Hi!
I'm keeping several orientalis in a 20L together with about 2/3 - 3/4 water and 1/3 to 1/4 land, and I'm really trying to breed them. I've read that most people have great success breeding these guys by lowering temperatures for several weeks and then raising them again weeks later, but is there a way to jump-start the process without the use of a faux-winter? I've read accounts of people creating rainstorms by lowering the water leveling and then refilling it so that even the formerly dry land becomes a bit wet--this was achieved by fine spiggot-head like that of a watering-pail to simulate rainfall. I've also read that nothing says "SPRING FEVER!" like a great big plate of earthworms or crickets; what do you all think?
The reason I'm a bit ancy to move this process along is because in the fall, I'm going to have very limited control over the temperatures (I'll have a roommate who won't want a 60-degree room), and though I live in a temperate climate (Texas) where the temperatures will be more than comfortable for the toads, I'm not certain they'll get that Marvin Gaye get-up-to-make-out-point-like-it's-prom-night feeling.
In my current housing situation, the only control I have is the air conditioning through both bedrooms, so whatever winter wonderlandly thrills the toads enjoy, so too will I. Anyway, I'm willing to be flexible, but I'd absolutely love to know if there's a way to move this process along! When I bought them, some of them were attempting amplexus! I just haven't seen it since!
I know I have at least two males because they're the only ones croaking--any other sexing tips? I've read on this forum that females have deeper inlets in their webbing than males, males are (at adulthood) smaller than females, have smoother backs, and will develop pads on their forearms for gripping the females.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jake
I'm keeping several orientalis in a 20L together with about 2/3 - 3/4 water and 1/3 to 1/4 land, and I'm really trying to breed them. I've read that most people have great success breeding these guys by lowering temperatures for several weeks and then raising them again weeks later, but is there a way to jump-start the process without the use of a faux-winter? I've read accounts of people creating rainstorms by lowering the water leveling and then refilling it so that even the formerly dry land becomes a bit wet--this was achieved by fine spiggot-head like that of a watering-pail to simulate rainfall. I've also read that nothing says "SPRING FEVER!" like a great big plate of earthworms or crickets; what do you all think?
The reason I'm a bit ancy to move this process along is because in the fall, I'm going to have very limited control over the temperatures (I'll have a roommate who won't want a 60-degree room), and though I live in a temperate climate (Texas) where the temperatures will be more than comfortable for the toads, I'm not certain they'll get that Marvin Gaye get-up-to-make-out-point-like-it's-prom-night feeling.
In my current housing situation, the only control I have is the air conditioning through both bedrooms, so whatever winter wonderlandly thrills the toads enjoy, so too will I. Anyway, I'm willing to be flexible, but I'd absolutely love to know if there's a way to move this process along! When I bought them, some of them were attempting amplexus! I just haven't seen it since!
I know I have at least two males because they're the only ones croaking--any other sexing tips? I've read on this forum that females have deeper inlets in their webbing than males, males are (at adulthood) smaller than females, have smoother backs, and will develop pads on their forearms for gripping the females.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Jake