[Cazador]

Hi guys,

I was just reading through this interesting thread. I think the threat of parasites is going to be severely reduced if you keep them in captivity. You could also drop some Flagyl into the tanks with your brood stock. As Stefan's pointing out, Xenopus laevis gets pretty big pretty quickly, so any froglets that aren't fed in time could be frozen and saved for later. The smaller the meal, the easier and quick it would be swallowed. I'm also impressed at how large the tadpoles are, but they're definitely small enough to be eaten. If you choose to feed Xenopus, I'd do it sparingly, since garters and Xenopus haven't co-evolved, or adapted to one another's defenses, being geographically separated.

Rick