Thursday, February 10, 2011

Tips for Frog Keepers

Although, I currently do not have any frogs, I have had pacman frogs before, and let me tell you that they are not the most entertaining pet in the world. Frogs are very interesting, and depending on the amount of time you have to devote, they can be great pets. I mean, I have seen gorgeous firebelly toad enclosures, that not only create a naturalistic enclosure for the toads, but creates great entertainment to watch and it's nice to look at.

But, if you don't have much time, a simple pacman frog enclosure isn't going to be much fun, and the frog just won't enteract with you like a gecko may. Either way, for those people who are interested in keeping pet frogs, I'd definitely want to keep in mind the following tips and suggestions before you eitehr dehydrate or fry your pet frog to death.

1. Frogs have very sensitive skin, so you want to be very careful of what you clean the enclosure with; do not use household cleaners. You also want to be careful of what contaminants are on your hands before and after handling a frog.

2. Do not mix species, and before housing more than one from in an enclosure, make sure that you know the species that you're caring for and understand that some frogs will eat other frogs, such as with Pacman frogs.

3. Before getting your first frog, make sure that you do the research from the beginning. You don't want to pick out a frog that will croak all night long, keeping you awake, and if you want an active frog, you don't want to purchase a slug, like the Pacman that just sits and eats.

When choosing a pet frog, you want to make sure that you do your research. Consider firebelly toads, Whites' tree frogs, green tree frogs, and pacman frogs are good beginner frog species to get you started.

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