Frogs in captivity information

Medium-sized pet frogs can be fed larger crickets, mealworms, butterworms, silkworms, grasshoppers, and even small fish. Large pet frogs, like those in the genus...

keeping poison dart frogs in captivity, have not distinguished these, with all commonly being identified as azureus. The blue poison dart frog is a medium-sized...

commonly kept, and easiest-to-breed, dart frogs in captivity, as well as in zoos. The green-and-black poison dart frog has the typical appearance of the members...

years in captivity. African clawed frogs are frequently mislabeled as African dwarf frogs in pet stores. Identifiable differences are: Dwarf frogs have...

Ceratophrys is a genus of frogs in the family Ceratophryidae. They are also known as South American horned frogs as well as Pacman frogs due to their characteristic...

Golden poison frogs appear to rely on the consumption of small insects or other arthropods to synthesize batrachotoxin; frogs kept in captivity fed on commercially...

Poison dart frog (also known as dart-poison frog, poison frog or formerly known as poison arrow frog) is the common name of a group of frogs in the family...

frog reaches 10 cm (4 in) or more in length. Its average lifespan in captivity, about 16 years, is long compared with most frogs. Docile and well suited...

earthworms and slugs, but they also occasionally eat newts and young frogs. In captivity, they eat crickets, mealworms, waxworms and silkworm larvae. Small...

Robert; Brian Bush; Brad Maryan; David Robinson (2007). Reptiles and Frogs in the Bush: Southwestern Australia. University of Western Australia Press...

95 days. The goliath frog can live up to 15 years in the wild and up to 21 years in captivity. Due to its large size ,Goliath frogs are only known to be...

golden frogs. However, after approximately eight years of living in captivity, the offspring of the original captive Panamanian golden frogs still shared...

their size and power. In captivity, these frogs' natural diet is fairly easy to recreate. When kept as a pet, the horned frogs are usually fed a staple...

that red owls consume frogs in the wild, as they appear to prefer small mammals, but they will frequently eat frogs in captivity. Most of the prey species...

now shown that the potentially native UK pool frogs are closely related to Scandinavian frogs, not to frogs from further south. A native origin is most...

rain fall and Pacific horned frogs reproduce explosively over the course of a single night. Typically, Pacific horned frogs lay underground during day and...

green frog dwells in marshes, swamps, ponds, lakes, springs, and other aquatic environments. It is active both day and night. Northern Green frogs are kept...

back. Maximum longevity of the frog is six to 10 years. The diet of adult Mississippi gopher frogs probably includes frogs, toads, insects, spiders, and...

tailed frogs is an extension of the male cloaca). Frogs have glandular skin, with secretions ranging from distasteful to toxic. Their skin varies in colour...

the lead. When the program was started in 2010 almost nothing was known about managing the frogs in captivity. Zoos Victoria has been researching the...

Frogs of Australia. Australian Museum/Reed New Holland: Sydney. Frogs Australia Network-frog call available here. Frog and tadpole Study Group Frogs of...

small lizards and frogs. In captivity, adults turn bluish (the structural colour of their feathers) if their diet is inadequate in lutein. Javan green...

frogs, are declining. Most populations of tree frogs appear healthy, and they have no concern or conservation status. In 2007, the Pacific tree frog was...

negative effects in body mass, size at metamorphosis, and growth rates for the native tadpoles. Cuban tree frogs are the largest tree frogs in North America...

small fish. T. macrostomus is among the largest frogs in the world and the largest exclusively aquatic frog, a title sometimes incorrectly awarded to its...