A Year With Frog and Toad

How do you get a pet frog to eat dead crickets or grasshoppers?

admin — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:00:15 +0000

I own a Southern Leopard frog…a lot like a tree frog and I bought canned crickets and grasshoppers and can not get the frog to eat them. The lady at the pet store said that I should try and hold it out to the frog but it hasn’t worked…please help me please! Is there any way to get my frog to eat them without buying live ones????

There’s a vibrating food dish on the market–you can give that a try. You can try offering them on long-handled tweezers, and making them ‘zombie-walk’ around. It’s doubtful your frog will ever learn to just eat them without these tricks, though. You are much better off simply feeding it live crickets dusted with calcium powder. You can buy those at the pet store as well.

If none of those tricks work, you will have to feed it live. If you can’t stand live insects…a frog is a poor choice for a pet, lol.

Are there any problems with owning a pet toad?

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:58:15 +0000

And can they roam free in the house?

Honestly, if I were you I wouldn’t get a pet toad because they are not used to a closed environment such as a house. They need to be kept in a water filled habitat.

Ok, I am searching for a children’s book from the 1970s- early 80s . . .?

admin — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:57:16 +0000

The main character was a mole named "Moochie" I believe. He lived in a mole-hole that was very messy. He had a girl friend who would visit and complain of his messes. The book was hand illustrated. Can anyone help me? The book reminds me of "Oscar Otter" by Nathaniel Benchley (author), Arnold Lobel (illustrator). I think that Moochie might have been part of the "Read Me First" series–though I may be wrong.

Thanks!

Mooch the Messy by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat (1976)
Product Description
Only for love does a very messy young rat clean up his hole to make his father’s visit happier.

Mooch the Messy Meets Prudence the Neat
A very messy rat worries about his friendship with his extremely neat new neighbor.
http://www.amazon.com/Mooch-Messy-Meets-Prudence-Break/dp/0698307038/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260221967&sr=1-2

Ok, I am searching for a children’s book from the 1970s- early 80s?

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:02:17 +0000

Thanks!

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Mooch the Messy Meets Prudence the Neat by Marjorie Weinman Sharman
A very messy rat worries about his friendship with his extremely neat new neighbor.

(there are other Mooch the Messy books; see the Amazon link below)

What type/size aquarium does my leopard frog need to be comfortable and not drown his self?

admin — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:02:14 +0000

I have a leopard frog tadpole and was wondering what size aquarium he needs and what type of decor and rocks do they like? I have read that as adults if hey are bored they will drown there selves, is that true? If you know of any websites or have any tips please let me know. Also how often should i feed it as a tadpole and frog? what should he be eating? i gave him some boiled lettuce last night.

Here are a few sites. I like the first one the most.

Why is my baby toad turning black?

admin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 03:19:20 +0000

I found a toad recently and have had it about a week. It was a pale color at first and now is turning black. What is the reason for this change?

if were talking about bufo americanus the american common toad then they can change color. Your toads skin color changes depending on temperature, humidity, and stress. The color change ranges from yellow to brown to black.

i would really advise u put it back where u found it taking toads from the wild seriously stresses them out this can lead to illness or even death also many dont make it past a month in captivity and more die soon after that in otherwords your just being cruel by keeping it please put it back where u found it and buy a toad from a pet store

How to move my african dwarf frogs in their new tank?

admin — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:04:52 +0000

I got an eco-aquarium for christmas but the bamboo died and I think the ‘tank’ isn’t suiteable anyway. I have a five gallon tank but how long do i let the filter run in it until i put the frogs in it? And how do i put the frogs in so the temperature of the 2 tanks dont hurt the frogs?
Im going to fill the tank with spring water, if that matters.

I just want to say how happy I am to hear that your frogs are being moved to a real tank. Rarely do you see this sort of intelligence on Yahoo answers.

Agreed with the above poster, you need to add water conditioner (from the fish section) to remove chlorine and other substances from your tap water before you add the frogs. As far as temperature goes, treat them like you would a fish: put them in a, say, quart-sized ziploc bag with some of their original water and float them in the new tank. Every five minutes, add a little bit of water from the new tank so they’ll gradually adjust to the new water conditions. Do this for twenty minutes to a half hour and then move JUST the frogs to the new tank.

Good luck!

How do I tell if my froglets are actually cane toads?

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:54:05 +0000

When they were tadpoles I checked photos on the internet to see if they were cane toads and they didn’t fit the description and now they have turned into little tiny frogs (still with tails on) and they are brown and I am starting to wonder again.

Toads are generally warty and rough as guts looking and can tolerate drier conditions. Frogs are smooth skinned and like to stay wet at all times…

How to unlock toad houses on super mario bros for DS?

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:37:15 +0000

Can someone please tell me how to unlock the toad houses? And also, what is the little black cannon used for and how do you unlock it?
Heres a picture of the cannon and the toad house:
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x92/pinkchic9000000/mario.png

To acess the Toad Houses, you have to pay 5 Star Coins to remove the sign. Find them in the levels.

To access cannons, you have to find secret exits in levels - that first one in the image is accessed from a secret exit in the Tower.

What is the difference between a frog and a toad?

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 23:36:22 +0000

Yeah, I know frogs are meant to be prettier than toads, but is there a scientific background to this delineation between two very similar species? Does it have something to do with their place of residence ie. amphibious or non-amphibious, or is it a moniker (namely the toad) borne from folklore, as in toads are ‘evil’ and used by witches, warlocks and the like.

Frogs and toads actually have more in common than they have in differences. Telling a frog and toad apart is really comparing it to the early common frog or common toad. Though frogs and toads are different species, they both belong to the same family. Both are amphibians, and both like the water, though frogs spend a later portion of their lives in water. The toad may hop farther from the water source however, and are frequent visitors to people’s gardens.
One way to tell the difference between a frog and toad is skin texture. The toad tends to have dry, bumpy, and possibly warty skin. The frog conversely has smooth skin. A frog pulled out of the water tends to feel relatively slimy or velvety, depending on whether you’re talking to a fan of frogs. The expression slimy toad really doesn’t make much sense, since toads simply do not feel slimy to the touch.
Another difference between the frog and the toad is the location of poison sacs behind the eyes of the toad. Some frogs are poisonous to the touch, for example, the poison dart frog of South America. Handling these cute red frogs is not recommended, though it would be unlikely to cause death.
Animals often discover that biting a toad is highly unpleasant. Dogs frequently mouth toads found in yards and get a dose of poison from the eye region. If one sees a dog bite something on the ground and start foaming at the mouth immediately, chances are he has tried to snack on a toad. Usually this poison is not significant enough to do more than disgust the animal for a few hours.
The toad tends to have a shorter body, and its legs are often described as stubby or muscular. Frogs on the hand tend to have longer legs, and can be distinguished from the toad by their webbed back feet. The frog’s eyes tend to be protuberant. The toad has more recessed eyes.
One type of toad, the nectophrynoides, which is found in Tanzania, can do one thing no frog can do. It bears live young. Most toads, however, lay eggs just like frogs. If one encounters a clutch of frog or toad eggs, one can usually tell them apart by the clustering. Frog eggs are laid in tight circular batches. Toad eggs are usually laid in long strings.