Frogs as pets

Frogs are highly specialised animals for the environment they live in. Unless cats, dogs, rabbits and mice who have been domesticated to live within a human ecosystem, frogs have a unique habitat in which they prefer to live.

If you want to own a pet that you can invite into your human life. A frog may not be the best pet for you.

Observe to enjoy

Frogs are best observed to get the full joy from their presence in your home. They generally dislike being handled and it has a poor effect on their health. Owning a pair of frogs or more is the best way to appreciate the interaction of frogs within a micro-ecosystem within your house.

They are very noisy

Frogs are nocturnal, ie they hunt and feed at night and sleep during the day. This can impact your life in a very annoying way. RIDDUP! RIDDUP! Particularly during breeding season frogs use their calls to communicate and attract a mate. Even the tiniest frog can let out an amazing belch of noise in the hope of a successful courtship and this can be whehter you have a mail/female pair or not!

Handling frogs

If it comes to be that you MUST handle your frog for a particular reason, make sure you have clean hands whenever touching frogs. Frogs breathe through their skin, so any chemicals or residue on human hands can be passed onto them and even kill them. Smokers should never touch frogs. You must never squeeze them either.

Regulations for keeping a pet frog?

In Australia and New Zealand, some kinds of frogs can be kept as pets – providing you have an approved licence from your local Authority.

Visit Frogs Australia to find out how to get a frog keeper's licence if you live in Australia. Check out nzfrogs.org for information on keeping frogs in New Zealand.

Attracting frogs to your home

If you just want to attract frogs to your home you can build a pond in your yard and have free range frogs. The frogs will hear the sounds of the pond and come and hang out with you in your pool! For a good frog pond you will need lots of plants and water foliage. It's best not to take frogs from the wild to add to your pond as this may spread disease. Instead let the frogs come to you.