The eyes and speckles on that last group made me smile. So bright, kinda silly and adorable.
@varanidguy2 жыл бұрын
You gotta love it when a zoo understands economics. Good on them for releasing that dart frog species to the public.
@darcieclements48802 жыл бұрын
I wish we would see more of this with other herps. I think they learned the hard way with frogs, so many species went extinct so fast from people hoarding them and all the animals getting sick and dying at the same time. Hopefully someday we will focus on diverse captive breeding of all herps instead of blocking captive breeding and dooming them to extinction when the original habitat is destroyed and the few places that have them have a disaster.
@sauronthegreat4892 жыл бұрын
@@darcieclements4880 I'm actually attempting to breed gaboon caecilians. I'm a novice but I couldn't find anyone else doing it.
@Ricardowieringa Жыл бұрын
@@sauronthegreat489 thats really cool i am attempting the same
@bucarestivamavecheАй бұрын
@@sauronthegreat489how did it go?!
@Toady82Ай бұрын
I've been thinking about this - how do new species make it into the trade? IMO it should be more common in case some species become extinct in the wild, they'll be available as CB. Of course we don't want to over-collect, but there should be a backup population in captivity.
@mistyabernot2 жыл бұрын
Mike is so humble, doesn’t even try to say he’s the reason for all these frogs in captivity, and when Dāv says it he just gives a shoulder like “meh” lol doesn’t even agree. He’s like “I’m just living my best life”
@DoubleDragonHotel2 жыл бұрын
I totally agree about bioactive, it makes people not clean as much. If you can't see it, you ignore it. But some enrichment would be nice.
@relativisticvel2 жыл бұрын
he has enrichment. Frogs can't see things that aren't bug-like (well, that aren't convex shaped), they aren't like reptiles, birds or mammals. ...but they have fairly complex auditory processing, so the audio is way more important than having fake plants in the enclosure. (This doesn't apply to poison dart frogs, which need places to lay eggs or hide eggs etc). Pretty enclosures for most types of frogs are for our human benefit not for the frogs.
@rocketqueen2322 жыл бұрын
@@relativisticvel so frogs naturally prefer paper towel environments with nothing to climb on it swim in?
@relativisticvel2 жыл бұрын
@@rocketqueen232 certain species yes. They aren’t mammals reptiles or birds. They don’t play, they don’t exercise for fun. They sit there until they hear or see something they want. Some species of frogs will explore, but not these. You notice how some of the other species had cool enclosures? Those are the species that benefit from them, and don’t have as onerous cleaning requirements… notably poison dart frogs. Also that species doesn’t really climb, they lay there on the ground waiting for bugs or mates.
@darcieclements48802 жыл бұрын
@@rocketqueen232 Weirdly, yeah, for some of them (paper towel with sound enrichment). I did captive grow and release to restabilize a population of grey tree frogs that was decimated by pesticides and a breeding pool that was getting destroyed every year (also restored a new breeding area). A lot of them chose to come back to the house/garage/barn/etc and spent the rest of their lives stuck to a small 2 foot by 2 foot spot on building or in light fixtures or air conditioners etc, rather than the trees. Any I put on a building, just stayed there. I don't know where they went in the winter, but come spring, back to the same spot, year after year, all times of day. In captive populations, if you have a species that just lumps in one spot and ambushes, you always want to start with super clean and then you can experiment with bioactive, but you have to be careful because they can get sick if it isn't 100% perfect. Some species are able to deal with more bacterial load than others. I raised the ones I had in multiple setups and paper towel ones did the best.
@ericglab16302 жыл бұрын
Novy is a legend.
@rebeccafriend48542 жыл бұрын
So freaking adorable! I love frogs. The blue was amazing! Our Earth is amazing.
@blackfirehedgehog77252 жыл бұрын
Ooh, these are cool. You know, I'm reminded that I've always loved frogs, even from when I was a little kid. Maybe I should look into getting some sometime.
