Two frogs are in a tank. One frog turns to the other and says… “Do you know how to drive this thing?!” Ok, silly jokes aside(!), if you’re going to keep frogs at home, you’re going to need a frog tank of some kind. After all, you can’t just have frogs hopping freely around your … Read more Frog tank setup: How to set up a frog tank
Frogs and toads don’t have hair and don’t need hair to keep warm. They are cold-blooded animals that depend on their surroundings to regulate their body temperature. There is, however, a frog that looks like it has hair. The ‘Wolverine Frog’ (Trichobatrachus robustus) has physical extensions of the skin that protrude in hair-like shapes. Read … Read more Do frogs have hair? (And if not, why not?)
Frogs shed their skin in order to keep their skin from hardening. This is important, as frogs “breathe” through their skin when in water. If the skin didn’t shed, and instead hardened, it would become more difficult for oxygen to get through. How frogs shed their skin Most frogs shed relatively easily and regularly. When … Read more Do frogs shed their skin? (And how often do they shed?)
If you ask most people the question ‘what do toads eat?’, the most common answer would probably be crickets. And it’s true – toads do eat crickets – but they eat lots of other things too. So, what do toads eat? What a toad eats depends on the species. Generally speaking, toads eat crickets, mealworms, … Read more What do toads eat? The complete guide to toad food
There are a lot of frogs around the world, how and why they sound like they do. I really wanted to know how frogs croak, why they croak, and if every frog sounds the same. So, I did some research and I found out some really interesting things. So, why do frogs croak? In almost … Read more Why do frogs croak? (And how do frogs croak?)
