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mistressofmuses) wrote2025-08-19 10:24 am
mistressofmuses) wrote2025-08-19 10:24 am
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Guava Splash Electrolyte
Continuing the trend of naming amphibians after their transport containers, the tiny chorus froglet has been named "Guava Splash Electrolyte" (Guava Splash was the flavor of knock-off gatorade we had a bottle from, and Electrolyte just seems cute for such a small creature.)
The other amphibians have included "Broccoli Cheddar Bomb," the late fire-bellied toad, who was given to me in a soup container, and of course "Summer 'Berry Mad' Refresher" who came home in a Starbucks Summer Berry Refresher cup (but looked real mad about it.)
Mostly I just keep calling him Tiny Frog, though.
("He" is arbitrary - the sexes look pretty much identical until males develop a vocal sac to start calling.)
Transferred to a better habitat than a knock-off gatorade bottle.
Exploring.
I had to pretty immediately adjust the setup and move the pond, since he promptly wedged himself between the pond and the side of the terrarium. It's now a bit farther from the edge. His favorite spot is still huddling under the lip of the pond in the upper left corner, though.
A very cute picture Alex took last week, climbing the plant.
He's been eating fruit flies dusted with a vitamin powder. They're definitely the right size for such a tiny little frog, but man are they a pain to deal with! It was a relief when he started eating them, though.
He's also gotten a few very small caterpillars from my mom's garden. He is much more enthusiastic about those than the fruit flies! (My mom doesn't use any sorts of pesticides, so I feel safe feeding things from her garden. Things from around the apartment or anything, not so much.)
I am hoping he will thrive, and am relieved that he's eating reliably. I'll be glad if I can get him big enough to do crickets instead of fruit flies, ha.
The other amphibians have included "Broccoli Cheddar Bomb," the late fire-bellied toad, who was given to me in a soup container, and of course "Summer 'Berry Mad' Refresher" who came home in a Starbucks Summer Berry Refresher cup (but looked real mad about it.)
Mostly I just keep calling him Tiny Frog, though.
("He" is arbitrary - the sexes look pretty much identical until males develop a vocal sac to start calling.)
Transferred to a better habitat than a knock-off gatorade bottle.
Exploring.
I had to pretty immediately adjust the setup and move the pond, since he promptly wedged himself between the pond and the side of the terrarium. It's now a bit farther from the edge. His favorite spot is still huddling under the lip of the pond in the upper left corner, though.
A very cute picture Alex took last week, climbing the plant.
He's been eating fruit flies dusted with a vitamin powder. They're definitely the right size for such a tiny little frog, but man are they a pain to deal with! It was a relief when he started eating them, though.
He's also gotten a few very small caterpillars from my mom's garden. He is much more enthusiastic about those than the fruit flies! (My mom doesn't use any sorts of pesticides, so I feel safe feeding things from her garden. Things from around the apartment or anything, not so much.)
I am hoping he will thrive, and am relieved that he's eating reliably. I'll be glad if I can get him big enough to do crickets instead of fruit flies, ha.
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I love your naming convention for your ribbits haha.
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Guava is actually a great non-gendered name
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I like it as a tradition, haha. There are worse ways to name a pet, I'm sure, lol, even if this is a silly one.
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Haha, thank you! It's a silly way to come up with names, but I feel like they work, haha.
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Re: Guava is actually a great non-gendered name
HAIL!