Home made Food

[Felis]

Hi,

I see that you try hard to feed your frog adequately. Unfortunately, meat (or liver) of warm blooded animals is hard to digest for frogs- as are peas and garlic (?!). Your frog won´t benefit from those kinds of food. The fish is ok, but I would give it as a treat. Earthworms are a great staple food for ACF- they are rich in protein, calcium and vitamines and low in fat. Also, (almost) all ACF love them You can alternate with fish, crickets, mosquito larvae etc.

Are you sure that your frog is a female? Given its very black hands, I would have thought it´s a male

[Spudsssy]

Hehe i thought males were only meant to grow around 3"? My frog is much larger....

Yep it has very black hands alright... does that mean its a male??? I was planning to post this question next =D.

I add the garlic and peas because it helps with digestion (It does with fish anyways...) A added a little liver for flavour... 'He' wont eat the stuff otherwise . Iv tried so hard to get him on dry foods but he only eats frozen...!!

I actually used to culture worms for my fish but i stopped it few years back... might start it up again on a smaller scale for the frog =D.

[Felis]

Hi,

ok, I´ve heard that peas and garlic may be good for fish, but I still don´t think that it is of any advantage for a frog

Feeding pellets isn´t a must as long as you provide a variety of other healthy foods as mentioned above. Whereas high quality pellets are a good staple, I wouldn´t bother to "force" them to eat pellets. My females occasionally eat some, but they are perfectly fine without.

I can´t say for sure that it is a male from the pic because females can have dark hands as well, although I never saw deep black hands in a female. Males, however, have black marks on their hands as well as on their forearms:



Females have a visible cloaca (looks like a short tail)


males don´t


Is your frog more than 3" snout to vent length or total length?