Guess who's in da Howz
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Ayup! The froggos are in the house for the winter. Starting tonight, the low temps are in the 40s, and in a few days it will be even colder. It's time to be snowfrogs (not snowbirds). This is their winter location in the dining room. Yes, of course it's the dining room. Where else?
I love having them in the house again. I can visit with them several times every day, have breakfast with them, etc. They seem to like it, too. They got pretty frisky after getting moved indoors. Jacque Froggeau and Blue seemed particularly pleased. I didn't get pics of Blue, but here's Jacque.
Jacque decided to make his film debut today. See him in action! Please be advised, there is froggy momma narration that you may find annoying. If so, view muted, but I apologize for nothing!
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@george-k said in Guess who's in da Howz:
Do they really have individual personalities?
They really do. Just like dogs and cats, they each have their own personality. Some are very shy, and others will crawl right up my arm when given the chance.
I moved them during the afternoon, when they are normally still asleep. At lease most of them are. The move stirred them up a bit. Some were not pleased, but a few LOVED it. LOL
Blue, a female that has an unusual blue coloring for a gray tree frog, has become so bold, so brave. As soon as the move began, she hopped up to the rim of the planter pot that serves as the base of their froggo house. Their entire house setup is on wheels under the pot base. I'm wheeling them along the front porch toward the front door, and she looks like Rose from The Titanic, leaning out over the pot edge to see the world go by her. If there had been just a little breeze to blow through her little froggie hairs ...
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@brenda Do they "hibernate" or semi-hibernate during the winter even when they are in the house?
I had some turtles, and even though they were indoor in the winter in a heated house, they seemed to know that it was winter and were very much less active and needed less food than in the summer.
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@friday said in Guess who's in da Howz:
Link to videoHow many do you have now?
Video link won't work for me.
A setting had to be redone. It should work now.We have eight froggos now. An illness took two of them, and another got injured and infected, which was his demise. That's why you see the colorful pool noodles covering parts of the trellis. They have gotten so big and active, the little metal parts that aren't perfectly smooth can be a danger for them.
The one in the video also got a small cut, but I was able to treat him with antibiotics successfully. He still has a tiny scar under his lower lip, but he eats well, and is still as active as ever. He's my little wild man.
His name is Jacque Froggeau, and he got his liquid antibiotics while sitting in his Nautilus. To keep him contented while soaking in the antibiotic liquid, I moved him to different places in the house and on the porch to give him different views. It helped to distract him and stop him from thrashing around in the container with his medicine. Every time he had a new view, he would stand still and look all around. It was quite fun to watch him get so engrossed in the new scenery.
Here's Jacque in his Nautilus:
In the newer video, you'll see that if I move further away, he will walk toward me. Even after all the medical care, he still likes me. I wasn't sure if he would, because he really got tired of his Nautilus.
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@taiwan_girl said in Guess who's in da Howz:
@brenda Do they "hibernate" or semi-hibernate during the winter even when they are in the house?
I had some turtles, and even though they were indoor in the winter in a heated house, they seemed to know that it was winter and were very much less active and needed less food than in the summer.
If the house is very cold, they will burrow their tummies down into the dirt. Most of the time, they don't bother, because the house is warm enough.
Before bringing them in this fall, the temps were getting down to the low 50s (F) at night. It was like that for a few weeks. Now it seems nice and warm in the house to them, even though we don't have heat on yet. With the misting I give them to keep them moist and increase the humidity of their froggo house, they have begun to trill again, as if they think it's spring.
This could get interesting! Trilling is one of the signs they are ready to mate.
As hubby noted, we have them in a coed froggo house.
