By The Frogfather

I’m really pleased to share that The Frogfather has been featured in the Nottingham Post, bringing a little of our amphibian-filled world to a wider audience.

Running a business like this, you spend a lot of time looking after animals, making fruit fly cultures, answering husbandry questions and wondering where all the springtails have disappeared to. Seeing the frogs getting some attention in the local press is a lovely moment to pause and appreciate how far things have come.

You can see the Frogfather feature and photo gallery on the Nottingham Post website.

It started with two red-eyed tree frogs

The Frogfather story began with a present for my mum’s 70th birthday: two red-eyed tree frogs.

That introduction turned into a fascination with amphibians, their behaviour and the planted environments they live in. Over time, it grew into breeding frogs, building bioactive vivariums and helping other keepers get started.

These days, that work also includes developing practical products, sharing husbandry advice and finding ways to make everyday animal care a little easier.

There have been plenty of lessons along the way. Anyone who keeps frogs will know that the learning never really stops. Each species has its own requirements, and even after years of keeping them, there is always something new to notice.

A chance to share the fascination

One of the nicest things about this coverage is the opportunity to reach people who might never have given frogs much thought.

Spend a little time watching them and you start to see much more than their colours. There are calling males, courtship displays, carefully tended eggs and, in some species, parents carrying tadpoles on their backs.

Those small moments are a huge part of why I do this. They also make the routine work worthwhile, including the less glamorous business of keeping thousands of tiny mouths supplied with live food.

If the feature leaves you wanting another look, you can watch our live dart frog grow-out camera and see how many youngsters you can spot amongst the plants and leaf litter. Some are considerably more cooperative than others.

Thank you for being part of it

Thank you to the Nottingham Post for sharing the story, and to Greame for his photography.

Most of all, thank you to everyone who has supported The Frogfather: our customers, fellow keepers, followers and the people who send photographs and updates showing how their frogs are getting on.

It’s always lovely to hear that animals bred here are thriving in their new homes. Seeing the business recognised locally is another moment I’m very grateful for.

Thank you for helping a birthday present grow into all of this.

Tony
The Frogfather