I had an African Dwarf Frog, which are very small and not much different from a fish. It was relatively low maintenance. Only had to change the water every 2 weeks or so, and clean the tank.
However, you can only use distilled water, so get ready to buy quite a bit of that. Also, you will want a plant or something that it can sort of "perch" on, as they do occasionally like getting some air. Just make sure you have a good, strong lid, as they are *very* good jumpers!
Anyway, like fish, they aren't the most exciting of animals, but they are fun to watch kick around.
I have heard that if you get a male and female one, they will sort of sing to each other as part of their mating, but I only had a male.
Hey man, I love frogs too. Really cool animals! If I may make a suggestion into what should be your first. Personally I would either go with a Pac-Man frog, or a Whites Tree Frog. Both a fairly easy to maintain and, make cool pets. Frogs really cannot be handled that much though due to their sensitive skin. If you buy a White Tree Frog though they can be handled probably a little more then average frog, but really you should keep it to a minimum. I personally own a pair of them, and maybe pick them up a couple times a week to say hi and thats it. I think doing this everyday could become stressful for the frog. Also before you handle them rinse your hands with warm water (NO SOAP!) to get off any foreign germs that could get onto the frog. The pac man get very big and will eventually eat rats, but are very easy to take care of. Not as much fun though in my opinion, very cool watching them eat though! But i highly recommend getting into the amphibian scene, LOTS OF FUN!
It depends on what you're looking for in a frog. Most frogs hate being handled , so expect a frog that likes to be in its cage. I always wanted a Pacman frog, though they get really big and aggresive. Tree frogs are really good too. Especially if this is your first frog. Tree frogs are easy to care for, and they dont get huge so you wont need to worry about a huge cage, huge insects/small rodents. Tree frogs enjoy crickets
They're cute. You just can't really do much handling, due to their sensitive skin. If you get one, make sure you look up it's care first. In the wild, frogs are one of the gauges of pollution because of their skin. See last question here:
there boring,cant be held, just sit there, and seem to be messy. if you do get a frog i would suggest a pixie frog or pacman frog because they at least get huge and cool looking
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Depends on what kind you get.
I had an African Dwarf Frog, which are very small and not much different from a fish. It was relatively low maintenance. Only had to change the water every 2 weeks or so, and clean the tank.
However, you can only use distilled water, so get ready to buy quite a bit of that. Also, you will want a plant or something that it can sort of "perch" on, as they do occasionally like getting some air. Just make sure you have a good, strong lid, as they are *very* good jumpers!
Anyway, like fish, they aren't the most exciting of animals, but they are fun to watch kick around.
I have heard that if you get a male and female one, they will sort of sing to each other as part of their mating, but I only had a male.
Hope this helps!
Hey man, I love frogs too. Really cool animals! If I may make a suggestion into what should be your first. Personally I would either go with a Pac-Man frog, or a Whites Tree Frog. Both a fairly easy to maintain and, make cool pets. Frogs really cannot be handled that much though due to their sensitive skin. If you buy a White Tree Frog though they can be handled probably a little more then average frog, but really you should keep it to a minimum. I personally own a pair of them, and maybe pick them up a couple times a week to say hi and thats it. I think doing this everyday could become stressful for the frog. Also before you handle them rinse your hands with warm water (NO SOAP!) to get off any foreign germs that could get onto the frog. The pac man get very big and will eventually eat rats, but are very easy to take care of. Not as much fun though in my opinion, very cool watching them eat though! But i highly recommend getting into the amphibian scene, LOTS OF FUN!
It depends on what you're looking for in a frog. Most frogs hate being handled , so expect a frog that likes to be in its cage. I always wanted a Pacman frog, though they get really big and aggresive. Tree frogs are really good too. Especially if this is your first frog. Tree frogs are easy to care for, and they dont get huge so you wont need to worry about a huge cage, huge insects/small rodents. Tree frogs enjoy crickets
They're cute. You just can't really do much handling, due to their sensitive skin. If you get one, make sure you look up it's care first. In the wild, frogs are one of the gauges of pollution because of their skin. See last question here:
http://ed.fnal.gov/projects/frogs/froggiesfaq.html
If you love frogs then yes it would be a cool pet. Get one and enjoy.
there boring,cant be held, just sit there, and seem to be messy. if you do get a frog i would suggest a pixie frog or pacman frog because they at least get huge and cool looking
African bullfrog is hands down the coolest pet frog.
Not particularly. They do a lot of sitting still, and can't be handled much.