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Old 05-15-2007, 05:07 PM
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Exclamation 2 Tomato Frogs in a 20 long too many?

I have a 20L and one almost-adult tomato frog (Eisenhower dollar size). Today I saw a GORGEOUS definitely female frog in a store-- she's a little larger than my guy. Do you think if I added a couple more places to hide that the 20L could house them indefinitely? Unless I build a custom tank (and I'm about as DIY as Paris Hilton) I can't put a larger footprint in the space I've got. Suggestions?
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Well consider the facts: allot of people say a 10 gallon is good for an adult tomato so a 20 long should be ok for 2 (especialy if one is male) females may reach 4" in length but males will usualy only get about 2", both males and females can get bigger around than an adut human fist though. mostly inactive I would say 2 could live in the space you have pretty happily just keep in mind the increase in waste and amonia. also keep in ming the canibal factor make sure the one you have cant fit into the mouth of the one you want otherwise when 2 become one won't just be a british pop hit.
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Old 05-16-2007, 12:29 PM
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"...when 2 become one won't just be a british pop hit."
Nice.
Thanks for your help. I'm still on the fence about it. I talked to the people keeping them, and they said that the frogs get pretty nasty with each other if they get too hungry. Also, after I got home and looked at my guy (and I have no idea if it's male or female), the big pretty red one at the store looked a bit bigger than mine. He definitely couldn't fit into her mouth, but I don't know. He's just starting to get less terrified of me, so I wonder if this will set him back.
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