Do I have a new river tinc pair

gekkotan · #1 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:03 PM

Do I have a pair? I can not see those much larger toepads in the supost male, but I see a different body shape between them. No breeding behavior yet, but they are more than 2 years old. thanks fot any help.

frogface · #2 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:07 PM

Based on body shape, it looks like a pair to me. The one on the right is definitely female.

gekkotan · #3 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:07 PM

And here, just the 2 together. I forgot to tell, never saw any signs of agression too.

frogface · #4 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:08 PM

Yep, still looking like a pair to me.

gekkotan · #5 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:12 PM

Thanks frogface. As I have kept them for while, never witnessed any breeding behavior. Do you know if they usually respond well to playbacks?

frogface · #6 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:14 PM

I was housing a pair of WC cobalts and played calls for them. The male ignored them but the female went nuts.

Currently I'm playing calls for a pair of Leucs. When I had the calls turned up as loud as his call, he did nothing. When I turned it down low, he started calling back to it. I'm wondering if the loud call was intimidating to him and the lower call either sounds like a younger/smaller male or far away.

Dunno, just some observations.

gekkotan · #7 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:30 PM

Good to know. Here I think both responded to playback only in the first day with me, but it was too confuse. Dont really know if it was a response to new environment. Last days I tryied again, but nothing happened. Maybe was this loud effect. Another question, do you know if I can use any tinc call or they must be from the same morph? Im using this one I found in you tube, but looks a bit different others I have seen in the net.

Male tinctorius "New River" calling - YouTube

frogface · #8 (**permalink**) 12-26-2011, 11:39 PM

That call sounds strange, but then, I've never heard a New River in person.

Check out some of the tinc calls on MistKing site: MistKing Misting Systems by Jungle Hobbies Ltd

gekkotan · #9 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 12:00 AM

Thanks again frogface. You have helped me a lot.

Baltimore Bryan · #10 (**permalink**) 12-27-2011, 01:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogface

I was housing a pair of WC cobalts and played calls for them. The male ignored them but the female went nuts.

Currently I'm playing calls for a pair of Leucs. When I had the calls turned up as loud as his call, he did nothing. When I turned it down low, he started calling back to it. I'm wondering if the loud call was intimidating to him and the lower call either sounds like a younger/smaller male or far away.

Dunno, just some observations.

I noticed the exact same thing with my leucs, and I had the same assumption. I tried playing different calls at different volumes to give the impression of multiple males at different distances. If I played a more quiet, "submissive" style call several times, my male would respond. Each time, I slowly increased the volume of the recorded call and my leuc got into a little battle with the computer and called nonstop for a few hours. Interesting stuff.
I agree I think it's a pair. If recorded calls don't work, I would suggest a simulated wet/dry cycle to try to encourage breeding.
Good luck,
Bryan