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== Behaviour == | == Behaviour == | ||
− | : | + | :Peaceful animals which are known for their 'comical' behaviour. |
:The DAF, like all frogs, have to discard their outer layer of skin every few weeks as they grow. They accomplish this by twisting and turning violently, and often go on to eat the skin. | :The DAF, like all frogs, have to discard their outer layer of skin every few weeks as they grow. They accomplish this by twisting and turning violently, and often go on to eat the skin. | ||
− | :Young and juvenile DAFs tend to be more active near the water line | + | :Young and juvenile DAFs tend to be more active near the water line and prefer floating plants to lie upon. |
− | :The DAF is very long sighted | + | :The DAF is very long sighted and as adults have eyes on opposing far sides of the skull. This means it has great difficulty in seeing anything close to it or directly in front of it, so it relies on its sense of smell and vibration to find its food. It can often be seen stabbing at food on the bottom, missing quite a few times! |
− | :It can take a DAF | + | :It can take a DAF ten minutes to discover that there is food in the tank. So if a DAF is kept with fish, you have to allow for this by feeding the fish first in one place and then feeding the frog in another place. It can be all too easy for a inexperienced owner to starve their frogs if kept with bottom feeding fish. |
− | :The male frog makes a low long repeating chirping sound to attract a mate (The female makes a similar if shorter reply). This can be heard if you have the tank in a quiet room and you listen at night at least 1 to 2 feet away | + | :The male frog makes a low long repeating chirping sound to attract a mate (The female makes a similar if shorter reply). This can be heard if you have the tank in a quiet room and you listen at night at least 1 to 2 feet away. |
:*See external link below for a MP3 sound file of the male. | :*See external link below for a MP3 sound file of the male. | ||