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
I’m always freaking out trying to make sure my enclosures are up to par and I’m doing everything right and this guy has frogs on paper towel in empty tanks that are thriving!!! Proves that keeping it simple is the best way to go!
@taylorhickman84 Жыл бұрын
I believe he explained in another video that he does this due to maintenance, with the number of animals he has he doesn't have the time to maintain bioactive enclosures, and found that keeping a clean enclosure was beneficial to the animals growth.
@thomaspascale68932 жыл бұрын
Amazing work! Anyone breeding critters like this helps take pressure off collecting populations. is good thing
@thatsright37132 жыл бұрын
This man and his collection is absolutely amazing
@jdssurf2 жыл бұрын
Awesome frogs, would just like to see a angled log in each tank. Would still be easy to clean. Nice guy.
@HighlanderNorth12 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it kinda bothers me that these TREE frogs are stuck in tiny tanks, on flat, white paper towels with nothing to climb up. They are accustomed to being able to climb up trees and hide amongst foliage. But here they are all out in the open, which may very well stress them out. Who knows ... I just wish there was something there for them to climb on.
@taylorhickman84 Жыл бұрын
@@HighlanderNorth1 and talks about deforestation, while surrounded by disposable paper towels lolz.
@nataliesreptiles2 жыл бұрын
I was planning to go to Tinley. But my bank account laughed at me and said "No you're not. You're working extra days." 🥺 Oh well. There's always next year.
@WildGrowthChannel2 жыл бұрын
I see a lot of people complaining about the enclosures, remember these are frogs, not humans. They dont get "bored" they care about not getting eaten, reproducing, and finding food. Any special enclosures or visually appealing vivs are for the sole enjoyment of the keeper. They just need a clean environment. Mike's setups are fine and I have gotten several frogs off of him and gotten the best advice. I dont have enough space to say all the good things about him. But nonetheless, he knows what hes doing his frogs are healthy and content.
@trevor8662 жыл бұрын
Dumbest comment ever. Allowing animals to have access to their Environmental niches is not anthropomorphizing feelings onto animals. It's factual science. A cryptic animal that is forced to stay out in the open is not a correct way of keeping.
@WildGrowthChannel2 жыл бұрын
@@trevor866 well, every pet in existence needs to be let go then, by what you just said. they arent in the open. they are in an enclosure.
@trevor8662 жыл бұрын
@@WildGrowthChannel Another dumb comment. Of course they can't be released...vast majority are captive bred. The argument has nothing to do with owning the animals as captives. It's about giving them access to environmental stimuli to facilitate natural behaviors within a captive setting. Captive bred or not they still still have the same needs. You give them the choice through creating sections or portions of habitats. If you can actually create any sort of coherent argument based on a sheet a paper towel vs cork hollows, substrate, plants I'd be up for a good laugh. If this is how you actually view the hobby please surrender your animals to someone who actually cares about the well being and advancement of care.
@AuroraExotics2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful frogs! Several species I've never seen before, very cool.
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
Those fringed leaf frogs are so cool! All these frogs are amazing! So pretty! I love frogs! The last frogs almost looked fake! They looked like they were paint speckled and the colors were so bright!
@shamik_sathe2 жыл бұрын
When it comes to frogs, i really adore the malabar gliding frog. They look absolutely beautiful.
@TB-zl6le2 жыл бұрын
Love the channel as always and this guy obviously has a deep understanding of what he is keeping. . He kinda hit a sticking point with me when he mentioned Petsmart. I get it, but I have a hard time being ok with it.
@bhamgathering2 жыл бұрын
frogs are so magical
@deannaray48372 жыл бұрын
I have been wanting to get some these frogs so glad to watch this channel and thank you for sharing all your information. Much appreciated and love from Stuttgart Arkansas. 🦆🐸🌾
@StLMikie2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video Dāv! Looks like you have a bunch of amphibian experts as subscribers! Lucky man!
