Thursday, August 11, 2011
Help with care for North American bullfrog?
Raising bullfrogs in an aquarium is pretty smelly, even despite frequent cleanings. However, if you really want to have one as a pet, you should at least get a 10 gallon tank. Stack one side with flat rocks so that the frog has a place to hop out of the water if he wants, and make sure that there is a lid on the aquarium...these guys are good at escaping! Room temperature is fine for the bullfrog; you should handle all amphibians as little as possible since they have semipermeable skin, and any toxins in your hands can get into their bloodstream fairly quickly. Live crickets and other insects are the best things to feed your frog; I would feed him once a day. If the frog is malnourished, he will appear very thin and have a very slow growth rate, and his coloring will change from a bright green to a yellowish-brown. To catch it safely, use a finely netted aquarium net. I would not put the bullfrog in the same aquarium as the red-eared slider as the slider may attempt to make a meal out of it.
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