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I want one as a pet. I cant afford a pet store frog,
I kill tadpoles on accident most of the time, and i just need an amphibian pet. any ideas?

I think it's easier if you drive around and find a store that sells bullfrogs as food. I have never seen petstores selling them as pets. That maybe because it's illegal because they are serious pests if accindentally introduced to other ecosystems.

I have two bullfrogs taddies which I got from a Mexican grocery store that gets them sometimes. The owner said sometimes they come with the live catfish, which they keep alive in the tanks with the tadpoles. I got them for 1 dollar each. I'm feeding them algae wafers and bloodworms.

I hope this help.

If you can't afford to buy a pet frog, then you shouldn't have one. It cost a decent amount for the proper habitat, and food. An adult bullfrogs needs a very large tank seeing as it's a very large frogs, and needs to eat lots of food. A smaller frog like a green treefrog costs about $6.00 for the frog and about $20-30 for the set up, then maybe $2.00 a week for food.
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Exactly what I was going to say! The price of an animal is usually less than half of what the initial setup is. Not to mention what will be done if a vet checkup is needed? Animals are not discardable items in my opinion, but I guess we may disagree...

Seriously though, if you really want a frog as a pet, skip out on McDonalds a few times and you'll have enough to set up small but adequate enclosure for a smaller species.

To emphasize: If you don't have the money for the animal, you sure as heck don't have money for filters, tank, and food, much less the vet! If you don't have money, spend your time observing them in the wild. Just as, if not far more, rewarding.

In addition: catching them may very easily violate state or local laws. Also you have to worry about your trapping techniques, as netting may not be approved. A collecting permit may also be required.
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I live near a pond with em. Me and my buddy have caoght countless numbers of em. You just need a net and you need to be really quick. But i agree with the other guys, they need big setups and lots of food.
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