@stephengalvan77222 жыл бұрын
Amazing makes me want to start all my frog tanks again
@ianparkinson70392 жыл бұрын
Hi Dav some beautiful frogs & the man knows he’s stuff, but not too big on the enclosures man. Cheers from down under 🦘🦘🦎
@CoMtLion2 жыл бұрын
Palm oil plantations are the worst. We should all avoid consuming palm oil to protect wild reptiles and amphibians.
@kevinlewis3742 жыл бұрын
the lemur and glass frogs are awesome
@corncob27012 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah Dave this is great, can’t wait for the red eye video!
@xiuyuun2 жыл бұрын
i am in love with all these frogs
@pdv35262 жыл бұрын
Great collection of frogs. I would love to keep a couple but happy with my geckos for now.
@stevenhall89642 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, you do realize that you can take those Rainbow mealworms and Waxworms and Dubia roaches over to your Fishing Adventures Channel and use them on a little size 10 or 12 hook and some 2lb test mono with a very small bobber and one very small split shot placed on the line 18 inches above the hook and the bobber 18 to 20 above that, go to any well stocked farm pond in the country and catch bucket loads of bluegills or green sunfish for live Bass bait unless you catching pie plate crappies! Also works for Jumbo Yellow Perch !
@darcieclements48802 жыл бұрын
I love the level of detail in these instructions xD Proper passion
@joshgibbons98372 жыл бұрын
Glad.you decided to this agian. Hes an amazing breedet
@nickshredsguitars Жыл бұрын
These frogs are 🔥
@justinchapman5238 Жыл бұрын
Wow I feel so dumb, all these years and there was a amazing frog breeder right in my back yard! Thank you for sharing this video and now I know I have a local breeder for these amazing frogs, ive been trying to found hourglass tree frogs and someone just recently recommended Rainforest Junkys!!!
@teeroux27672 жыл бұрын
Can you do another monitor lizard video
@happybee77252 жыл бұрын
Mike seems like a nice happy out going person 😂 .
@happybee77252 жыл бұрын
@@Amy-oh8qb ooooh do i detect a bit of sarcasm? 😂
@Mr_and_More2 жыл бұрын
His collection is amazing
@LanceKirkman2 жыл бұрын
Way cool dude! So awesome to go back Thank you for the update #RattleOn
@pamelapilling69962 жыл бұрын
Such beautiful creatures. Thanks Dāv.
@CamsCreatures2 жыл бұрын
Great meeting u at tinley ur a lot bigger in person!!
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
Those Giant Waxy Monkey frogs the Medusa Bicolors are so gorgeous. I love them! I can’t find them available anywhere tho!
@nonabaumgardner44332 жыл бұрын
That blue Lemur is stunning 😍💙💙💙💙
@BigShrimpin4162 жыл бұрын
That’s really smart to play nature sounds to promote breeding and natural conditions
@herpdiversity91522 жыл бұрын
Been waiting for another video since the first one came out. This is awesome
@Wakanda4bigmama2 жыл бұрын
5:28 it look so cool
@cholos17 Жыл бұрын
The first frogs look like aliens lol 😂
@paiiininthebuttt2477 Жыл бұрын
The fringed leaf frog is stunning
@COOPERSCICHILDS Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@momamiandkiddokelsi90272 жыл бұрын
Yay! Cute little froggies 😍
@lordosis56502 жыл бұрын
As a biologist, I find these breeder tanks to be very upsetting. It's minimal effort on the breeders part for the maximum profit mentality. There's absolutely no enrichment present in the majority of those cages and sure the guy may have acquired a large collection of animals, but based on what's presented, they're hardly treated as animals, but as objects. Add one piece of enrichment, a cork bark flat, crossbars of foam pipe insulation, it's $2 at Lowes for 6ft ffs. Hold breeders to higher standards. HOLD BREEDERS TO HIGHER STANDARDS!
