Study on introduced American Bullfrogs: Diet

[Heatheranne]

ive always thought that the albinos of American bullfrogs looked somewhat like aliens

Ha ha!

[Gnag the nameless]

Oh, I've seen things like this happen. At one of my nearby lakes, where both bullfrogs and garter snakes roam, my friend and I have seen many injured garter snakes, even massive specimens, that were obviously attacked by big bullfrogs. And we rarely ever see small garter snakes there too, it's just too dangerous because of all the massive bullfrogs that inhabit that lake.

And my juvenile is already a voracious eater. She has taken down 2 crickets in one bite 3 times now! She's also a bit picky: She'll only go for the larger, juicier earthworms I feed her, she'll completely ignore the smaller ones, even if they are in plain sight. Those smaller earthworms then go to my salamanders. But, man, Gnag is an incredible hunter. She once took down 7 crickets in less than 2 minutes!!!

One thing I really love to do is watch her hunt. She used to be a lot more skittish, but now she doesn't mind having me watch her hunt. Sometimes, if I'm on the other side of the room, she'll actually go up to the glass, and stare at me from within her tank. It's incredible, how smooth and silent a swimmer she is, yet how precise and deadly a hunter she is at the same time. I can only imagine how amazing a hunter your adult bullfrog is, Heather!