White’s Tree Frog Care (Pelodryas caerulea) by Teresa Bradley, DVM, Kevin Wright, DVM Caging A tall or high (15-20gal) aquarium is recommended for housing one adult frog. Larger enclosures are needed for additional frogs, not to exceed five adults frog in 100cm x 50cm x [...]
White Lipped Tree Frog Care (Litoria infrafrenata) by Erica Mede, CVT Natural History White lipped tree frogs, also called Giant tree frogs are native to Australia, New Guinea, and the Indonesian rainforest. This species has become very popular in the herptoculture community because it is the world’s [...]
Tiger Salamander Care (Ambystoma tigrinium) Housing Adults Adults can be maintained in a variety of enclosures depending on the keeper’s wishes. The simplest enclosure is a large plastic storage box. Alternatively, the salamander can be housed in an aquarium or other enclosure that allows better [...]
Short Tongue Syndrome or Hypovitaminosis A in Frogs and Toads by Justine Hammond, DVM for Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital Frogs and toads are susceptible to a number of nutritional imbalances based on inadequate or excessive levels of vitamins and minerals in their diets. One recently recognized disease is hypovitaminosis A or [...]
Red Eyed Tree Frog Care (Agalychnis callidryas) by Erica Mede, CVT Natural History These arboreal frogs with bright red eyes, green bodies, blue limbs, and orange toes are one of the most popular frogs in the pet trade for obvious reasons but colors do vary based [...]
Ranaviruses Kristin Claricoates, DVM Overview Ranaviruses are viruses belong to the Iridoviridae family and the genus Ranavirus. Occasionally, amphibian ranaviruses are called iridoviruses rather than ranaviruses (which are different from the insect viruses called Iridovirus; insect iridovirus is not a ranavirus). Some of the isolates of amphibian [...]
Pixie Frog Care / African Giant Bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus) Erica Mede, CVT Natural History African Giant bullfrogs, also called “pixies” or “pixies”, are found throughout southern Africa in sub-Saharan regions. These areas are extremely dry most of the year which forces the frogs to aestivate in [...]
Fire Bellied Toad Care (Bombina orientalis) by Erica Mede, CVT Natural History Fire Bellied toads, also called Tuti toads, are found throughout southern and south east Asia and are commonly collected from Korea and China . Most of the individuals available in the pet trade are wild caught. These animals are found in the [...]
Feeding Pet Frogs and Toads by Susan Donoghue, VMD, Dipl ACVN Anatomy tells much of the story about frog and toad nutrition: large eyes for spotting prey that moves in the night, thick tongues for securing wiggly critters, and short simple intestines for speedy hydrolytic digestion. [...]
Bullfrog Care (Rana catesbeiana) Erica Mede, CVT American bullfrogs are part of the family Ranidae (the “true frogs”) and are frequently kept as pets. Many times people will catch small frogs or tadpoles and raise them to adults. Keeping wild caught amphibians is never recommend due [...]