@cheriesmith92632 жыл бұрын
As long as the animal is healthy and thriving less-is-more. I have a turtle tank. I have my filters and the dock but for the most part it's empty. The turtle is happy.
@cheriesmith92632 жыл бұрын
You're not a biologist, your a gamer stop the lies!
@LVGmemphis102 жыл бұрын
Honestly people like mike are the reason we have these animals in captivity and are able to combat the poaching of them in their natural habitat. So if a few individuals of the species have to live like this so the species in the wild can thrive and hobbyists can have access to healthy CB specimens and provide them with the best care possible, I think it's justified.
@DoubleDragonHotel2 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree more!
@nilankumarage95892 жыл бұрын
@@cheriesmith9263 you can be 2 things at once...
@brandonlee59342 жыл бұрын
Some of you guys commenting have 0 understanding how fragile these species are, adding decorations to their tanks increases surface area for bacterial growth, those tanks are cleaned and switched every single night, mike puts in more hours cleaning and supplementing with the proper nutrients, heat, and humidity than 99% of you smooth brains can comprehend. These are the healthiest frogs available in the US and I can speak from experience. This man has single handedly produced morphs that many of you wouldn’t have access to today without the work he puts in. Frogs don’t need enrichment with decorations they need clean cages and proper atmospheric conditions and nutrition. They’re not self aware beings they’re amphibians with limited capacity for understanding and 0 problem solving skills. They could give less cares about a plant. They eat, shit, and reproduce and without his efforts most of these species would be wild caught and full of parasites and bacterial infections guaranteeing death upon purchase or shortly after. This isn’t a hobby for your pointless emotions this is a hobby of science and constant upkeep and learning. His methods have proven beyond reasonable doubt that his care is beyond sufficient. Bioactive is trash and riddled with problems for almost all of these species. Just because you saw a planted tank on FB doesn’t mean it’s proper care. The science says otherwise.
@taylorhickman84 Жыл бұрын
"bioactive is trash" could you please elaborate?
@chasebrunner2 жыл бұрын
Those Frogs Are So Beautiful
@kelvinsoto83132 жыл бұрын
Whoa beautiful collection
@Yessirrrsz2 жыл бұрын
This man is a legend!
@sharonpaterson12812 жыл бұрын
First one picked up soooooo cute 🥰
@epicFrogman2 жыл бұрын
Love the fringed leave frog
@bile8972 жыл бұрын
I don’t really like that he only has paper towels that seem dry for an amphibian. You can be minimalistic, but come on. The enclosure needs love. I get why he keeps them empty, I just don’t like it.
@tacticalveterinarian2 жыл бұрын
Agree with you. I keep several of the species shown and yes, my setups are paper towels too (cleaned often) and relatively spartan, but they have some climbing branches, corkbark, potted pothos plants, etc Many of the nocturnal species prefer to have a hiding spot or hide in an area away from the light...or at least get away from crickets?
@lindsay65182 жыл бұрын
Its fucked up, those frogs look SAD.
@tactofu2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, came to say the same thing.
@fastbreak08222 жыл бұрын
Cmon now...... Mike explained in detail why he is keeping some specifies on the paper towels solely. Obviously he is a complete professional breeder making these rare frogs available to others.... The frogs do not looked depressed. Many species are nocturnal and do not expel energy during the day... Keeping and breeding requires sterile conditions at times... Diseases can spread through a population rapidly if a pathogen goes unnoticed .. Pretty sure Mike knows what he’s doing and cares greatly about the well being of these rare amphibians....
@sdqsdq62742 жыл бұрын
@@lindsay6518 sad frogs dont live up to 9 years ,lol
@bakerfly3052 жыл бұрын
Gorgeous enclousers!!
