He's probably about the size of my thumbnail. Really tiny, I think it still has some of its tail. Has some white on his underside but for the most part hes green. Hes got really long and sticky legs.lol They put it in a pickle jar with some water, grass, rock and sticks. He's been out of his home for about three days and I dont know if the water is fresh or not. I thought you were supposed to keep it in pond water but I'm afraid that they put fresh water in there. Anyway, I dont know if it's been fed over over the past three days or what. Can I feed it it fruit and veggies?
2007-08-20 05:09:37 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Reptiles
he likes to sit up high on a stick inside of the jar
2007-08-20 05:43:36 · update #1
Before everyone starts with the lecturing, perhaps it's a better idea to give this person the advice of: "Why are you really keeping this frog?"
My friend found a tree frog on a plant where she worked in the greenhouse dept of her store. It somehow ended up in my possession. This frog (it didn't grow the entire time I had it, so it was an adult) lived with me for a little over a year, until it escaped from it's cage.
Frogs usually eat meal worms or crickets. I always fed my frogs and toads small crickets. I wouldn't recommend buying the larger crickets at the pet store, especially if the little guy is tiny. :-\ Also, crickets die pretty quickly if they don't have the proper habitat. A simple plastic container with holes cut in the top will do. Put a small piece of sponge in the container, make sure it's a bit moist. And cut up a small piece of potato and put that in there too.
Your froggie will likely not eat dead crickets, so make sure they don't drown.
Every pet store I've gone to, the price has been a dozen crickets for $1.
If you set it free in a spot that it's not adjusted to, it will likely die anyways. Far as I'm concerned, as long as you keep him safe and feed him, he'll be fine.
2007-08-20 05:24:22 · answer #1 · answered by Erin M 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
i caught some little wild frogs, bought a tank and all of that. i let them go, because they wouldn't eat the food that i gave them, and they were doing fine in the wild anyway. my parents said i was being selfish by keeping them from they're natural home where they have a better chance for living. i would let them go, it was hard. ask your parents to take you to a pet store, so you can but frogs or toads there, the people who work ther will give you all the advice you need for taking care of it. this way your pet has a better chance of surviving
~good luck~
2007-08-21 05:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by .. 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know you are well meaning, but please put the frog back outside near where it was found.
Frogs are wild creatures and are quite adept at fending for themselves in their natural element. Further, some species of frogs are becoming quite endangered. By keeping that frog in a jar you are preventing it from reproducing and thus harming the overall chances of survival of its species.
2007-08-20 05:15:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
They are wild, let them go, they will find water on their own. They are very capable of taking care of themselves. You keeping them could very well kill them. Put them back in the wild under a tree in deep brush/grass somewhere, they will thank you!
2016-04-01 08:38:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let the frog go. The best care you could provide still wouldn't be as good as him being outside like he's supposed to be.
2007-08-20 05:15:12 · answer #5 · answered by Jeramoo 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
I agree with most of the other posters...release him back to his home in the wild. If you want a pet, there are lots of them available for adoption that need good homes.
2007-08-20 07:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by kaz716 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Diss your ***-hole friends and let the poor thing go. It's a wild animal and is most likely carrying parasites as well.
2007-08-20 14:19:03 · answer #7 · answered by ferrisulf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veggies I think. Never had a frog. Call a pet store in down town Sacramento. Best of Luck.
2007-08-20 05:16:10 · answer #8 · answered by Tina the cat lover 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
You won't be able to keep it for long. It will die in captivity. Please put it back where it came from or somewhere similar where it can have water and land - it doesn't necessarily have to be pond water.
2007-08-20 06:05:45 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Take the poor thing back to a pond and set it free. You're condemning it to death if you don't.
2007-08-20 05:12:57 · answer #10 · answered by BOOBOO 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