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I am already cringing at the possibility of getting flamed for this question but I am curious and im willing to risk it. As of August 2011, what is the rarest imitator morph legally available in the US? and what if any other imitator morphs out there need more people breeding them in captivity? They do not need to be the prettiest morph, just the ones that need the most help in establishing viable captive populations.
Ive decided to focus all of my attention in this hobby on imitators and Id like to contribute what I can to this species where its needed most. I currently keep tarapoto imis(just starting to exhibit breeding behavior at 5-6 months!), and am picking up some varaderos in the near future. I am really fond of the intermedius that have a leucamela type look to them, and will probably keep some of them as well.
Since I am already familiar with keeping thumbs and imis in particular, the husbandry issues and the "if youre new to the hobby you shouldnt keep a rare frog" thing isnt a problem. I have a pretty good grasp on keeping imis, I culture all of the food they could ever need (ff's, springs, pods, etc.), and am 100% focused on producing imitators exclusively. My goal is to learn as much about the species as possible, and then publishing that info along with my log book entries at some point. I know that these are considered a good "starter" thumbnail, and there is already a bunch of info on them out there as they are fairly common in the hobby, but I would like to delve more into the nuances in breeding, husbandry, and behavior in the different morphs. I would also like to to be able to offer a consistent supply of captive bred offspring with well documented lineages to hobbyists who share my enthusiasm for the species.
I think that this is a fairly straightforward species to keep, but by offering a variety of different food sources and really fine tuning the husbandry to the specific morph I believe there are valuable insights to be gained that can lead to new "best practice" when it comes to keeping the diff. morphs.
thanks,
Ive decided to focus all of my attention in this hobby on imitators and Id like to contribute what I can to this species where its needed most. I currently keep tarapoto imis(just starting to exhibit breeding behavior at 5-6 months!), and am picking up some varaderos in the near future. I am really fond of the intermedius that have a leucamela type look to them, and will probably keep some of them as well.
Since I am already familiar with keeping thumbs and imis in particular, the husbandry issues and the "if youre new to the hobby you shouldnt keep a rare frog" thing isnt a problem. I have a pretty good grasp on keeping imis, I culture all of the food they could ever need (ff's, springs, pods, etc.), and am 100% focused on producing imitators exclusively. My goal is to learn as much about the species as possible, and then publishing that info along with my log book entries at some point. I know that these are considered a good "starter" thumbnail, and there is already a bunch of info on them out there as they are fairly common in the hobby, but I would like to delve more into the nuances in breeding, husbandry, and behavior in the different morphs. I would also like to to be able to offer a consistent supply of captive bred offspring with well documented lineages to hobbyists who share my enthusiasm for the species.
I think that this is a fairly straightforward species to keep, but by offering a variety of different food sources and really fine tuning the husbandry to the specific morph I believe there are valuable insights to be gained that can lead to new "best practice" when it comes to keeping the diff. morphs.
thanks,
Come on! Put your tarapotos where your likes are!