@cholos17 Жыл бұрын
So rad 😎😎
@ronalbanesi15942 жыл бұрын
Those are some cool looking frog 🐸 awesome video Dave keep up the good work brother God bless u and keep u safe and to all a bless day 🙏
@45proteinconsumer2 жыл бұрын
i love phrogs 😁
@NerinaRSA2 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Thanks Dav
@ForestExotics2 жыл бұрын
Good video thanks
@lizdyson36272 жыл бұрын
Adorable.
@Boris822 жыл бұрын
Wow, beautiful
@argonianaccount18762 жыл бұрын
Dudes wearing a shirt from Predator with Jesse Ventura... F***in' Legend!!!
@Lerrae19082 жыл бұрын
When I get into frogs I am definitely coming here. Them glass frogs though... I want! And you can't knock supporting someone who is so determined to help do the animals some good, that's always commendable.
@nicobockxstaele9230 Жыл бұрын
The tinctures peacock is in Europe called tumtuctamaque
@aurorasurrealis10322 жыл бұрын
Imagine getting P. bicolor babies from Chris Hansbrow and keeping them like this. Ericas and Chris bicolors have an entire greenhouse, these don't even have a branch. Also they're a basking species. I get so sad looking at this.
@fostersfaunaandflora2 жыл бұрын
Does he have a page I can follow?
@mraquaticnews56762 жыл бұрын
Cool video dāv
@richardbriansmith85622 жыл бұрын
Awesome frogs and toads
@cheriesmith92632 жыл бұрын
I like this video. Good job!
@CaliAnimalLover2 жыл бұрын
This guy in Ohio needs to write a book!! Omg! Such cool frogs. I’m new to Frog keeping. I have three baby White’s Tree Frogs and I’m hooked! Their personalities are crazy cool. And I watched the older video when you were in Ohio last night. And saw this one today when I was looking for the older one to send to another frog crazy friend!
@apss57362 жыл бұрын
the frogs look beautiful but i think that they should have something to climb on or a fake plant but the frogs look healthy and the breeder seems knowledgeable
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
Both are understatements, he’s extremely knowledgeable, and his frogs are extremely healthy.
@apss57362 жыл бұрын
You are correct and I understand that as a breeder he needs to keep the frogs in setups that prevent cross contamination and to keep the enclosures hygienic and that frogs need less of a complex enclosure than reptiles. I still think the could have some easy to clean decor but I understand his reasons and he is a very experienced breeder. Thanks for the comment🐸
@guerratiburon2 жыл бұрын
Great Content!! Find some black eyed tree frogs..
@craigsmart19862 жыл бұрын
Beautiful frogs, ugly breeding tanks with nothing in them though.
@stevefrancis11912 жыл бұрын
Yeah… they went over that ya dummy
@craigsmart19862 жыл бұрын
@@stevefrancis1191 Yeah...but I don't care what his reasons are.
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
Those aren’t breeder tanks, they’re dry chambers, he actually swaps out paper towels and cleans the glass every single day, and he does this every single day.
@mlemlemmlemmlem2 жыл бұрын
@@TroyGoldberg lots of "bioactive" dumbasses around here huh Troy 🤣
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
@@mlemlemmlemmlem lol, just people that don’t understand what’s best for any of these tree frogs 😂
@angelvalenzuela87192 жыл бұрын
Great video
@maryjanekeao23512 жыл бұрын
How cute!🤠♥️👍🏽🇺🇸
@lygexotics63802 жыл бұрын
Great vlog nice to meet you at tinley btw
@Man_in_a_Van2 жыл бұрын
Play a spooky game and let one lucky winner walk away with some reptarium merch. Be fun to watch.
@maverickwitch89542 жыл бұрын
As a Cochran, I now absolutely have to have a glass frog!
@TruthFroot Жыл бұрын
Are the white spots on their back fungi? And is that a big problem or no.
@bruceLEEtheOne2 жыл бұрын
off topic but will there be a good selection of Tree Monitors at the Hamburg Reptile show next weekend? Green Yellow and Blue? looking to get a pair but have to travel quite a bit and I haven't been able to find an answer.
