african dwarf tad

Hey,
I have noticed that you are the first person that i have seen that actually bred african dwarf frogs! How do you tell a male from a female? Also, what do you have to do to get them into the breeding mood? My email is crabkid_112@hotmail.com hope u email soon.


Thanks,
Ben

I'm not exactly an expert (I got my frog yesterday) but I've been reading about them to make sure I don't feed him the wrong thing or have the water too cold. Anyway, one site said "the easiest way to tell is to look just posterior to the forelimb. Males have a very distinct white bump there. Some females also have a white patch there, but in males, the bump is very very distinct.
Ive also heard my male frogs make a low humming noise as a mating call. " She also says that the males tend to have rougher skin, and get darker or enlarged upper arms during mating times, and that the females are generally larger. A surefire way to tell which is which, though, is when the male mounts..


In case you want more, I got my information at http://www.allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html and I found her information on this and other topics to be very helpful.