Disappearing frog

[iberian]

This question has already been answered.

It was answered that one frog would eat the other if it would fit in his mouth, but I'm not sure that this was possible. In case I wasn't clear, the two frogs were roughly the same size, with the brown one just appearing a little more well-fed. Can one frog eat the other bit by bit?

They wouldn't mate then eat the female..

Yes, I thought it surprising that after at least nine months of celibacy the brown frog would want to eat his newly arrived mate when he finally had a good thing going.

Look deeper, chances are you will find the missing frog.

We searched a little more thoroughly in the terrarium today, but still no sign of the green frog alive or dead. If it is hiding it must be buried in the dirt.

I'll try to post a picture of the brown frog if I have time and the green one if it shows up.

[Kurt]

Can one frog eat the other bit by bit?

No. Frogs, like snakes, swallow everything whole. So, if the frogs are roughly the same size, it is impossible for this to happen. Of course this doesn't stop pac-man or horned frogs, Ceratophrys sp. from trying.

[JeffX]

Yeah they swallow whole. They aren't like other animals that rip their prey to shreds.