@tristan22242 жыл бұрын
Awesome do you have any experience with American green tree frogs?
@CryptidGrimm2 жыл бұрын
I’m feeling pretty early!
@96HDFXSTC2 жыл бұрын
Awesome :)
@user-yy4ux9zf4r2 жыл бұрын
Where did he get the cochranella granulosa? Ive been searching for those for about 6 years…
@Temurealreviews Жыл бұрын
How do I get ahold of him to buy some stuff. No contact info on his website.
@KRZ5102 жыл бұрын
I want to get my red eye tree frogs off him soon.
@barewitness22812 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to breed lemurs currently I have 2 pairs and I want to see how people set up their lemur frogs rain chambers
@hiddengem97422 жыл бұрын
Cleveland Rocks Cleveland Rocks Cleveland Rocks 😁
@brittneymcglynn54742 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but how depressing to see paper towels and no enrichment whatsoever because why? It’s easier to clean? Lazy with bioactive? How is paper towels with ZERO enrichment not lazy.
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
Because bioactive enclosure require very little maintenance after they’re set up, and they get dirty and grow fungus’s and bacterias that can definitely be harmful to tree frogs… these setups your complaining about… Mike changes the paper towels, and cleans the glass and clean the water dish…. EVERY SINGLE NIGHT…. on hundreds of tanks… I have 40 Vivariums with dart frogs, and all I ever need to do is trim the plants and clean the glass a few times a year… so yeah you compare my tank routine compared to smokes for a year…. I’m a lazy F***
@brittneymcglynn54742 жыл бұрын
I’m not arguing he isn’t taking care of them. Clearly he is, he has amazingly rare frogs.. things that I most definitely wouldn’t know how to care for. I’m not challenging his years and years of experience. I’m challenging the lack of any enrichment. I mean there are sterile products that he could use to at least give them something to be on. All of which can also be cleaned easily. What’s good for the animal should be more important than what’s good for the keeper.
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
@@brittneymcglynn5474 there’s no point in arguing anymore, you’re clearly not educated enough about the species that are in this video, and you just don’t get it. Take care
@WendyDahling32 жыл бұрын
I loved catching frogs growing up. His frogs are beautiful! The set up is just sad blah blah blah.
@brianhopkins57762 жыл бұрын
Hi dav
@Mussoi70002 жыл бұрын
Why did it take me this long to learn that amphibians shed too. Also, this guy is great and obviously knows what he's doing but those frogs in the breeder tanks still need some form of enrichment.
@TroyGoldberg2 жыл бұрын
False… they need food, they need UVB, and they need to be clean…. That’s what they NEED
@taylorhickman84 Жыл бұрын
@@TroyGoldberg I've heard conflicting reports on whether or not Lemur Leaf frogs need UVB, some say they don't need it due to them being nocturnal, but I think that may be a poor marker for deciding if it is needed,. Thought's?
@TroyGoldberg Жыл бұрын
@@taylorhickman84 I’d recommend talking to someone that currently produces them. And make your decisions after gathering as much good information as you can
@taylorhickman84 Жыл бұрын
@@TroyGoldberg thanks for the advice!
@Ps3ZoCkErExTrEmE2 жыл бұрын
where can you buy it? and sell it to Germany?
@pfh4782 жыл бұрын
Somebody needs to donate that man a shit tone of money to expand and pay workers. Its a shame to see it on a normal hobby size. This guy could save countless species from going extinct
@goatmealcookies74212 жыл бұрын
How many actual frogs does it take to make a ton? Inquiring minds wanna know...
@torquess4542 жыл бұрын
Dang I wish he was closer!
@riccardorizzo3802 жыл бұрын
Bro....you totally glossed over two of his coolest frogs (Phyllomedusa sauvagii and Cochranella granulosa)