Who has American Bullfrogs

[Blumen]

Hi John,

I truly understand that all these creatures have to eat, but those poor little toads. All of the large toads I rescued moved to the front of my house and over to the neighbors apple orchard. Also the tree frogs moved up to my house. I don't even weedwhack around the gardens because of the toads, hand pull all the weeds.

When we had that pool which was quite large filled with swampy water and the frogs all those years, people were amazed that we never had mosquitoes.

Debbie

[John]

Well I'm a big fan of toads - pity you can't replace the bullfrogs with the toads.

[MasterHoyt]

I have an American Bullfrog. It's a young male juvenile I believe, as identified by 2 exotic wildlife veterinarians.

I would like to see an American Bullfrog Care Sheet on this Forum!

Pictures of habitats/setups of Ponds vs. Aquariums/Terrariums would be nice!

Also, I need lots of help and information, please, regarding care and things to improve the quality and quantity of life for my bullfrog "Tibbet" (named by my younger brother after the American secret agent that gets killed in one of the James Bond movies, because it sounds cool and rhymes with "ribbet").

I raised 5 tadpoles in my fishtank, and gave four away to people, three of which went to the same guy, who is a PhD grad. student in the area that I keep in contact with. I kept Tibbet and the other one is with someone else.

I'm new to this forum, but I have a lot of great ideas! I'm really hoping that I can help out with some ideas, and that we can learn a lot from each other. I have a serious background in animal science and veterinary medicine, but I'd prefer to stay somewhat anonymous. I grew up in one part of the USA and now study at a completely different part, far from my family.

I also keep a freshwater coldwater fish tank. I'm very serious about my aquarium and frog tank.

Also, I am very busy with my studies, but I plan to keep in touch when I figure out how to use these forums better. Please do not delete this post if it's in the wrong place, but send me a message about where to put more background things and also a quick and brief tutorial of how to use this forum would be great, with occasional other tips, but not too much right now!

Sincerely,
Master Jack

[Kurt]

It will not be deleted, it may be moved, but not deleted. Welcome aboard.

[MasterHoyt]

Could you all please post as much detailed information regarding your bullfrog habitat set-up as possible? And other things that you had done that worked, and what didn't work.

I'm a little concerned that Tibbet is not eating as much as he should be, and that he is not growing as fast as he should be.

I rescued him from a fishing shop, he was being given away as bait. I raised him up, hoping to give him a better life than he'd have had on a hook.

Sincerely,
MasterHoyt

[toadallytoads6489]

Could you all please post as much detailed information regarding your bullfrog habitat set-up as possible? And other things that you had done that worked, and what didn't work.

I'm a little concerned that Tibbet is not eating as much as he should be, and that he is not growing as fast as he should be.

I rescued him from a fishing shop, he was being given away as bait. I raised him up, hoping to give him a better life than he'd have had on a hook.

Sincerely,
MasterHoyt

My setup is an outdoor 4' by 2.5' "koi" pond that turned out to be a swampy frog pond. Currently I have 2 bullfrogs, along with a Northern green frog and a leopard frog. Last year I had a very successful breeding season with my bullfrogs. In the corners I have large rocks for them to sunbathe on and to help them get out. I occasionally add minnows and crayfish to give them extra food. Around the pond I have very larde hasta plants and there are some rocks up in the water for the tadpoles. Inside the pond I have a few lily pads and some water lettuce.