Reptile & Amphibian Forums

i have an african bull frog. i spend sooo much money on crickets for it.my friend has one and he feeds it a rat pup a week.is that healthy for it and should i start doing that or should i just stick to my crickets thanx

Hey,
Feeding your african bullfrog 1 rat pup a week SHOULD be OK!! Just make sure it doesnt get too fat. Or, maybe you should give it a varied diet of crickets for 1 week, king worms for 1 week, then wax worms, then rat puts, etc... see where i am getting at?

Thanks,
Ben

Do not feed your amphibians rodents, it causes them to go blind. You can try nightcrawlers and crickets and fish on occasion.

how can rodents make your amphibians go blind.everyone i no who has a pixie frog feeds it mice and rats.could you tell me where you found this info cause i would like to research about this thanx!!!

Ok I'll quote a passage directly from this book Reptile Keepers Guide:The Horned Frog Family And African Bullfrogs by R.D. BArtlett and Patricia Bartlett

"Until recently, it was thought that mice were a good diet for adulthorned and african bullfrogs. however, in recent years, many frogs fed a diet of largely mice or entirely mice have developed corneal lipid opacities, which, at their most serious, have resulted in teh blindness of the frogs. This problem is now being seen with increasing frequency and, until it is fully understood, would suggest a diet of low-fat insects, worms , and fish,with only the inclusion of a very occasional mouse(if any) is better for the frogs."

How's that?
Sorry it takes me a while to get to this section of the forums, I forget it's divided into countries.