ASAP Leopard Frog Habitat/Handling

[Alyssa Martin]

I have kept Northern Leopard Frogs and I can help you. First for 3 adults they will need the 4 foot 40 gallon to have enough space because they like to adventure. Exo Terra UVB lights are good to use. There is no evidence these frogs need uvb but I know first hand they will bask if given the chance. For soil I recommend the plantation soil it's better for growing plants and is more natural. Leopard Frogs are more terrestrial so a 60-40 land to water is more beneficial for them. They will wonder far from water in the wild and captivity. These frogs can get big. The females can get to 5 inches. You should have a staple diet of Earthworms any kind and crickets. Some frogs will eat red wrigglers and some won't. They all take night crawlers. Use wax worms too. They will add a fat food and will make them plump which is good but don't feed them this as a staple diet. You can use some wild insects but be cautious. Contrary to what some believe you should dust your feeders with d3 because it is something that won't hurt them and can be nothing but beneficial. You should not handle these frogs. They are too nervous. Buy a fish net to catch them when they need to be taken out for cleaning. Pothos works for water and land. Water lillies will grow too. If the person collected the frogs as wild tadpoles she can legally release them in some states. In my state it's legal for certain things needing to be done so the frogs are healthy and there are no problems. I recommend mosquito fish to keep in the water. They are native and breed fast and are very hardy. Would be great with the frogs. I recommend if you have 3 frogs a 75 Gallon to enjoy them especially if you get two females or all females!

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Thank so much Larry!

This will definitely help me out

To clear up the lady bought the frogs in one of the grow your own tadpole kits, but she was unaware at the time it was illegal to release. I believe it's legal to release the ones wild caught, this guys to my knowledge aren't.

I'm very interested in using a uvb so I may just snag one of those up. As long as they don't hurt them the worst that can happen is they won't use it (I have a feeling these guys would.)

I don't think I've seen a 40 gallon long before so I just looked up the dimensions and they look very promising. If I see one I'll grab that, but likely a 40 gallon breeder is going to be more common where I live. (I will also look into the 75 gallon)

I will be picking some earthworms/night crawlers up sometime soon I bet my guys would love them! They seem to do fine on crickets at the moment but I want variety in there diet at some point. My larger one at 3 crickets with body lengths the size of her/his head and I have no clue how, but I'm very proud. The store had a few larger crickets in with the little pinheads I buy, but these guys could probably upgrade to a larger size.

Thanks so much for your advice it is very much appreciated.