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So I had a male basti for quite a while and recently (3 months) I acquired a female. When I finally introduced the female the male went crazy and chased after, calling the entire time. So now there are tads in every spot that holds even the smallest amount of water.
I noticed something the other day and then again today that I need a little help with. I recently noticed the female quite literally molesting the male. Here is a pic [album]783[/album]
Is this normal behavior?
I would assume that this can't be normal because I have never ever been harassed for sex, unless alcohol was involved and I know they have not been drinking. So that leads me to believe that maybe she heard him calling at the el dorado in the next viv and she is just trying to keep him inline?
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#1 - they are the only frogs in the viv ?
#2 - You are 100% sure of the sex of both ?
#3 - Sometimes, just like people....froggies go nutz.
#4 - Worse case scenario....remove the male for a while and let the female de-stress and feed the tads.
either way....no biggie.
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#1 Yes they are alone. Although I have toyed with the idea of red-eyed treefrog cross breeding. Sadly I have seen to many movies where cross breeding goes terribly wrong.
#2 Tadpoles are only generated with male and female frogs,right? One of them has legs all ready.
#3 Bitch be trippin? I hate it when that happens
#4 Why the hell does he have to get out when she starts acting crazy? Make her go get a job and support herself. She shouldn't get to keep the house. He earned it! He was there before her! She can take the kids and go to her mother's house.
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Uno---I'd try adding a couple BJs.
Zwei---I have also found at times that bitches do indeed be trippin'.
C.---call me when the frogs/BJs come in tomorrow and we'll talk about your crazy frogs.
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Darts with parasites are analogous to mixed tanks, there are no known benefits to the frogs with either.
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I've had a couple different female bastis do this (molest a male - not slap your wife's mom). Usually it seems to be harmless behavior, but I do have 1 female that has killed no less then 3 different males. She is a great mother and raises a large brood every time, but once the tads are in the water the males have all gone MIA.
Keep an eye on him. If he starts hiding or loses weight I'd pull him until the rearing is done and she's ready for another round. Good luck!
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One answer to fighting. Very large vivs.
Darts with parasites are analogous to mixed tanks, there are no known benefits to the frogs with either.
If tone is more important to you than content, you are at the wrong place.
My new email address is: rich.frye@icloud.com and new phone number is 773 577 3476