African Dwarf Frog question.

Yeah, I have two AFDs, and today one just got on top of the other, and clinged to it. Then he started swimming around a bit on top of what I now think is a female AFD, and my Female AFD's arms started to twitch, then he swam into a fake plant, and her legs almost got crisscrossed. Then, he finally let go of her. They're of two different sizes BTW, he's short and fat, she tall and skinny, I need the answer kind of soonish, because my mom thought he was trying to kill her, and yes I checked, they're definitely African Dwarf Frogs. So I'm kind of worried about them, and I think they might have been mating, but it's summer, so I'm not sure :-\

 

Yes, that is mating, and totally natural.

Must mean you have happy healthy frogs

--R

 

Okay, but when should she lay her eggs(Oh, and my dad doesn't like Tripod, so he blocked the website)?

Both of them are just sitting on top of the heater, while a bit of the female's skin is coming off...

 

There is another site about the frogs, not on tripod this time.

THose frogs shed their skin every 1-2 weeks, so that is natural, too.

The Male and female apparently swim around locked together for a while, they stay together and don't move at all for a while after that. I am not sure about finding the eggs. Doing searches on google for african dwarf frogs will likely get you more detailed information

--R

 

Okay, thanks

Also, a little off topic, but do they ever stop shedding completely?

 

Nope, they will shed their skin every couple of weeks their entire lives.

--R

 

What I find weird is when they eat their shed skin!!!! I love to watch them molt. BTW, did you ever figure out why the last ADF died? As far as mating, I have heard it is difficult to get the eggs/tadpoles to mature, but good luck. I don't know what information you are looking for, but this one has some good basics for ADFs......

Good Luck!

-M