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    Default Re: Can olive oil harm my frogs?

    Quote Originally Posted by morgan View Post
    You started a new thread? I wouldn't use ANY oil with frogs. Oil loves to spread rapidly on most surfaces, including frog skin. And amphibs ingest air and water through their skin.
    Same reasoning as to why you must rinse oils from your hands before handling. I wouldn't risk it. I don't think olive oil will poison them, but definatly hinder them.

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    Default Re: Can olive oil harm my frogs?

    i would like to use crickets but i have a colony of roaches going and i would prefer to use them. I may have to cut a few of their little legs off... Still, ill use
    the crickets i have left and during that time, ill continue to do research.

    Anyways, thanks guys!

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