Toad-A-Lee Bumputy

We went on a camping trip in Idaho, and I found a toad under a brick. I had to convince my mother that we should keep him and she finally agreed. We took him home and put him in a cage. I fed him a worm. I tried to feed him a fly, but toads can't climb like frogs, so he couldn't get a fly. The fly prefers the ceiling of the cage. He likes worms very well. They are very tasty things according to him. I named him Toad-A-Lee Bumputy, because he has bumps all over him.

My friend that was with us when we went camping, likes him. She likes all kinds of animals too. She took care of him when we went on a trip.

Toads are fun to play with. They are very funny creatures. This morning when I was trying to feed him, he didn't want to get off of my fingers. He has a very strong grip. He has claws that are somewhat sharp. He decided that he liked my hand much better then where I fed him. I finally made him get off. Then I fed him some mealy worms and put him back in the cage. You can buy mealy worms at the pet store. You can raise them yourself. They will turn into beetles, lay eggs, and then you will have more mealy worms. Toad-A-Lee Bumputy likes meal worms. Sometimes when he eats them he sticks out his tongue and tastes them first before eating them. I think he is afraid their stale. I would do the same thing if I were him.

The First Frogs of Spring

I've been looking for frogs, and you wouldn't believe it, but I've found lots! We are are going to have a bountiful froggy year. I want to tell you how much fun it is to have a pet frog in spring. Most of the frogs you find in spring are green. Later in the season they turn a darker green and then turn tan. But some stay green all season.

How to catch a frog. If you have a sprinkler system, you probably have a green box in the ground for the controls. That is where I find my frogs. If you don't have a sprinkler box, I think I have a few tips. Go outside and look around through your garden on green grasses and on lavender bushes or catnip bushes. If that doesn't work, look under things that are laying around, such as rocks, and logs.

I keep my frogs in a 10 gallon fish tank. I can keep more then four frogs in there. Don't feel bad if you don't have a 10 gallon fish tank, other containers would work. Make sure it isn't too small though so they have room to play, and climb. Plant a few plants in it such as some weeds or grass from your garden. I'm sure you and your mom will be glad to get repurpose them.

My frogs crock often, but don't feel bad if your frogs don't crock, because some frogs don't crock often. Girl frogs don't croak, but male frogs do crock at night.

Feed your frog a fly every two days. They like other small bugs too. Put in a water dish that is 2 to 2.5 inches deep. They like to sit in it and drink from it.

How to identify if your frog is a boy or a girl. Hold your frog in your hand and look at it's ears. The ears are a disk shaped brown or silver spot on the side a frog's head. If the ears are bigger then the eyes, it is a girl. But if the ears are smaller then the eyes, it is a boy. At least this is what I have heard.

My male frogs croak the most in a grassy environment.

If you have ever kept a frog or are keeping a frog, I would like to know. Please tell me about it in the comment section.

My Tree Frogs

Last year in March, my friend (a girl) gave me a frog. It was a pacific tree frog. I loved him. I thought he was so much fun. His name was Jay.

Then one day when I was playing outside I found a frog. I thought he was the cutest frog on earth. I decided to name him Swimmy. I took him inside and put him in my terrarium with my other frog. They had a good time together. After a few more days, I was out playing again and I found a frog. He looked almost exactly like Swimmy, but I thought he was a little fatter. I thought his stomach looked like a bathtub, so I called him Tubby. I had fun with Tubby and Swimmy and Jay. I made them a tree loft in the terrarium, and I put a rock and some moss in there too. The frogs liked hiding under it and sitting on it, as you can see in the picture at the top of the page, with my blog title. The frogs liked swimming too. Swimmy and Tubby seemed to like it the best, because Jay was a little bigger them them. Swimmy is the one on top, the other one is Tubby. (Jay isn't in the picture, so you can only guess what he looks like. I didn't take any pictures of Jay.)

Sometimes the frogs sat on each other. I thought that was funny. Sometimes they chased each other. It looked like they were playing tag. Sometimes they got tired and just sat there. Most of the time they were playing. They loved to play. They would climb the wall or swing on the screen ceiling. They put their fingers in the holes and climbed around upside down or swung. They were so much fun. I really liked them.

But then I had to let the free because I thought they would be happier outside. I kept them for just about a month.