The goliath frog

[gourot]

Hi everybody i have a new Goliath african Conraua goliath.He is so afraid and jumps all over the place!!The store that sold him to me kept him on an artificial moss mat just wet.i know they live next and in fast flowing rivers does anybody know ny care sheet about them they get really big!

[killerecho]

Do you have a picture of it? Is it possible you got another species that has been misadvertised? I'm asking because goliaths are endangered and the only place where they live, Cameroon, restricts exports to 300 frogs annually. So it should be exceedingly rare and expensive to find one in the pet trade, unless they've been exported illegally. They get so big that you'll need a small zoo exhibit to keep them happy. Very few of us have the means and expertise to keep one properly, I'm afraid.

[arielgasca420]

I agree with Brian. I would be very careful who you ask because they are protected from the legal animal trade. you will need an enormous custom made enclosure to create its habitat
there are some articles on the internet but I wont be able to point you to any specific website.
good luck!

[GrifTheGreat]

Ummm.....If you do indeed have one of these there is no possible way you could care for it properly. No offense intended, but these reach 12" SVL and only live in rainforests next to rivers and streams. They are endangered and housing one would be near impossible.

Picture and American Bullfrog and how much space is needed to keep an adult happy. Large partial land and water setups are required because they are mostly aquatic even though considered semiaquatic. There are no care sheets because nobody rarely ever has the chance to keep them. The setup for a Goliath would need to far surpass what an adult Bullfrog needs.

I definitely want to see pics of this frog.

[Lija]

I definitely want to see pics of this frog.

me too, but it is probably Conraua alleni, commonly sold as goliath frog. Besides it is illegal to keep endangered species in Canada, as well as probably the rest of the world, unless you have a zoo permit and there is no way pet store would sell something like that or legally import it to the country.

[DeeDub]

Hey man post a pic of your frog