Mistaken Identity

Tonight while making my sister Tanya's Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies, I discovered a fact about my frogs. Simone is really a Simon. I heard some loud background noise while using my electric mixer and upon shutting it off, continued to hear a loud series of barking protests to my loudness. Investigations proved that Simone is probably a boy, not the little girl I thought she was! I first looked at Xander as I am under the assumption that he is the boy and he was sitting nice and quietly asleep. Simone had a large bubble under her throat, although by the time I made it across the room, she had stopped barking.

With White's Tree Frogs, the females are usually larger and very rarely croak. Some do when they are picked up and Xander has done this a few times but not in repetition. Males, at a certain maturity level, tend to croak quit often and along with loud noises. The last few weeks both John and I have heard some croaking at night here and there but couldn't pinpoint the culprit. Now we know!

I may need to do an audio if he does keep this up and he will if I am right (this time). It is the neatest noise and I smile every time I hear it.


Simone. His throat hasn't returned to it's normal size yet and is still a little puffy.

Here is Simone last night hiding her head in the logs of her tank. This reminds me of kids who cover up their eyes and think because they can't see you, you can't see them!

Xander had really grown since I brought him home. Or her...

Finally a good photo!!!! Xander Zoo doing what he/she does best. Nothing!!