[JaysPDF]

I have a male finespot leuc. He is a couple years old. I found him a female this past weekend. She is proven, and is about 5 years old. When I purchased her I was informed that she has not layed for a couple years because she was not housed with another male. It got me to start thinking... I know our frogs have a pretty decent life span in captivity, but how much of that is actually producing offspring? Is there a point where they go "sterile?" forgive me if I'm using improper terminology. Just thought it was a curious question.

 

[hypostatic]

I know that female humans are born with every oocyte (egg) that they'll every have during their lifetime, and that once the eggs are depleted they aren't fertile anymore. Interesting fact: one of the cells that would become you was formed while your mother was in your grandmother's womb!

As for frogs, I don't know whether or not females keep producing gametocytes, but I'm pretty sure that they stop reproducing before they "croak"

 

[SmackoftheGods]

5 years is not too old for breeding.

Keeping frogs on a constant breeding cycle will burn your frogs out quickly. However, when a slow period is introduced, the fertility of a frog is extended significantly. I know a few froggers with frogs in the double digits that still produce a clutch here and there. They're not regular breeders anymore, but they can still do it.