Frog Care ? No idea

[Birdlover11]

My teacher has some frog eggs that she is hatching in class. She said it might take a while to hatch, she said that at the end of the year we could each get a frog if enough survive. I really want to take one home , so if some survive I want to be already fully researched . I'd love some main info on tadpole and adult frog care. The thing I'm freaking out about is that, just like parrots, the teacher orderd the frog eggs , they didn't state the species so I can't research specificity to the species. I am ready to take on the care, but I'm iffy about handleing bugs . I read that you can feed frogs high protein fish food ? What's an ideal gallon tank for a frog to grow up in ? How should I set it up ? I though maybe half water, half land ?

 

[ShellyBorg]

A 10 gal tank with a good filter should work for one or two. Yes high protein fish food crumbled works just fine. depending on the type it may take a long time to grow legs. Start cycling your tank now so its ready. If you dont know how look up " fish less cycle of tank"

 

[weco]

Frogs can be fun at your age, but you need to read this link & follow the safety guidelines.....

Good luck......

 

[Birdlover11]

Thanks weco , but where's the link ?

 

[weco]

OOps.....sorry about that.....

CDC Features - Reptiles, Amphibians, and Salmonella

 

[Featheredsamurai]

lol, it's a ghost link XD

You need to find out what species of frog and know if it's nocturnal or not. Frogs who only come out at night don't need UV lighting. Frogs who come out during the day need UV light or they will develop vitamin deficiencies and wither away. Many frogs are nocturnal but not all.

 

[Birdlover11]

I just found out its a northern leopard frog. I read they are skittish, so I think they won't like to be handled

 

[Birdlover11]

I have a mild phobia of large bug,but any kind of bug, bigger than a fly, can make me flinch. Can I feed a leopard frog mainly crushed fish food and give him a few times a week different kinds of bugs ? Also, how long does it take for them to change into an adult frog, there eggs right now but I want to know that when I take the home they will be tadpoles.

 

[aliray]

If it is a northern leapord frog they don't grow very big mayby three inches nose tip to butt. When raising the tadpole make sure they can get out of the water when their legs begin to grow they change how they get air and need to be able to get on land as well as water. We used to have them up north. we lived in the woods with a swampy pond they are very cute.

 

[aliray]

If it is a northern leapord frog they don't grow very big mayby three inches nose tip to butt. When raising the tadpole make sure they can get out of the water when their legs begin to grow they change how they get air and need to be able to get on land as well as water. We used to have them up north. we lived in the woods with a swampy pond they are very cute. Their is a poster on here called Findi His name is Frank and if your follow one of his posts he has a website or whatever and works at the Bronx zoo in NY. He is very knowledgable and writes great articals on the care of amphbians, reptiles and all kids of critters. I don't know how to post links but look up the past forums he is very willing to help

 

[findi]

Hi, I'm a herpetologist, recently retired from the Bronx Zoo; you'll need to find out the species supplied, as care and diet vary widely; only African clawed frogs will accept and thrive on non living foods (dwarf african cl frogs may, but do poorly on such a diet). All companied that supply frog eggs know the species they deal with, should be easy to find out.

Here's a link to part 1 of an article of mine on general diets; part 2 linked within article. I can send care info as well once you know the species.

best, frank

 

[PetoftheDay]

Good luck, and do have fun! It is fascinating watching them change as they grow, when we were kids, my cousin often collected frog eggs and raised them in the house, before setting them free when they were old enough to fend safely for themselves!