From Canadianfrog's post
snip " You were trying to tell me that horned frogs use chitinase, which they definately do not! "endsnip

Did you even read what I wrote? That is not what I wrote (and is inconsistant with my position all along). I wrote and I'll cite it below that horned frogs do not have any significant levels of chitinase therefore chitin is harder for them to digest than bone.

My quote specifically snip In the case of horned frogs, the bones are easier to digest as this is the primary source of calcium for the frogs) and they lack any significant levels of chitinase (otherwise you wouldn't be able to identify cricket parts in the fecals"endsnip


Now from Canadianfrog's earlier posts (which you are now conviently ignoring your position) that insects are easier to digest as supposedly chitin is easier to digest than bone...

snip "f bones are easier to digest then chitin, then one plus one must be seventeen. And the main part of a horned frogs diet in the wild is indeed other frogs. Perhaps you should get your information correct."endsnip

And now to your (Candianfrog's) next incorrect statement
snip "And you tried telling me that rodents make up the bulk of a horned frogs diet in the wild. Which is also not true!"endsnip

Actually I did not. I have stated several times that vertebrates make up more than 90% of the diet of horned frogs that this was mainly frogs but also includes rodents and birds.

If you cannot even keep the facts straight between several posts it is hard to believe that you have anything of merit to offer in the way of help...

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