Tell me about large frogs

[Baelari]

Watching a cricket or earthworm disappear into the green vortex of death is always fun. It's a slower process than watching darts eat (as far as I can tell from the videos).

I just got my dubia roaches, so I don't have many, but strangely I like them too. I wondered how the cockroach people wanted cockroaches as pets, but they're interesting to watch. Plus you don't have to chase them all over the living room when they hop out of your hand like crickets do.

[clownonfire]

Watching a cricket or earthworm disappear into the green vortex of death is always fun. It's a slower process than watching darts eat (as far as I can tell from the videos).

I love the African Bullfrogs and the Budgetts frog as they love their food

I totally get how watching your frogs feed can be thrilling. From what I have seen, you beautiful and colorful monsters (said lovingly) are quite voracious when it comes to their prey. It's one of the reasons why I love watching the Phyllobates terribilis eat so much: they literally will go and pursue the feeders in the tank. Fruit flies stand no chance, and the crickets, they try to hide but seldom fast enough for the terribs.

I love Pyxis because their size is just thrilling, the overall look of Pyxis is just awesome because they have such cartoon like features. [...] However a great looking giant female Ornate Pac Man is hands down my fav frog ever. I love when when people see my cartoon drawings of them and say 'that would be so cool if they actually looked like this!" and i get to say THEY DO! They just dont look real!

So basically size and colors... Again, seems very similar to us dart lovers, but on the other end of the scale...

But what about the fact that they seem to be either burrowed or immobile most of the time?

[Baelari]

They're not the most entertaining of frogs when they're not hungry, but I still find their habits interesting. I don't spend hours looking at Lump just sitting there, but I do peek in every so often to see if he's moved, or has poked his head up and wants to eat.

[clownonfire]

They're not the most entertaining of frogs when they're not hungry, but I still find their habits interesting. I don't spend hours looking at Lump just sitting there, but I do peek in every so often to see if he's moved, or has poked his head up and wants to eat.

I get that too, and it's a good point you're making about not sitting all day watching your frog not move. I'm hoping to get some Scaphiophryne gottlebei soon and they burrow themselves all day, and a large portion of the time. I'm I'm still interested in getting them...

There was a contest not too long ago: The Biggest in the African Bullfrogs section. I should ask these guys to join in...

Eric

[pyxieBob]

That is actually another attraction for me, Ill have a friend or family member check out my frog. If its a PYxi they just kinda stare in disbelief cuz I kept Booger in abt 2inch deep real growing grass so you could see him.They always ask "OMG.. is that thing REAL???" So i would give Booger a lil poke to the belly then spray him and he would come to life. And even I am still in awe by that because he does infact look like a garden decor. rather than real. As for Pac Mans... My 1st encounter with one I was 7, and my big brothers High School Zoology teacher Mr. Sweat had me come up to the high school to do some animal drawings for the class (yes I was 7 and yes the drawings were better than most 1st graders but im certain my drawings still sucked but i felt so cool) He had a 20 gal tank with just plants in there. So I looked alllll over for the frog Mr. Sweat told me was in there, expecting a lil tree frog. I saw his eyes in the dirt and said "OMG i found him!! but i just see his eyes! can i pick him up??" Mr Sweat promptly said sure if you want your little hand bit off" so naturaly I was puzzled. Which did not last long because he walked over there with a live white mouse dropped it in the tank and this gorgeous lime green, black and yellow blob exploded out of the dirt and clamped onto the mouse and swallowed it whole. Since then I have been clinicly OBSESSED! HA!! A well hidden dangerous BEAUTY!

[clownonfire]

So I looked alllll over for the frog Mr. Sweat told me was in there, expecting a lil tree frog. I saw his eyes in the dirt and said "OMG i found him!! but i just see his eyes! can i pick him up??" Mr Sweat promptly said sure if you want your little hand bit off" so naturaly I was puzzled!

So... Myth or fact: Can an African Bullfrog bite a finger off? Or any of these oddly beautiful creatures we're talking about?

[Kevin1]

I doubt they can bite a finger off but they can definitely make you bleed...ALOT. I've sent it with my own eyes.. I like these frogs because they are the oddballs of what most humans already consider to be odd. Not to mention the great variety of behaviors they possess makes them very interesting. Pyxies are not very sedentary like some other fatfrog species. It depends a lot on the individual.

[pyxieBob]

Hmmm a HUGE male Pyxi might be able to if you just sat there and let it happen. It would have to be a seriously hungry big frog. They have huge jaw bones and jaw pressure to match with 3 sharp bone teeth. Booger would often crack an adult rats skull almost flattening it and killing it instantly w the 1st chomp. Like a dog w a golf ball. But fingers are very well attached. Its possible i guess but everything would have to be perfect. I would say it is not a ligitiment fear or concern (not saying YOU are fearfull lol) and has prob never happened. As for pac mans... no way in hell. I had a female that was as big as any pac man could ever get and fearsome eater. I heared a few mice skulls make a cracking sound when she clamped onto em, but my buddy Tim let her bite his finger and she def drew blood, and it bruised very bad. But no where near breaking the bone much less ripping it off...

[Baelari]

I would have loved seeing that when I was little. I probably would have gotten a frog sooner if that were the case.

Just don't go wiggling your fingers in front of their faces, because fingers look a bit like tasty pink mice.

[LilyPad]

What a great thread to post!! I, too, absolutely adore the little frogs and have no interest in the bigger ones. This thread definitely makes you take a second look!