Panamanian Frog Farm where pumilio are farm raised

[rmelancon]

These are pictures of the actual greenhouses where the recent shipments of farm-raised pumilio are coming from. These are being posted with permission of both the importer, who is currently the only one bringing in pumilio, and the exporter who owns the farm. Please do not reproduce or use without permission.



This is one of 5 or 6 greenhouses on the propery. Each greenhouse is divided into 4 separate sections. Each greenhouse has a cement moat surrounding it to keep ants and other harmful insects out.



You can see from the plant growth that this project has been in the works for quite some time.



Here you can see some of the many artificial tadpole deposition sites. You can also see fruit on the ground which attracts and feeds the insects which the frogs then feed on.

[Scott]

Thanks Robb - good to see this.

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[Dunner97074]

Wow that's a cool way to look at where we get our frogs. Those that are wild caught/wild raised. It's kind of what I want to do to my basement. But my wife said no f*&%ing way.
Mike

Very cool....
Wish it stayed warm enough here to have a set up like that at my house.

Well..... that ends that debate It seemed like everyone was having such a good time disagreeing too. Really though, thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention. That is an absolutely amazing setup. If their operation is run 1/2 as well and ecologically responsible as it looks, I would be proud to purchase frogs from these people.

[tkavan01]

awesome, did you take the pics?
i want to see more! wish there where pics of the frogs too!
oh well guess i'll have to try and go there myself, not that they'd let me in
or anything but still, why am i so curious...

maybe the fact that the frogs are actually farm raised is why there are so many almirates and so few of the other morphs, maybe the other morphs just aren't putting out the quantities... do these farms raise alot of the GB's?
i guess the gb's have a much higher output and the farmer's are trying to move them...
ok i'm rambling i have a bunch of other thoughts that i guess can't be answered either

thanks for the pictures

[*GREASER*]

Wow now this is what I have been waiting for. I was just talking to one of the guys at the New England meeting on how im really waiting for some pics of this operation to come out and I knew they had to be around some where other wise something was fishy. It does look great but im still skeptical that all the frogs are coming form that farm. Thats alot of Auratus to be pumping out along with the pums. But seeing how this can be done it would be great if more of these frog farms could start up over there or other countrys so the boys and gals over here and europe could enjoy more of these frogs and mabey even for cheaper.

The farm has been going for a few years now. That is why there have been such a large number of adults available. In regards to the volume of auratus produced, ask anyone who has bred these frogs, they are extrememly prolific and several years of worth of breeding will produce a very large number of frogs.

how come i cant see the pictures?

[Dancing frogs]

I can't see them either.