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    Tyson
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    Default Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    I found a place that for a few months of the year sells them live and was wondering if these were safe to feed to African bullfrogs. Are they good for them or are they only a little bit okay for them like rats?

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    ejh805
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    I don't have much experience yet with African Bullfrogs, but I do have a lot of experience with live shrimp and live crawdads.
    Personally, I wouldn't even try.

    Crawdads are basically tiny lobsters. With very hard hard exoskeletons and sharp pincers. I can see one injuring your frog badly. And even if your frog DID successfully eat it, I imagine the exoskeleton would be difficult to digest.

    Shrimp, while having much thinner, flimsier shells, do this snapping motion when frightened, grabbed, etc. I once grabbed one in a lagoon-type pool at the beach, and when it snapped, it left a large gash in my hand. Imagine what that could do to your frogs skin.

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    Eel Noob
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    Shrimps should be ok but I would stay away from crawdads or what we call them around here crawfish. A guy I know had first hand experience feeding crawfish to his pyxie, lets just say it didn't go well and lost his pyxie but than again his pyxie was still young.

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    Wicked frogs
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    I feed my pac-man frog New England ship no shell or nothing i rip the tail off and he goes nuts over it.

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    ejh805
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wicked frogs View Post
    I feed my pac-man frog New England ship no shell or nothing i rip the tail off and he goes nuts over it.
    If you're set on feeding your frog live shrimp, this would probably be the best way to go about it.
    Remove the shrimps defensive mechanisms.
    The picture below, notice the ridges on the top of the head. Those are hard and sharp and could potentially cause injury.
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    Maharg
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    This sparked quite a debate over in the Pacman frog section when I posed the question then proceeded to follow through with feeding the Crawdad to my Rococo Toad. I believe its safe, IF the frog is large like my Toad in the video below. If you google diets of American Bullfrogs, countless sources will tell you that crustaceans such as crawdads are part of their natrual diet. My Rococo is doing fine. Very happy, energetic and no sign of impaction.


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    FLUXCORE
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    Quote Originally Posted by Maharg View Post
    This sparked quite a debate over in the Pacman frog section when I posed the question then proceeded to follow through with feeding the Crawdad to my Rococo Toad. I believe its safe, IF the frog is large like my Toad in the video below. If you google diets of American Bullfrogs, countless sources will tell you that crustaceans such as crawdads are part of their natrual diet. My Rococo is doing fine. Very happy, energetic and no sign of impaction.

    What a great looking toad!!

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    Maharg
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    Thank you

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    Wicked frogs
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    Your buying your frog those damn i would toss a dozen of those bad larrys on the bahhhbAAQ

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    Maharg
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wicked frogs View Post
    Your buying your frog those damn i would toss a dozen of those bad larrys on the bahhhbAAQ
    Lol never tried a crayfish but it's a common theme in my household. The frogs eat better then we do haha.

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    ejh805
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    I saw it over there.
    Very impressive!

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    Wicked frogs
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    Default Re: Are live shrimp and crawdads safe to feed to African bullfrogs?

    I have never had them before either but i am a BIG lobstah fan so those look kinda yummy just throw a little bit of sauce on em

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