#amphibians

[stickyfrogs]

Jens is on the hand today in his Fabulous Apple Green Pancake and his Nostrils of Brilliance!

[heehoohasnonamea]

[crudlynaturephotos]

[ihavenofriendsandimustscream]

Some damp friends from this morning. Featuring the crecher (narrow mouthed toad) whatever you do (do)nt make fun of the crecher.

[raethereptile]

i would like to know what the beautiful tube animal eats 🥹 and if they are ever fast-moving

They are carnivores! They have the cutest, tiniest, sharpest teeth that an amphibian could ever conceive of. They feed on carrion, as in dead fish and other dead animals that end up in the water, molluscs, and aquatic and terrestrial insects.

I feed mine a range of shellfish (mostly muscles, razor clams, and cockles), whole fish of various sizes, and bloodworm.

And yes, they can be fast. They are mostly not fast, but when threatened they can be very fast over short bursts in order to escape, mostly by burying themselves into the substrate or getting into small gaps in plant matter and rock crevices. They are also very slimy, as they are covered in mucus. Which makes them very difficult to get a hold of, both for predators and zookeepers.

[museumofweirdcritters]

green treefrogs

southern leopard frog

[great-and-small]

Going to the aquarium and briefly forming an intense emotional connection with a tube