Pig Frogs

[lindsayshocking]

Hello everyone,

I went to my local pet store, and someone has abandoned their pair of Pig Frogs and they're in need of a home. I am very interested in keeping them. I was wondering if anyone else keeps Pig Frogs. I want to make sure they have a happy home. Are their requirements similar to American Bullfrogs? Or do they need something special? They're currently in a large tank (I am not certain how big. Larger than 40 gallons, I know that much) and it's mostly aquatic. I keep my Southern Leopard Frogs in a semi-aquatic tank and it has worked brilliantly for them...so perhaps I should switch them to semi-aquatic? Just looking for some feedback Thanks!

[kueluck]

Care is very similar and they are considered and aquatic frog, but even pig frogs hang out on the edge of their swamp every now and then. Good for you wanting to care for them.

[GreenTree]

Rana Grylio are most entirely aquatic and can be found predominantly on the edges of lakes, or in cypress swamps and marshes that are HEAVY with vegetation. During the evening hours they will venture on land and when its raining out. So buy lots of aquatic and marsh plants. They are nocternal so most of their activity will be when you shut the lights off of their enclosure.
They grow to a length of 3 to 5 1/2 inches in length in captivity and can grow about 6 1/2 in the wild. Their primary diet in the wild is crayfish and minows so if you like to go in brooks and streams and catch crawdads....go for it!
Put a bowl out for some bait fish as well. He/She will love you for it!
Like most bullfrogs though, they will eat whatever you put near them. I would stick to High Protien foods such as Dubia Roaches for a staple. Lay off the crickets for this species.

GOOD LUCK!! They truely are an adventure.

-GreenTree

[Mentat]

Think a 75G split around 3/4 wet and rest dry would be fine for them. To diet listed by GreenTree, would also add night crawlers. Was wondering about that common name until heard their call: http://srelherp.uga.edu/anurans/sounds/rangry.mp3 .

[GreenTree]

OH good catch Carlos, slipped my mind...night crawlers are splendid treats filled with nutrients!

[lindsayshocking]

Thanks for the great input! We got the frogs finally about three weeks ago, and they're quite amusing to watch.

The tank is probably about 3/4 water (I am honestly just guessing). I got some great aquarium plants, but they've since been destroyed by the frogs hopping on them and such. I'll have to figure something else out.

I have found that they will eat pretty much anything we put in there. They're not as big on the fish, but that might be because they're underwater the whole time? They sure love crawfish, though! It's really nice that there's a bait shop within walking distance from my house. I can get them worms, fish and crawfish all at once! And what must they think when I tell them it's for pig frogs? o.O

I will upload some pictures soon. I have a silly one of her sitting on the water filter--because she doesn't know that she's too big to do so. Heh.

[herpdoc]

yeah these guys are really aquatic. you could get by with keeping a bullfrog with just moist substrate (won't be the happiest frog but it would probably do ok) but im sure that won't fly with pig frogs, they have a lot more webbing than other ranid species and born to be in the water (they do need land in their tanks too but will spend most of the time in the water)