Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886)

[tgampper]

Great article, Paul. Thanks.

[Paul Rust]

Thank you guys! It needs some touch-up but we'll get to it.

[DanikaMilles]

Have they been known to eat fish? Just curious. I have a gold fish tank right next to my leopard frog tank and he is always trying to catch them lol. I might have to move them. He likes the movement.

[Paul Rust]

Yes, like most frogs they will eat nearly anything they can get into their mouth.

[DanikaMilles]

Do you think it would be a okay to feed my frog small feeder fish?

[Paul Rust]

I would recommend against feeding them fish. Not only are fish a target of opportunity and not a normal food item for them, fish are intermediate hosts for many parasites and do not show symptoms of parasitic infection so you never know what you are exposing your animal to. Captive bred crickets should be the staple diet.

[DanikaMilles]

Alright. Thank you. Just wanted to to be sure. I don't want to risk anything if I don't have to, and it's nice to know for future reference