, in that they are very arboreal, and thought to be the only true arboreal toad in existence. Males tend to be brown in coloration, have a very loud call, and measure about 2.5 - 3" in length. Females are a bright turquoise/blue coloration, with yellow spots visible during the breeding season, and measure about 1 1/2 times the length of the males. Josh's Frogs had originally acquired 2.1 (later confirmed to be 3.0, with one very large male!) in 2012, and added 4.2 to our collection in early 2013.Several hundred, if not thousand, eggs were laid, of which about 3/4 developed into very small, apparently primitive tadpoles within 48 hours. Early on, these tadpoles sunk to the bottom of the rain chamber, and did not even appear to have eyes or a mouth! For the first several days, until the tadpoles developed more and became free swimming, we performed 1/2 water changes every 4 hours, and removed unfertilized eggs with a turkey baster. By Wednesday (3/19), the tadpoles were starting to move on their own accord, and congregated along the edges of the tank. A bit of Sera Micron was offered daily.

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[Heatheranne]

This is great! Congratulations! You guys always do such a wonderful job with your frogs!

[Heatheranne]

Mind if I share this on our Facebook page?