{"id":84920,"date":"2022-04-22T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/"},"modified":"2022-04-22T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T12:00:29","slug":"what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What human food can you feed frogs?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_human_food_can_you_feed_frogs\" title=\"What human food can you feed frogs?\">What human food can you feed frogs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#Can_frogs_have_vegetables\" title=\"Can frogs have vegetables?\">Can frogs have vegetables?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_do_I_feed_a_frog\" title=\"What do I feed a frog?\">What do I feed a frog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#Can_frogs_eat_apples\" title=\"Can frogs eat apples?\">Can frogs eat apples?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_can_I_feed_a_frog_I_caught\" title=\"What can I feed a frog I caught?\">What can I feed a frog I caught?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#Can_frogs_eat_lettuce\" title=\"Can frogs eat lettuce?\">Can frogs eat lettuce?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_can_I_feed_my_frog\" title=\"What can I feed my frog?\">What can I feed my frog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_human_food_can_you_feed_a_frog\" title=\"What human food can you feed a frog?\">What human food can you feed a frog?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_is_the_best_thing_to_feed_frogs\" title=\"What is the best thing to feed frogs?\">What is the best thing to feed frogs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#What_does_a_frog_eat_in_water\" title=\"What does a frog eat in water?\">What does a frog eat in water?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/what-human-food-can-you-feed-frogs-2\/#Can_I_feed_my_frogs_fruit\" title=\"Can I feed my frogs fruit?\">Can I feed my frogs fruit?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_human_food_can_you_feed_frogs\"><\/span>What human food can you feed frogs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Frogs cannot have any human foods.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Human food.<\/li>\n<li>Food made for other animals (e.g. kibble)<\/li>\n<li>Prey larger than the distance between the frog&#8217;s eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Wild-caught bugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>02-Apr-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_frogs_have_vegetables\"><\/span>Can frogs have vegetables?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because frogs are strictly meat eaters, <b>don&#8217;t feed your frog fruits or vegetables, and never feed your frog human table scraps, commercial pet food intended for your other critters, live prey that is too large (a big bug can bite your frog), or wild-caught insects, which pose a risk of pesticide or parasite exposure.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_do_I_feed_a_frog\"><\/span>What do I feed a frog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Each species of frog has specific nutritional guidelines, but in general, your pet frog will eat a mix of the following.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crickets. These will form the backbone of your pet frog&#8217;s diet.  <\/li>\n<li>Mealworms and waxworms.  <\/li>\n<li>Locusts and grasshoppers.  <\/li>\n<li>Caterpillars or worms.  <\/li>\n<li>Bloodworms, brine shrimp, and blackworms.  <\/li>\n<li>Mice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>08-Feb-2022<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_frogs_eat_apples\"><\/span>Can frogs eat apples?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Pet frogs and toads have been known to eat fruits and vegetables, but it is fairly uncommon. The main thing to ensure is that you give them appropriately sized pieces. Giving an apple to a juvenile frog is pointless because it cannot even pierce the skin. Even a grape is much too large for many frogs.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_feed_a_frog_I_caught\"><\/span>What can I feed a frog I caught?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Most frogs can be offered many different insects (<b>crickets, cockroaches, mealworms, mosquito larvae, earthworms, fruit flies) and larger frogs can be offered very occasionally, frozen and defrosted pinky mice.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_frogs_eat_lettuce\"><\/span>Can frogs eat lettuce?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Tadpoles eat algae, boiled broccoli, cucumber skins, lettuce, leeks, cabbage, watercress, spinach, kale, zucchini, duckweed, phytoplankton, detritus, frog eggs, fish eggs, tadpoles, dragonfly eggs, egg yolk, dragonfly larvae, mosquito larvae, redworms, aphids, and ants.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_can_I_feed_my_frog\"><\/span>What can I feed my frog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>General Frog Food Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crickets. These will form the backbone of your pet frog&#8217;s diet.  <\/li>\n<li>Mealworms and waxworms. These are another tasty snack for frogs.  <\/li>\n<li>Locusts and grasshoppers.  <\/li>\n<li>Caterpillars or worms.  <\/li>\n<li>Bloodworms, brine shrimp, and blackworms.  <\/li>\n<li>Mice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>08-Feb-2022<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_human_food_can_you_feed_a_frog\"><\/span>What human food can you feed a frog?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Frogs cannot have any human foods.<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fruits.<\/li>\n<li>Vegetables.<\/li>\n<li>Human food.<\/li>\n<li>Food made for other animals (e.g. kibble)<\/li>\n<li>Prey larger than the distance between the frog&#8217;s eyes.<\/li>\n<li>Wild-caught bugs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>02-Apr-2021<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_best_thing_to_feed_frogs\"><\/span>What is the best thing to feed frogs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>General Frog Food Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Crickets. These will form the backbone of your pet frog&#8217;s diet.  <\/li>\n<li>Mealworms and waxworms. These are another tasty snack for frogs.  <\/li>\n<li>Locusts and grasshoppers.  <\/li>\n<li>Caterpillars or worms.  <\/li>\n<li>Bloodworms, brine shrimp, and blackworms.  <\/li>\n<li>Mice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>08-Feb-2022<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_does_a_frog_eat_in_water\"><\/span>What does a frog eat in water?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Small frogs eat <b>insects such as flies and moths, as well as snails, slugs and worms. They use long tongues and sticky saliva to catch prey that passes them by. Tadpoles eat algae in the ponds they grow in. As they grow, they feed on plants and small insects.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Can_I_feed_my_frogs_fruit\"><\/span>Can I feed my frogs fruit?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because frogs are strictly meat eaters, <b>don&#8217;t feed your frog fruits or vegetables, and never feed your frog human table scraps, commercial pet food intended for your other critters, live prey that is too large (a big bug can bite your frog), or wild-caught insects, which pose a risk of pesticide or parasite exposure.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What human food can you feed frogs?Can frogs have vegetables?What do I feed a frog?Can frogs eat apples?What can I feed a frog I caught?Can frogs eat lettuce?What can I feed my frog?What human food can you feed a frog?What is the best thing to feed frogs?What does a frog eat in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84920"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84920"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84920\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}