Care Sheet for FrogsAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.40 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 08/25/2004 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Frogs |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Reptiluv |
Years Experience: | 1 to 2 Years |
Species: | Leopard Frog |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Pickeral Frog |
Sexing and Characteristics: | I am actually not quite sure on how to sex these guys, sorry. |
Mostly Active During: | Both |
Substrate and Water Needs: | I have a 34 gallon tank spilt in half*, one side for water, one for land.
Water: 3-4"**- Some plastic rockes for them to hide in, filter (If you don’t want to change the water every day or so), and some small gravel in the bottom to give them some places to sit.
Land: A plant or two, a good sized place to hide (I bought a plastic house, and then upgraded to one I made with clay and baked in the oven, it works fine). For substrate I put large gravel in the bottom followed by some bark, and finally, moss to hold moisture.
*I used a good sized piece of glass (be careful not to make it to tall) with some tubing put on top so they don’t cut themselves while jumping over it.
**Always decholrinate water. |
Lighting and UVB: | They might need a lamp during the winter to keep their cage warm. Make sure it doesn’t get under 60-65 degrees or else they will go into hibernation. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | Make sure it doesn’t go below 65 degrees or else they will go into hibernation. Try to keep the moss, or substrate moist. |
Heating and Equipment: | No heating is really required since they are native to our area. Just, as said above, try to keep it above 65. |
Caging Provided: | I have a 34 gallon tank. |
Diet: | Carnivorous |
Description of Diet: | I just use crickets, with the occasional worm. |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Try to feed the crickets healthy food, so the cricket will be full of nutrients for the frog. Also, try and dust them.
Feed them 2-4 every other night.
Note: For those of you who don’t like crickets, try the cricket coral, you don’t even have to touch them, just pull the tube out of the top, and tap. I also have the cricket rock. |
Maintenance: | I clean about once every month or so, but the filter in the water needs to be cleaned every week or two, depending on how often you take the feces out ot the water*.
*I just use a fish net to scoop out all the stuff that has found its way into the water supply. |
Some Words on this Species: | Frogs are not really meant to be picked up and played with. They are just for show. They may get a little boring for younger children. |
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