Anywhere to order feeder frogs?
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I have to ask, what are you feeding? Even the biological supply sources that sell frogs for science classes charge a lot for them! Surely the specimen you are feeding can eat something easier to raise and produce...
Russy Pelican;590339; said:
alot of things will eat them ask HighTimez he feeds his arowana frogs.
Carolina Biological supply sells frogs but the are very expensive. May I inquire why you would want feeder frogs? Are your fish French? Should you get them escargot as well? If you have puffers, they love escargot, and calimari.
i would love to know as well. frogs, specially the bullfrogs are very good for pumping arowanas. i wud buy them if ill find a place that sells it, but in the meantime, i catch leopard frogs on lakes when we go fishing. frogs anyone?
heres a small clip of my aro munching on one of those frogs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6G0AKz45uA&mode=related&search=
heres a small clip of my aro munching on one of those frogs...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6G0AKz45uA&mode=related&search=
ZOO YORK 207;590341; said:
I am aware that a lot of things will eat them!
The reason I find it an unusual question is because they aren't mass-produced for food to my knowledge. They are difficult to contain, have an complicated life cycle, and are very carniverous as soon as they begin to grow legs. Especially bullfrogs, which don't think twice about eating the bullfrog beside them if hungry.
They are easy enough to catch at night walking the edge of a pond in the summer with a flashlight and net (or gig if you'll be feeding them soon), and there is no shortage of bullfrogs. Many species of tree frog and leopard frog are much more infrequent, and have periodic die offs in bad conditions. Also be certain not to feed anything (but hognosed snakes) toads, as every American species has toxic secretory glands. Several species can cause severe poisoning and even death in humans.
I tend to think that there have to be cheaper, safer, and easier to obtain protien sources than amphibians. If they are in your backyard or you come across them like High Times, that's great. But I wouldn't pay the cost biological supply sources ask. They probably catch them just like HT!
ill be feeding my arowana...i figured it would be fun to watch him chase a frog around, and they are good for him.
Russy Pelican;590498; said:I am aware that a lot of things will eat them!
The reason I find it an unusual question is because they aren't mass-produced for food to my knowledge. They are difficult to contain, have an complicated life cycle, and are very carniverous as soon as they begin to grow legs. Especially bullfrogs, which don't think twice about eating the bullfrog beside them if hungry.
They are easy enough to catch at night walking the edge of a pond in the summer with a flashlight and net (or gig if you'll be feeding them soon), and there is no shortage of bullfrogs. Many species of tree frog and leopard frog are much more infrequent, and have periodic die offs in bad conditions. Also be certain not to feed anything (but hognosed snakes) toads, as every American species has toxic secretory glands. Several species can cause severe poisoning and even death in humans.
I tend to think that there have to be cheaper, safer, and easier to obtain protien sources than amphibians. If they are in your backyard or you come across them like High Times, that's great. But I wouldn't pay the cost biological supply sources ask. They probably catch them just like HT!
All the myriad of LFSs here stock feeder frogs, so they must be easy to rear and keep. They cost NT10$ each (about 30c) and my aros and temensis love them. I usually get 12 for NT100$ once a week and they're gone in a few minutes
JardiniBoy;590720; said:All the myriad of LFSs here stock feeder frogs, so they must be easy to rear and keep. They cost NT10$ each (about 30c) and my aros and temensis love them. I usually get 12 for NT100$ once a week and they're gone in a few minutes
yes their very good source of protein.
i want to know how much is NT100$ convert to US...
because NT100$ sounds very pricey for 12 frogs. but then again i dont know how NTT$
