Mixing 101

[kyle1745]

Mixing

Why is mixing frowned upon?
Many people within the hobby believe that mixing is irresponsible and can cause hybrids, which up until now have been somewhat limited in the hobby. That’s not to say that they do not exists, but unlike some other hobbies its not the norm. In many cases with PDFs a hybrid does not do very well and or live very long. They also in some reported cases can never breed.

But I’ve seen mixed tanks at the zoo...
Yes many zoos and displays often have mixed tanks. In many cases, at least what I have seen, these are done with younger animals and larger enclosures. Younger animals tend to not be as aggressive as adults, and larger enclosures offer a place for a stressed frog to hide and get away from another frog. A number of people have had success with mixing a arboreal species with a more ground dwelling species, but there have also been a number of cases where it has been suspected that the larger ground species frog has possibly ate the smaller arboreal species.

I paid good money for these frogs and ill do what I want with them...
Most people agree that yes you have every right to do what you want with them; I and others ask that you be responsible to the hobby and not sell cross breed offspring. Also note that you may see odd unexpected deaths as the frogs can stress easily. Some people even take it a step further by saying: “I bought a blue and bronze auratus, and a green and black one, and have them together but that’s ok because they are both auratus." This is not true, as they maybe the same species but could be from totally different locations so mixing them is just as irresponsible as anything else.

Past discussions on the topic:
mixing/multispecies exhibits.
Mixing frogs
Not a mixing thread... Ok kinda!

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