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I have some R. Amazonica "Iquitos" that are very shy and I'm getting some buyer's remorse... I know these frogs are supposed to be on the shyer side, but I literally never them see unless I dig them up out of the leaf litter. I work from home and the vivarium is near my desk, but I've never seen them come out on their own. (This is in contrast to my R. Imitators, which I see all the time, they even come to the door when it's feeding time)
I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for getting to see them more often.
Things I've tried so far:
I've heard that the frogs will embolden when they reach sexual maturity -- I've heard at least one calling, albeit very rarely. Should I expect them to become more bold? I'm currently considering re-homing them and trying some R. Variabilis instead.
I'm wondering if anyone has any tips for getting to see them more often.
Things I've tried so far:
- Humidity: keeping it within 70 - 90%
- Temperature: my house temps run a little cold (between 60F -65F) so I've tried adding a little extra heat via a heat pad on the side of the tank. This hasn't done much to raise temps according to my very imprecise thermometer but I'm hoping it helps a little bit.
- Asking them nicely (none of these have produced better results yet)
I've heard that the frogs will embolden when they reach sexual maturity -- I've heard at least one calling, albeit very rarely. Should I expect them to become more bold? I'm currently considering re-homing them and trying some R. Variabilis instead.