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SnakeMann87 · #1 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 07:40 PM

well my friend and I were out herping yesterday for a good 4 hours. We came to this huge lake and we found a TON of bullfrogs. We catch over 20 easilly but let a lot of them back. I have around 10 little ones and one HUGE one. We are going back monday to try and catch a male Bullfrog if anyone can tell me this one is DEFIANTELY a female. Here are the pics

Ill get more later, tell me what you think of them
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captainmorgan · #2 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 07:49 PM

hope you got a lot of bugs and flies ready!!!!!
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SnakeMann87 · #3 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 07:51 PM

not keeping all of them, just 2 babys and 1 adult. taken the rest back monday. well ill have 2 adults if i can get one again, THEY"RE SO FAST. i am going to the herp show tomorrow so ill get a ton of crix
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SteveP · #4 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 08:08 PM

Heck, fatten them babies up...those legs are mighty tasty!!! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img] ...Taste just like chicken! [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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SnakeMann87 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 08:47 PM

LOL I dont think i could do that, id feel bad
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Vegetatoboaotaku · #6 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 09:24 PM

The tympanum is too big to be a female... looks like a male to me...
But of course I could be just delluding myself again... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_biggrin.gif[/img]
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SnakeMann87 · #7 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 09:29 PM

Really?? Cause I saw a ton that wree much bigger than that one
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telefrag · #8 (**permalink**) 07-12-2003, 11:53 PM

I always thought the tympanum on a female was susposed to be about the same size as their eye.

Males are about 2 to 3 times that size.

The one in the top pic looks like it could be a female, but I think its more likely a male.
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John_White · #9 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 12:07 AM

With several species of adult Rana (including bullfrogs, green frogs, bronze frogs, etc.) the sex can be determined by the size of the tympanum in relation to the size of the eye. If the tympanum (eardrum) is larger than the eye the frog is a male.

SnakeMann87 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 02:05 AM

ok thanks then its a male
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BWSmith · #11 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 04:12 AM

Do Not keep Bullfrogs of different sizes int he same enclosure or you will have one fat one.
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captainmorgan · #12 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 11:15 AM

well I feel much more edumicated now.....I used to just call it ear drum.... [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_lol.gif[/img]
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SnakeMann87 · #13 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 01:02 PM

LOL i konw BW he has already eaten 2 of them, but its no loss just a good fattener. THere are SO many more at the lake anyways. Plus I heard they were intoduced awhile back and just bred, not sure if its true tho. Thanks and captainmorgan me to. i called it an "ear". Ya learn something everday they say. AND i did
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ChrisAnna · #14 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 03:25 PM

yeah this guy i know always tries to give me there legs and tells me that its just chicken . nooo i would not eat those i watched my dad eat them and a fat vain pop it was so nasty
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telefrag · #15 (**permalink**) 07-13-2003, 04:02 PM

>>LOL i konw BW he has already eaten 2 of them, but its no loss just a good fattener. THere are SO many more at the lake anyways. Plus I heard they were intoduced awhile back and just bred, not sure if its true tho. Thanks and captainmorgan me to. i called it an "ear". Ya learn something everday they say. AND i did

just because you think there are "tons" where you are catching them shouldnt justify catching so many. If you dont plan on keeping them, leave them alone.
I think too many people down play the type of impact capturing can have on an animal.

just my .02

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