My tadpole just turned to a frog...he won't eat!

[Jace]

Bullfrogs will try and eat anything and everything, though sometimes I think their eyes are bigger than their mouths! I started Poe on pinheads, but she would have to eat a huge amount to feel satisfied, so I quickly graduated her to 1-2 week crickets. Then she started filling out a bit and looking much more satisfied. Now she easily picks off 5-6 dusted crickets each feeding and as soon as she gets a bit bigger, I have a earthworm in the fridge just for her!! I included a pic of her-does your froglet look like her?

[LaceyRogue]

Very informative...thanks lots. Yes my lil guy looks just like her, except mine had blotchy like stripes on it's legs. I will try and get a pic for you to see and maybe you can help me determine if this is a bull frog that I have. Also I hate to be so needy but could you enlighten me as to how to be certain of the sex of the frog? I heard that it's all about the size of the ears but I don't know if that has any truth to it. Being that my lil froglet is so young Idk if I could tell anyway. I never really sexed my frogs before I just always said they were boys lol. But I will try and see if I can get a good pic and post it. Thanks again.

Lacey

[LaceyRogue]

The pics are not the best, my camera is not working and I had to resort to my camera phone, so basically thats him or her. You think that's a bull frog?

[Jace]

That does look like a bullfrog to me. I have seen darker, lighter, leg stripes and no stripes. There is such a variance, but I would have to say that yours does look like a bullfrog. I am not an expert by any means in IDing frogs and when it comes to American bullfrogs, I am learning as I go!

You can tell the sex of bullfrogs by their eardrums. If it is significantly larger than the eyeball, it is a male. If it is the same size or smaller, female. Both of our bullfrogs are rather young to sex at the moment, though tentatively, I am saying that my Poe is female. However, I have been told that until she is larger and older, that won't be 100%. Males stay smaller, so I was hoping for a boy! That, and I want to hear the mating call. I do have a feeling that I have a girl, which is fine as long as she is healthy, which she appears to be.

Hopefully I have been helpful-I will do my best to answer any questions you may have and that is a mighty fine looking frog you have there!

[wesleybrouwer]

It is normal toadlets/froglets don't feed in the first week.
As they get to land they still got their tales attached,
they are first using up the tale before they start eating insects.
The tale is some sort of first nutrition to them.

So don't worry about it