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So you want to learn more about frogs......
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 HORN FROG           LEOPARD FROG       PIXIE FROG          GREEN TREE FROG
 
 TOMATO FROG        CHUBBY FROG

Since there are more rivets.... than just frogs
I've included the
 FIREBELLY TOAD

 COMMON TOAD

And because these guys are classified an "Amphibian"
we can't leave them out

 EASTERN NEWT

 FIREBELLY NEWT

Horn frog

Common Names:  Argentine horn frogs, Ornate Horn frogs,
Pac Man Frogs
Scientific Name:  Ceratophrys ornata
Distribution:  Argentina, Uruguay, south eastern Brazil
Size:  Females to about 6", males to about 4".
Temperament:  very aggressive, will bite hard. Babies and juveniles
must be kept separately.
Hardiness:  If kept singly and maintained properly
Horn frogs are very hardy.
Food:  Small babies can be fed guppies or small crickets, otherwise
Horn frogs can be maintained on a
diet  of feeder goldfish and smaller mice. Babies should be fed
every 2 to 3 days and
adults every 7-10 days. Do not overfeed!!  Also feed from tongs
to prevent gravel ingestion.
Housing:  Babies can be kept in small deli cups or displayed in small plastic
animal containers. Sub-adults
and adults should de displayed singly or paired up in a 10 gallon tank.
Water:  Either sloped smooth gravel into a shallow water section or a layer
of gravel with a sunken
shallow water dish for soaking and defection. Ease of cleaning should
be considered when
designing or landscaping a Horn frog vivarium as they urinate and
defecate frequently, requiring regular cleaning.
Temperature:  Day 74 degrees- 86 degrees, night 72 degrees- 78 degrees.
Babies and juveniles do
better at a constant 80 degrees- 86 degrees daytime temperatures.
Lighting:  Full spectrum lighting/U.V. radiation is not needed,
although it brings out the best colors in
Horn frogs.
Heating:  Under tank reptile heating pad is needed for around
the clock heat, and a  low wattage
incandescent bulb with reflector can also be used as a supplemental heat source.
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Leopard  Frog
Common Names:  Leopard Frog and Grass Frog
Scientific Name:  Northern/Rana pipiens; Southern/Rana spinocephala
Distribution:  Northern/northern half of U.S.A.
Size: Up to about 5", usually 2-1/2" 3-1/2
Temperament:  Initially nervous, but soon settles down in captivity.
Can be kept in groups.
Hardiness: Very hardy, but susceptible to red leg disease when kept
in fouled water and/or
overcrowded conditions.
Food:   Nutrient fed and vitamin/calcium coated crickets, earthworms,
>butter worms and various other
insects, also feeder goldfish ad baby mice.
Housing: For ease of maintenance small groups can be housed in a 10 gallon
or larger aquarium with a
water depth of 2"-5", and some rounded cork bark floats or other
type of land section.
Does well outdoors and in green houses set ups.
Water: Use only aged or dechlorinated/dechloramined water at all times.
Either provide strong
filtration, or clean frequently as needed.
Temperature:  Day 65 degrees - 80 degrees, night 55 degrees- 65 degrees.
Heating: Under normal conditions supplemental day or
night heat is not required for this species.
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Pixie Frog
(african)

 Common Names:  African Burrowing Bullfrog, Pixie Frog
Scientific Name:  Pyxicephalus adspersus
Distribution:  Southern Africa
Size:  Males Larger up to 10", females to about 5"
Temperament:  Aggressive feeders, can bite hard, should be housed individually.
Hardiness:  Very hardy when properly set up and maintained.
Food:  Nutrient fed mice, large goldfish, earthworms,
strips of beef heart, crickets, and butter worms.
Feed babies every other day, adults about every 10 days. If kept on gravel,
use feeding forceps to
prevent gravel ingestion.
Housing:  Babies can be kept in small plastic animal containers.
Sub-adults and adults can be
displayed in a 10 gallon tank. Use a bare or gravel substrate.
Provide a water level about 1/2 the height of a frog at rest on the bottom,
>a flat rock or foam seashore
can be added as a land area. An alternate set up can consist of a 10 gallon tank
with a deep layer of a
soil/sand/moss mixture and sunken water pan.
Ease of cleaning should be considered when designing or
landscaping a Pixie Frog vivarium as they urinate and defecate often,
requiring frequent cleaning of water
and substrate.
Temperature:  day 75 degrees- 88 degrees, night 72 degrees 88 degrees.
Babies will do best at a
constant 80 degrees- 86 degrees. Needs good ventilation.
Lighting:  Full spectrum lighting/U.V. radiation is not required,
although it may bring out the best
color in these frogs.
>Regular room lighting is sufficient to maintain Pixie Frogs.
Heating:  Under tank reptile heating pad placed under 1/2-1/3 of vivarium
will provide 24 hour
bottom surface heat and proper temperatures for this species.
However a low wattage incandescent light
can also be used as a supplement heat source to provide the proper
daytime temperatures.

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