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Hey everyone, I've never posted in this forum but recently I've been wondering something about horned frogs. Are there any relatively small species of horned frogs? I've heard from some sources that the fantasy frog grows smaller than the pure-breed species, although I've read information from other sources contadicting this. Well, whatever info that anybody can provide would be appreciated. Thanks.

I believe Ceratophrys calcarata to be the smallest of the horned frogs. In the early 90's, I remember possibly seeing a pair in a petshop in San Diego, CA. They are almost impossible to find in the pet trade.

Thanks. Just wondering because I'm interested in getting one, especially a fantasy frog. The only thing I'm hesistant about is the cost and trouble of maintaining an extra 40-50 crickets (or however many an adult will consume in a week) in addition to the crickets I already feed to my other herps. I know a lot of people feed them pink mice and then larger mice as they get older, but I've read that this is neither a natural nor a healthy diet for them. Someone recently told me that I can feed them a diet of nightcrawlers and earthworms, which I know is cheaper and probably less trouble, so I might try that out. Well, again, thanks for the info.