malduroque
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Hi to anyone who reads this. So glad a forum such as this exists. I've been "herping" from the 1960's (specializing in turtles) thru the mid 1980s by which time I had moved on to amphibs. A two decade interruption began in 1986 when my second child was born and the terrarium room had to be to turned into a child's bedroom. Over the years I've had about 25 or so different species of anurans and maybe a half dozen different caudate species.
The kids are all grown up and moved out now and since I'd luckily held on to my 55 gallon (in the garage) I decided it was time to resume my favorite hobby. That was back in September and the first thing I noticed was how difficult it is to get hold of amphibs esp caudates! There was a time every local tropical fish store carried Eastern Newts, FBN and (pre-protection) California Newts but no more it seems. Even though Orange County now has several reptile specialty stores amphibs are still in short supply.
The biggest advantage of nowadays is the wealth of information available for so many species and their care. There were a few general books available in the 60s and 70s (I still have many of them) but you wouldn't believe how much bad and incorrect information they contained!
Currently, I have 2 green tree frogs and 1 grey tree frog in the 55 gal (more to come eventually I hope), 2 paddle tail newts in a 20 gal long and 3 Moroccan Green Toads in a 40 gallon breeder tank. (Latin names available on request). I'm also a strong believer in live plants in the enclosure whether terrestrial or aquatic.
The kids are all grown up and moved out now and since I'd luckily held on to my 55 gallon (in the garage) I decided it was time to resume my favorite hobby. That was back in September and the first thing I noticed was how difficult it is to get hold of amphibs esp caudates! There was a time every local tropical fish store carried Eastern Newts, FBN and (pre-protection) California Newts but no more it seems. Even though Orange County now has several reptile specialty stores amphibs are still in short supply.
The biggest advantage of nowadays is the wealth of information available for so many species and their care. There were a few general books available in the 60s and 70s (I still have many of them) but you wouldn't believe how much bad and incorrect information they contained!
Currently, I have 2 green tree frogs and 1 grey tree frog in the 55 gal (more to come eventually I hope), 2 paddle tail newts in a 20 gal long and 3 Moroccan Green Toads in a 40 gallon breeder tank. (Latin names available on request). I'm also a strong believer in live plants in the enclosure whether terrestrial or aquatic.
