Breeding Behavior or Fighting Behavior??

[WannabeVivMaster]

I've got a couple Auratus. One is definetly bigger than the other. I haven't heard either of them call. They are a little over a year old. The bigger of the two chases the other around the tank. The smaller eventually goes inside a film canister. The bigger follows the smaller into the film canister. The bigger attempts to get on the smallers back. The bigger pats him and "bobs" up and down in some sort of display. I don't have any eggs in the tank that I've found. I don't know if this is aggressive behavior or love makin behavior.

Any help would be great....

[frogfreak]

Originally Posted by WannabeVivMaster

The bigger attempts to get on the smallers back. The bigger pats him

That sounds like breeding behavior to me.

Does the larger one look like it may be carrying eggs?

Do you have a cocohut and petri dish in the viv?

[WannabeVivMaster]

The larger one is pretty round, definetly rounder than the smaller one. I do have a cocohut with a sour cream lid (cleaned of course) under it. I've got a film canister on the floor too.
I'm leaning towards breeding behavior simply because I think she is female and other is probably male. They have not "wrestled" it out, the male leads her away. Both frogs appear to be eating normal. The smaller is not hiding from her.
I've only had these guys since March (bought them from Saurian Enterprise - He said they were about 6 months old at time of purchase). This is new behavior in the past few days.

[frogfreak]

My guess is it's not so much the female chasing, as it is more than likely the male leading her to a suitable breeding site.

I betcha see eggs in a few days.

Keep us posted.

Just noticed the age. It could be a while yet...

[JimO]

I bought a sexed pair of auratus from Patrick a few months ago and they've given me quite a few tads already. Sounds like breeding behavior to me as well. They have a pretty quiet call and I have never heard my male calling. I bet you'll have a cluster of eggs in the next few weeks. Once they get started, they'll lay anywhere from a half dozen to a dozen eggs about every 18 days to three weeks. Mine gave me about seven egg clutches and then they stopped. My guess is that they're taking a break and will likely start up again in a month or two.

[WannabeVivMaster]

I have eggs!!! Four eggs in a cluster under the coco hut. Three of them look a bigger than the fourth. The three bigger ones look a little cloudy tho. First clutch, probably not a high success rate. I've got to figure out what to do with them now.... I'll check the forum but if anybody would like to post suggestions here, feel free

[frogfreak]

Congrats!

That was fast...lol

Here's a read for ya.

Egg Care Sheet - Dendroboard

[WannabeVivMaster]

Just read it...
I think only one of the eggs may be viable. 3 gray ones, 1 black one. The gray ones are about twice the size of the black one.
I thought I had a few months before they started laying...

[JimO]

My first clutch was 11 eggs and only three made it. The success rate increased with each clutch.

Congrats.

[beckdg]

congrats!

that's great news.