Wild Frogs - Is This Possible ?

[Vyper]

A friend of mine told me the other day he had a load of frog spawn in his pond and I remember my uncle having a big jar full of tadpoles when I was very young and I remember being fascinated by them. So I thought what the hell I'd like to do the same, i.e. stick some frog spawn in a jar and watch it develop.

But my question is this, the plan was to wait till the tadpoles started to turn into frogs and them let them go back in the same pond, but would it be possible to keep a couple of them in some kind of aquarium setup ? or is that cruel ?. I've got ACF's already (dont worry wasn't planning to mix the two species together) but if I bought a whole new tank and had some kind of water/land setup in theory can I keep a few of the frogs happy and healthy in there. I've got no idea what species of frog they are but as it's the UK I dont imagine them being toxic or anything so is it possible ? And if so what kind of setup would I need ?

 

[YuccaPatrol]

What I would suggest is to just get a few tadpoles, watch them develop in your aquarium, and then release them back into their pond when they are nearly finished turning into frogs.

I did this with a bullfrog tadpole and it was fun to watch him grow up, but I really did not want to keep the frog long-term and felt that he deserved his natural home.

 

[Kissofthegorami]

Its probably illegal to keep the frogs. Dont keep the tadpoles in a jar, keep them in an aquarium with filtration. ACF and ADF are fully aquatic and perfect for aquariums. Wild frogs are not. They spend much time on land. You would also need to supply a heavy amount of live insects. finding enough small insects to feed the young frogs would be difficult.

 

[kody1192]

if you want a frog thats not aqautic just go to the petstore and buy a fire belly frog or any other frog for that matter. you will be happier as will the frog

 

[Lobo.]

You would also need to supply a heavy amount of live insects. finding enough small insects to feed the young frogs would be difficult.

yes it requires a permit in many states....

ive been keeping a small tree frog (about an inch long at most) for the last half year (through winter) on arborial ants that live in my front yard, whenever the temperature gets above about 40, then they come out, they are tiny ants and the frog loves them... to fill in for those really cold weeks, i just would go to the petstore and get the small crickets, the frog loves these even more, even though they are not as good for it as the ants...