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Very cool, congrats again
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Sweet! Does the other frog seem the least bit interested when he calls? I know females mature a bit later than when the males start to call.
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It's possible that it could be the younger one you are hearing. If you found it in the tank back in December, do
you know how old it is?
Thumbnails mature quicker than the other frogs, and
can start calling and breeding at a very young age (6 months is possible).
A ration of 2.1 shouldn't be a problem, provided the tank is large enough.
More than likely what will happen with this ration is the males will spend more time
sparring, and will be less interested in the female.
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The hobbyist I purchased the froglet from emailed me Dec 23rd telling me he saw a healthy froglet hopping around. So I dont know it's exact OOW date, just that it was seen out and about on 2/23 for the first time.
There's only 2 imi's in the viv. And I've only heard one calling.
The older imi was OOW in late Sept/ early October 2010.
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Oh, for some reason I thought you had 3 in the tank.
It's hard to say in that case, the sex of the young one.
A lot of times a younger frog will become submissive,
often acting like a female. So until the young one gets
a little older and you will either:
A) need see it calling
or
B) notice an obvious body shape difference
(females will take on a pear shape once they
come of breeding age), it's anyones guess.
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Thank you Cindy. I will just keep watching to make sure there's no issues.