My first frog! (common gray)

[SomethingIsFishy]

Amy posted as I was typing... thanks for the input!!

[brian c]

uh.... i dont see an amy post

[LilyPad]

uh.... i dont see an amy post

I am Amy.

Whereabouts in SE WI are you, Jon? I am just north of Milw.

[SomethingIsFishy]

I'm in Union Grove... not too far from you...

[LilyPad]

and....ok... im finally ok with it besides what are the chances of a frog with a family they dont provide parents stuff as they dont take care of them at least these frogs dont i think

They are not communal frogs, so you will not find them living in families. The parents lay/fertilize the eggs and move on. Do not get me wrong, I usually frown upon wild caught. Even with these frogs, when people will not offer them proper care, it upsets me. While common here, I still do not want to see one suffer and die because someone caught one, threw it in a container, and tried to feed it foods that are not proper. With rare and endangered frogs, I personally feel the only people who should keep wild caught are people who could eventually breed them and help to expand their numbers. Not everyone agrees with this, but that is my feelings on it.

I'm in Union Grove... not too far from you...

Not at all! You are probably the closest to me that I've met on here so far. Only about an hour away.

[brian c]

im with you on the frog breeding is the only reason im ok with that its like turtles people take them for pets

[SomethingIsFishy]

I do understand the wild-caught dilemma. I certainly wouldn't take an endangered animal from the wild. Since these guys are so common here, I don't have any objections to keeping this guy.

I have a feeling that I might eventually end up with some red eyes, they are such cool little frogs. I will seek out captive bred frogs when I get to that point... That's a long ways off though...

As for my gray's diet, are there any specific things I should be gut-loading my crickets with to keep him well nourished? I've heard of fruits, veggies and cheerios...

[brian c]

and....ok... im finally ok with it besides what are the chances of a frog with a family they dont provide parents stuff as they dont take care of them at least these frogs dont i think

[brian c]

uh i am sorry about that amy i meant i thought there was gonna be a post just before the one that said that you posted before her