Clawed frog= clawed treat?

[aquamentus_11]

So, amphibians are usually a no-no, but would the occasional clawed frog be a good treat for a garter? No toxins that I'm aware of, small, non-violent = ok?

[guidofatherof5]

My concern would be for parasites.

[snakehill]

My concern would be for parasites.

My concern would be for the frog!!!

[EasternGirl]

You're talking about a live frog? I don't recommend live prey....but see what other members say...

[RedSidedSPR]

I used to want to do that but even tho it's captive bred and everything it being a frog means it's probably gonna have parasites of some kind like steve said.

[aquamentus_11]

ok, thanks. i won't be giving them then. on a food-related note, i have 10" female on the way that's eating pinky and worm pieces. how much and how often should i feed her? the care sheet doesn't mention quantity or frequency specifically

[RedSidedSPR]

Every day, or every other day, but small pieces and meals is how I do it.

[Stefan-A]

I recall there being a potential issue with toxic skin secretions.

[ConcinusMan]

I recall there being a potential issue with toxic skin secretions.

Me too. I think clawed frogs have skin toxins. You're not supposed to handle them because of it.

[EasternGirl]

How old is she? I don't know if I would do every day. You want to be careful not to overfeed babies because that can be dangerous...but they also need enough food to grow. Steve recently gave me good advice for feeding my six month old albino...he said every two or three days...and like Jesse said small meals. I give my albino about a half a pinky's worth of food every three days...if I feed fish or worms, I just make it equal to a half a pinky. I chop the food up to make it small enough for him to eat...then I watch for the bulge in his stomach to go down to see that he has digested the food...it usually takes about two days...when the bulge is gone, you know you can feed again. If the bulge is gone in two days..go ahead and feed in two days...depends on what you have fed to how long it takes to digest.