How do i care for african bullfrogs as pets?

I have experience with no venomous inverts so i should be up to it. I heard they are aggresive though (yikes) here are my questions



1) Can you pick up and hold them



2) How much do they eat



3) Can you learn to tame them and show them affection



Thats basically it. I mainly want to know there sought of personality and how loving they are.



Thanks for reading!How do i care for african bullfrogs as pets?African Bullfrog vary Interested



anyway you CAN hold them but its no Recommended Unless for emergency's.



Larger frogs will eat night crawlers, super worms, and even Pink, fuzzy or hopper mice, depending on size. I have read several articles stating that feeding high fat mice as a staple in the frogs diet can cause fatty deposits to accumulate on the frogs retina over time, rendering the animal blind. This is a condition known as corneal lipids. To be safe, mice should be considered an occasional treat for a well-behaved frog. There is an article on corneal lipidosis in the December 2006 issue of Reptiles magazine.



But for smaller ones go with the crickets dusted with calcium 2-3 times a week.



and No with the affection

a frog could get use to seeing you but rarely being handled



Watch out there bites have bin none to be Nasty!!

and jump all over the place.



Good Luck!!!How do i care for african bullfrogs as pets?dude,you would have more fun with rabid liberal babes....

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How do i care for african bullfrogs as pets?DO NOT HANDLE FROGS/TOADS. They absorb liquid through their skin. That means the oils in YOUR skin will be absorbed if you hold them. If you MUST pick one up you should wear gloves. Someone who is an owner and former breeder SHOULD know that and SHOULD have warned you. I owned a PAC-MAN frog.

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How do i care for african bullfrogs as pets?
General Info



The African Bullfrog is one of the largest frogs in the world, measuring about 9inches for the male and about 6 for the female. It is rumored that these frogs have been seen 14inches from snout to vent. Although this might seem huge African Bullfrogs but there length is ussually the same as the width. So when these are full grown you have a 9"x9" ball that can bite infront of you. (notice for beggeners) If you need to handle this frog than do it but please don't like pick it up to play with it. The African Bullfrog is ussually an olive green color with an orange throat sac (not a looker.) This is not a very active frog so don't expect it to even walk around enless at late at night.



Tank Setup



I use glass aquariums for my reptiles do to the fact they hold heat better than lets say screen. The African Bullfrog can be kept in a enclosure from a 10gallon to a 20gallon. These frogs will not move much so you dont have to make a nice 75 gallon aquarium.



Substrate



I prefer bed-a-beast which is ground coconut fibers which expand with water. This is very digestable compared to other substrates.



Heating And Lighting



I personally use an undertank heating pad by exo terra. The Temperature should be around 75*F to 85*F. A 50 watt or 75 watt black light will also do well. These frogs do not need UV light but if you have live plants it is prefered.



Food

I personaly feed mine a variety of foods including full size crickets, roaches, mice, nightcrawers. When a baby it should be feed every day 3-4 crickets full grown I feed it a full grown mouse twice a month and 4 crickets every 2days. But mine is 9.5" :\