Chacoan Waxy Monkey Frogs (Phyllomedusa sauvagii).

[Alex M]

Anyone keep these? Here's one of mine from a group i should really put more effort into breeding...

[Alex M]

Looking nice and dull in this picture, next time i will take a shot when the temperatures are at their highest, at around 100f they tend to be a beautiful VIVID green. Please note, although i just misted these, it is very RARE that these get sprayed with water. They are specially adapted to live in dry terrain - consistently high humidity over any length of time will cause a fungal problem and they will deterioate very rapidly indeed.

[Ben W]

I have a breeding pair of those heat mats of the same species in the pic, does that count,
Nice frogs by the way!!!

[Alex M]

Sorry Ben, it seems the first image has been deleted by Photobucket, i must have accidentally put that shot up of me in the bath with Cheryl Cole. So, i'll try again...

[colinm]

They are lovely frogs.Some time ago they were being touted as the next fadbut they never really caught on.I suspect that they are not as easy to breed as they were first thought.

[Alex M]

Originally Posted by colinm

They are lovely frogs.Some time ago they were being touted as the next fadbut they never really caught on.I suspect that they are not as easy to breed as they were first thought.

I have never actually got round to putting mine in a rainchamber to try, so i can't tell you my own personal experience on this Colin, but i do know they're a challenging species to breed. I got to a point where they were calling and in amplexus within the vivarium by creating a few stimulants but that's as far as i've got with them. There is a chap however who breeds these in England but he's the only one i can think of. Jerry Cole had a go at it but he didn't have much luck with his frogs for one reason or another. In the USA they are bred in huge rainchambers, and also outdoors in Florida. Now i've got sufficient time on my hands, i am going to try and breed them this year, last year i was way too busy but this year i have no excuse. I personally feel one of the reasons that they've not caught on is their prices, they're not a cheap species.

[richie.b]

Yes Al youve got no excuse now youll have to breed them, and as for the price being high i see on some trade lists theyve gone up quite a bit in price this year, must mean theres a demand for them
As i said before these are the nicest examples of waxys ive seen,

[LIZARD]

STUNNERS i really like these dudes

[Alex M]

Originally Posted by richie.b

Yes Al youve got no excuse now youll have to breed them, and as for the price being high i see on some trade lists theyve gone up quite a bit in price this year, must mean theres a demand for them
As i said before these are the nicest examples of waxys ive seen,

Thanks Lizard, and Richie i've been offered big money by a wholesaler in Europe to mass produce these. I'm talking money that would mean i wouldn't have to work for a year or so!. It's an incentive but not my drive. I'm off on a herptile conservation task now, more later!.

[jaykickboxer]

wow there quality best example i've ever seen by far.