Amazon Milk Frogs -sexing

amazongirl · 07-01-04, 01:28 PM

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to sex a group of three amazon (blue) milk frogs.

Although not full grown they are all within a 1/3 inch of being 2 inches. One seems much larger than the rest.
I've never seen them in any pet store or zoo in Canada before now and I am fascinated by them. They're truly beautiful - if I could buy them I would. Never the less any info would be appreciated.

Double J · 07-01-04, 08:56 PM

Which sopecies of milk frogs are they?... Are they Phryonhyas resinifictrix, or P. venulosa?
Regardless of species, the female will make the males look absolutely tiny. Females are ridiculously huge. I have only seen juvie resisniftrix, but I had a good look at some wild venulosa, and the size and girth alone is a clear enough indication.
Good luck with them.
Double J

amazongirl · 07-19-04, 01:31 PM

There is definately one large female (she's now almost 3") and two males, wish it was the other way around. I would love to breed them - I know many people who would be interested in them - I think I have to buy them. I hope $150.00 is resonable for the trio. I could probably pull a few strings and get them cheaper. I imagine breeding them is simular to breeding red-legged treefrogs, in any case I'd wait till next year...

manville · 07-19-04, 02:12 PM

I saw a few in the pet store a while ago..i think they still have them. They look very nice

the_frog_man · 07-19-04, 08:10 PM

you haft to have 1 more male than female to breed them i get the venulosa for 45.99 and the others for 80-100 i had 2 venulosa 1jumped really hard into th wll of the tank and the other was really old when i got him (i felt sorry for sorry him he was in a 5.5 gal tank in pj's and he was 6 inches long)