Hi there,
Can anyone tell me if White's Tree Frogs can/do eat snails?
Thanks for any help.
Justin
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Can Whites Eat Snails?
thundergibbon
Jun 29, 2003 02:58 PM
Replies (4)
amyjk
Jun 29, 2003 03:14 PM
ok, I am willing to place bets that a whites will eat a snail. Now whether or not they can digest it is another story.
wtfgirl
Jun 29, 2003 06:12 PM
Half the answer is yes, if they can fit in their mouth, I will be a million dollars they would give it a go lol, but if they are any good for them or as amy says, if they can digest them, well thats another matter. I'm not sure how the shell would go.
Maybe slugs would be a better alternative but I don't know where you'd buy slugs from.
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prefer_fur
Jun 29, 2003 08:14 PM
I have quite a few slugs around my house but most are about 3" long and probably could eat a frog, that is if they could open their mouths that big. Although I've never eaten one, I have had the slug snot on my foot before and you almost have to get a brillo pad to clean off the slime, how can that be good for a small frog?
mel
Jun 30, 2003 09:52 PM
Think about it - snails and slugs are like a muscle, very hard for froggy to squish and kill. The other concern (other than the shell) is that snails and slugs emit a sticky slime that can gel up the mouth of your frog friend (I've seen this!!)
DO NOT FEED SNAILS AND SLUGS TO YOUR GUESTS.
Recently, while feeding my greens, I noticed a preference to crickets over cockroaches when it came to hunting for dinner. Could be coincidence, could be the different shape/movements of these meal items - but I'm betting the frog knows what it likes. Frogs 'smell'. Watch them - they sniff the air, and I'd say they sniff out their food too. Time wouldn't have been so kind to them if evolution hadn't provided these amazing creatures with the tools they need for survival....before getting off track too much...I'm trying to get at the fact that your frogs are guests in your home, and as host, you need to provide them with the best and most accurate environment and food types they are native to. So if you know that snails/slugs aren't good before your friend has the misfortune in finding that out - don't serve it up.
Excellent that you enquired. I hope I haven't 'rabbited on' too much.
Bon appetite
Mel
