XenopusLaevis
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Hello, I am from NJ, USA.
I currently have no pets(my mom has a dog so technically there is a pet in the house).
Anywho, I was thinking of going back into amphibians because as the name states xenopus is one of my favorite species. Little buggers can survive in almost any condition and are very very crafty indeed. I also love toads of all sorts-- particularly the american toads, cane toads, etc. I love some tree frogs as well, and poison dart frogs-- but the latter is way too complex for me to handle. (I will be honest I don't think I have the capacity to keep up with something complex like a poison dart with so many needs and how they look rather fragile)
I also love axolotls(never seen one in person considering they're illegal over here- ugh), mudpuppies, and I heard about this giant spanish ribbed newt(completely aquatic-- I forgot what it was actually called had the words ribbed newt and something about it growing 12inches in the wild and 8 inches in captivity).
I am not sure where to post but since the sticky said I should post in another section for help (mainly I just want advice on what to keep) I will be posting in the general area-- because it's really a somewhat broad question.
I hope I get to know more of you and get to hear different opinions and fill up my knowledge as I am trying to re-start from scratch.
I had moderate success in keeping amphibians.... I'd follow the guides I'd find online but still there would be random deaths. I am trying to fix what I know so I can learn to keep them more properly.
I've had american toads(I had them in a rather "sloppy" rain chamber for a night and they bred raised the eggs into toadlets, and released them into a friends pond--- they never died on me- I just gave them to a friend during a move), xenopus laevis(they died on me but not because of their tank- but because they'd sometimes jump out of their aquarium (I couldn't find a tight fitting lid because of where I lived and I lack creativity + needed filters to get in), I've had reptiles too but that's another story.
I currently have no pets(my mom has a dog so technically there is a pet in the house).
Anywho, I was thinking of going back into amphibians because as the name states xenopus is one of my favorite species. Little buggers can survive in almost any condition and are very very crafty indeed. I also love toads of all sorts-- particularly the american toads, cane toads, etc. I love some tree frogs as well, and poison dart frogs-- but the latter is way too complex for me to handle. (I will be honest I don't think I have the capacity to keep up with something complex like a poison dart with so many needs and how they look rather fragile)
I also love axolotls(never seen one in person considering they're illegal over here- ugh), mudpuppies, and I heard about this giant spanish ribbed newt(completely aquatic-- I forgot what it was actually called had the words ribbed newt and something about it growing 12inches in the wild and 8 inches in captivity).
I am not sure where to post but since the sticky said I should post in another section for help (mainly I just want advice on what to keep) I will be posting in the general area-- because it's really a somewhat broad question.
I hope I get to know more of you and get to hear different opinions and fill up my knowledge as I am trying to re-start from scratch.
I had moderate success in keeping amphibians.... I'd follow the guides I'd find online but still there would be random deaths. I am trying to fix what I know so I can learn to keep them more properly.
I've had american toads(I had them in a rather "sloppy" rain chamber for a night and they bred raised the eggs into toadlets, and released them into a friends pond--- they never died on me- I just gave them to a friend during a move), xenopus laevis(they died on me but not because of their tank- but because they'd sometimes jump out of their aquarium (I couldn't find a tight fitting lid because of where I lived and I lack creativity + needed filters to get in), I've had reptiles too but that's another story.