wondering what kind of frog it is.

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I was out out herping/walking and a found a big frog but I don't know what kind it is. It is very dark in color and is about 4-5 inches long. My location is southern california. Sorry but I am not able to post any pics. Sorry the description is so vague. I want to know because I brought it home and want to find out the husbandry requirements of the animal. Any replies would be great. Thanks
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[morti]

From your discription, I cannot tell you what kind of frog it is.

If you do not know what kind of frog it is, what its care requirements are, or what to do with it, it would be better for the frog if you take it back to exactly where you found it and release it.

Taking an animal from the wild and keeping it captive is rarely a good idea, but if you are not able to properly care for it, it is best not to take the animal in the first place.


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Alright I agree. I figured it shouldn't be to hard. Its lives in my area so the heat is fine. Frogs usually eat crickets and fish. It won't live good in captivity? If not I will release it. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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[Ed_r]

Ummm you sure it's a frog and not a toad? I have no idea what it is. But if you go Here you could try to find it since you seen it.
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The reason why I took it in the first place is it was in a shallow puddle of water. I thought when that dries up then what. Should I just find any lake or pond around me and leave it there?
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Thanks ed_r I found put it was a bull frog. Thanks again. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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I just found out it is a non-native species and is damaging our ecological balance. So know I can't put it back where I got it. Now what? All you experts this is the time to post .

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[eddie]

Hmmm... the experts still need to know what species... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[Stormyva]

Pictures would be very helpful too [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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[morti]

Frog legs?
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[herpkingdom]

If you are in California, it is a rare find to catch a Bullfrog.

The are classified as exotic in your area of the country.



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[JuliusSqueezer]

he said it WAS a bullfrog. That leads me to beleive it has changed into something new? Maybe a witch turned it into a toad LOL. Bullfrogs will eat anything they can get in their mouth. Mice, small turtles, other frogs, small lizards and snakes, fish, bugs....you name it, they will likely eat it.

A better description would have helped. Like when you say it is a dark color....ummm dark what color? Green, Brown, Black, Purple?

Superworms, wax worms and millworms and 2 inch feeder fish (shiners or shad) would be a good base diet. An occasional fuzzy mouse would be a nice treat. Keep the water clean and don't put him in fresh tap water. Frogs absorb every contaminate they come in contact with right through their skin and into their delicate system...this is why as a pond, lake or stream becomes polluted, the first thing to dissapear are the frogs. I use this for a gauge to judge if I will eat fish from a certain body of water. If I don't see or hear frogs...I don't eat the fish.
Also make sure you have a dry area in the tank...it can be damp but the frog needs a place to get out of the water from time to time...Live plants in this area give hide spots and help keep the air clean and fresh.
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Yes I'm sure it was a bullfrog. I checked on the link that ed_r gave me. The only frog that resembled the one I got was labeled as rana catesbeina better known as the bull frog. Trust me it was no easy catch. How would I keep the water clean if I use tap water. Do I buy one of those dechlorifiers they use for fish tanks? I'm keeping him in a rubbermaid for right now with large rocks inside so he can climb out of the water. Another thing about the tap water I think my tap water is a lot cleaner than the water I found him in, but then again I don't know anything about frogs. Sorry about me saying it was dark in color, I was kind of drunk and meant to say dark green. oops
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[JuliusSqueezer]

ok let me clarify....the chlorine and other chemicals in our city tap water are harmfull to your frog. you can use a dechlorinator or you can just leave it sitting out for 24 hours or so and it will dechlorinate itsself. It will need changed often because frogs are known to sometimes pee. [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
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[Kohm]

Feeding should be fine. The reason bullfrogs are an ecological threat is , like what Jules said, precisely because they eat about anything. They've been introduced to a lot of places through farms where they were originally bred for food. There they've outcompeted native amphibian species. As pets, bullfrogs do great too. They are robust and adaptable, which is again, why they are so dangerous. Well, they taste good too...
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