Frog turns a year old this month pics

[FLUXCORE]

Here is my frog after almost a year he is pushing 8" and thick me holding him does not do him justice Im 277lb down from 300 he looks a lot bigger in someone else's hands.

[Cap10Squirty]

Yikes! He looks like a beast of a bullfrog, especially in that last one! What food items do you offer him?

[FLUXCORE]

He eats mostly earthworms and hornworms, once in a while I'll give him a rat, some super worms, chick stuff like that. He hates crickets won't bother them at all. Dust his food once a month with multi vitamins & calcium along with a warm bath, leave out jugs of water constantly for him and our plants don't bother with conditioner.

[Cap10Squirty]

Jugs without the caps right? Or does it not matter? you have a good looking frog, does he have a name?

[FLUXCORE]

Jugs without the caps right? Or does it not matter? you have a good looking frog, does he have a name?

Lids off, I used to run it through a britta filter first but my good friend that works for the city at the water treatment plant assured me the heavy metal content is way below national standards so the chlorine is all I should be worried about. I purchased a chlorine test kit from a hot tub store and after 24- 36 hrs of sitting its un readable low, use milk jugs (plastic type)

[Truffs1178]

Yikes what a monster, hes a very good looking frog with a huge head. How big was he at about 5 months old if you can remember? Just wondering if mine will do anymore growing as he is 5 months.

[GrifTheGreat]

Here is my frog after almost a year he is pushing 8" and thick me holding him does not do him justice Im 277lb down from 300 he looks a lot bigger in someone else's hands.

He looks great!!

[GRABibus]

Incredible GABF !!!
Do you have pictures of him in his enclosure ?

[FLUXCORE]

Yikes what a monster, hes a very good looking frog with a huge head. How big was he at about 5 months old if you can remember? Just wondering if mine will do anymore growing as he is 5 months.

My frog did a lot of his growing in the last 4 months so I would expect your guy to keep growing. It really comes down the the frogs individual genetics that determine how big he is going to get, proper nutrition helps but it's really the genetics. In the wild not all African bullfrogs get past the 6-7-8 inch mark however a select few get way past and turn into real giants, it's even more rare to see true giants that are captive born or raised in captivity. Don't get me wrong a 6" frog is huge by any standards but Its the wild that really pushes them to grow its a mater of survival.

[Truffs1178]

Mine is 5 months and over 6 inches but he has stopped eating recently. He will only accept huge prey now which is really annoying.

[Cap10Squirty]

Mine is 5 months and over 6 inches but he has stopped eating recently. He will only accept huge prey now which is really annoying.

I just read an older post about stuffing smaller prey items into sausage casings. You could stuff in a dozen or two canadian nightcrawlers....that would be an expensive sausage dinner (I don't know how many your frog eats in one sitting).

[FLUXCORE]

Incredible GABF !!!
Do you have pictures of him in his enclosure ?

Incredible GABF !!!
Do you have pictures of him in his enclosure ?

Its a huge tank not sure on the size but is big.

[FLUXCORE]

Its hide was a project me and my daughter did when we couldn't find one big enough at the pet stores around here, 7 bucks of doweling rod, large Popsicle sticks and glue gun sticks from the dollar store and bam. We also have a small female dwarf that likes to be hand fed, she is really gentle. Funny thing with the female dwarf is they will face each other at night and she will chirp and get him bellowing, if they ever met he would eat her in a second.

[Truffs1178]

I just read an older post about stuffing smaller prey items into sausage casings. You could stuff in a dozen or two canadian nightcrawlers....that would be an expensive sausage dinner (I don't know how many your frog eats in one sitting).

A lot, that's all I can say. Has anyone else got any more info on this sausage case idea? Have you ever tried it FLUXCORE because I bet your monster doesn't like small food anymore.

[Cap10Squirty]

Here is the link that Mentat provided me: http://www.frogforum.net/african-bul...ed-method.html

[FLUXCORE]

Sausage idea is neat I wouldn't bother because my guy eats dew worms and hornworms as a staple and loves them. I just don't bother with crickets, dew worms are nutritionally better.

[Cap10Squirty]

Sausage idea is neat I wouldn't bother because my guy eats dew worms and hornworms as a staple and loves them. I just don't bother with crickets, dew worms are nutritionally better.

I just noticed the picture of the dwarf female! That's awesome how she chirps at the big beast next door It's also funny how she sits in a little sandwich box!

Do you raise your own hornworms? I raise them for my frog, and it's definitely a food item that is never refused! Hornworms are basically little sausages haha.