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Today I decided to re-arrange my OBT communal enclosure. I was transferring the slings that had not been sold yet to a smaller enclosure. So I was digging with my forceps, searching for any burrowed slings, when I came across a lump of dirt. The lump of dirt was about 3 inches in diameter and pretty dry. I thought nothing of it when I first discovered it, but when I tapped it with my forceps, it squeaked! At first I thought it was imagination toying with me, but when I tapped it again it squeaked again! I tapped it even harder and it squeaked louder! At this point, in sheer amazement and excitement, I placed the lid on top of the Exoterra and started planning my next step. I have yet to dig out whatever it is that is sealed inside the lump of peat moss because I am waiting for a curious friend to come over and witness it for himself before I clear the dirt off.
My guess is that it is some type of amphibian. The peat moss bag reads "Product of Canada", so my it is most likely some type of frog/salamander/newt that is that has gone into brumation. My question is, what type of Canadian amphibian is capable of producing these sounds. The sounds are sound more reptilian than a mammalian, and are at very high frequencies.
The peat moss was purchased in November. The OBTs have been cohabiting with the creature for 3 weeks now. The enclosure was periodically flooded so it would retain moisture at the bottom of the cage.
My guess is that it is some type of amphibian. The peat moss bag reads "Product of Canada", so my it is most likely some type of frog/salamander/newt that is that has gone into brumation. My question is, what type of Canadian amphibian is capable of producing these sounds. The sounds are sound more reptilian than a mammalian, and are at very high frequencies.
The peat moss was purchased in November. The OBTs have been cohabiting with the creature for 3 weeks now. The enclosure was periodically flooded so it would retain moisture at the bottom of the cage.
