Hi! I'm Stephanie from West Virginia, originally from Maryland (and that's where I still work, as a 2nd grade teacher.) I have never had anything except furry pets and fish (and the occasional hermit crab,) and now I have three baby frogs! In my classroom, every year, we get a frog egg mass and raise our tadpoles into frogs. Usually, we release the native frogs into our school pond (which is a lovely place for a frog to live.) This year, I decided to take 3 of the babies (and a few kids adopted some too) and try to raise them up over the summer. Now I'm home with a tank of frogs, and I'm not sure what to do next! I don't know what type of frog they are. I know close to NOTHING about frogs, other than what we learn in 2nd grade. I have had them alive for 5 or 6 weeks since they changed from froglets, though, so it must not be too hard to keep them alive! I've been putting some fish-based reptile/amphibian food in their tank in a water bottle cap, and sprinkling some "tadpole" food we got with our egg mass. I think it's for water frogs. These aren't water frogs, or tree frogs. Unfortunately the only information that came with the egg mass was that they were "native" and that we could release them near a pond or take them home with us. I think the supplier assumes the frogs won't make it very long, so why give any more information? (haha.)

Name: Frogs 001.jpg Views: 64 Size: 60.2 KB


Since I'm new here, I don't want to be obnoxious, but if there's anyone who could give me some advice, it'd be greatly appreciated! I've been searching for weeks to find out what kind of frogs these are, and no success. They are starting to have some distinct spots on their backs and around their faces, but I'm still lost. I'm thinking wood frogs or leopard frogs? I'll ATTEMPT to attach a picture.

A lady at a pet store suggested I try flightless fruit flies for food. How do I know if the frogs are actually eating? I haven't purchased the fruit flies yet. They were a little expensive for feeding a science experiment. But now that I want to keep these frogs as pets, and classroom pets next school year, I need to get them on a nutritious diet that's right for them.

Thank you so much, and I'm glad to be here! I'll sift through some posts next to see if I can get more information