I guess this is kind of like product photography, hehe

[elTwitcho]

Had to clean his tank out, so I sat him down for a quick session before he tried hopping away.

http://www.pbase.com/eltwitcho/image/68037314.jpg

[Mathiau]

haha, awsome colors! just look like he is over weight.. :d

[elTwitcho]

yeah they're fat buggers. Their common name is an ornate horned frog, their nickname is "Pacman Frog"... guess why :)

They're pretty much stomachs with mouthes. They can't move around very well and hunt by burrying themselves under the forest floor with only their head sticking out. When a bug or mouse comes by, they lunge out, eat it, and go back to being burried. They're not exactly your athletic or agile animals ;)

They're big buggers though, this guy still fits in the palm of my hand but when he reaches full adult size he'll probably be about 9 inches from mouth to tail (they have a little stub). Considering they're about as wide as they are long, that's a big frog.

And you heard that right, they eat mice as part of their regular diet. I'd never feed a live animal to another (well, except for bugs), but he's eaten a frozen mouse (thawed of course) and it's something else to watch.

Thanks for the comment :D

[Carbohydrate]

That is so cool!

What a nifty looking fellow. Super shot, too!

[tag141]

I read the title and looked at the photo. That's a nice tart I thought, Kiwifruit and strawberry perhaps. Nice thin crusty casing. But no wait...a pie with eyes.!!

I bet he feels a bit conspicuous on that white sheet and not camouflageed in his natural surroundings.

Great photo.

[ArcticEOS]

yeah they're fat buggers. Their common name is an ornate horned frog, their nickname is "Pacman Frog"... guess why :)

They're pretty much stomachs with mouthes. They can't move around very well and hunt by burrying themselves under the forest floor with only their head sticking out. When a bug or mouse comes by, they lunge out, eat it, and go back to being burried. They're not exactly your athletic or agile animals ;)

They're big buggers though, this guy still fits in the palm of my hand but when he reaches full adult size he'll probably be about 9 inches from mouth to tail (they have a little stub). Considering they're about as wide as they are long, that's a big frog.

And you heard that right, they eat mice as part of their regular diet. I'd never feed a live animal to another (well, except for bugs), but he's eaten a frozen mouse (thawed of course) and it's something else to watch.

Thanks for the comment :D

I was just watching Animal Planet and thy had a segment on these frogs. :)

[Livinthalife]

nice little info on your little "bugger" :) great shot as well, the colors are amazing! So I guess getting him to pose wasn't a problem, since he's soooo lazy huh?

[Ianfp]

That's really cute! I thought it was some kind of exotic dessert at first!

[Mathiau]

i think a great shot if you got a macro would be his eye's, they look pretty awsome on their own.

[Athena]

Excellent shot. Who says models have to be skinny... ;)
He looks thrilled to be at the shoot, no? lol

[-Pleiades-]

what an interesting little critter! great shot as well, well done!

[elTwitcho]

I read the title and looked at the photo. That's a nice tart I thought, Kiwifruit and strawberry perhaps. Nice thin crusty casing. But no wait...a pie with eyes.!!

I bet he feels a bit conspicuous on that white sheet and not camouflageed in his natural surroundings.

Great photo.

I think he felt a little conspicuous, but then again I think their default behaviour when something happens that they don't quite grasp is to "sit still and wait for something to happen", so he behaved alright ;)

Here he is in his more natural surroundings.

http://www.pbase.com/eltwitcho/image/67642051.jpg

nice little info on your little "bugger" :) great shot as well, the colors are amazing! So I guess getting him to pose wasn't a problem, since he's soooo lazy huh?

He hopped a little, but after a moment he just sat still waiting for me to go away. I only had him out on the sheet about 2 minutes at most because I didn't want to put him under too much stress which can be bad for their health. More or less I took about 5 shots, this was the best, and then I put him into a temporary container where he could relax while I cleaned his tank.

That's really cute! I thought it was some kind of exotic dessert at first!

It's funny how many people thought he was food at first, hehe.

Excellent shot. Who says models have to be skinny... ;)
He looks thrilled to be at the shoot, no? lol


He's less animated than you think, hehe ;)

He's got more or less two expressions. Nuetral, and hungry. This is what hungry looks like

http://www.pbase.com/eltwitcho/image/67642052.jpg

Thanks everyone :D

[Greg_C]

Awesome frog shots. Nice work.

[Athena]

LOL - that last shot really brings to mind his nickname!