This is Tolstoy, the African Dwarf Frog. He lives in the aquarium where the late Bart, Mr. Fishie, Lucky, Dusty, and Ned used to live. I went to the pet store to get more fish (they call me the Fish Killa') when we saw these little guys swimming around. They are really cool because they basically act just like fish. They are entirely aquatic and don't need any land to rest on. I don't get it either, but apparently all they need to do is come up to the surface to breathe once in a while. He mostly hides under his little sherd (like he's doing in the photo) but sometimes he swims around or hops on the bottom. Every now and then it will really seem like poor Tolstoy is dead because he'll just float at the top or along the bottom with all his little limbs splayed out and not move for a long, long time. We looked it up and it turns out that this weird behavior is entirely normal for Dwarf Frogs. They call it their "Zen Pose". Isn't that adorable? He's just chillin'. We feed him Frog Chow, which he doesn't seem to ever eat. We assume he's eating because he isn't dead, but we may have to try out the dried bloodworms (ew ew ew ew ew) if he continues to be so picky.
We're thinking of getting Tolstoy a bigger house so we can get him better hidey holes and a heater. And fish friends.
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I don't know what's worse, that you're a fish killa or that this song immediately got stuck in my head. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn7bJ7oyAK8
Only you could pick a frog that's a picky eater! Try offering him Lunchables-that's how we get L to eat!
We get Tanner and Ellie to eat by putting bacon grease on their food. You should try that.
Congrats on your new little friend. I had a roommate in college with a little frog and insisted he had to eat live crickets, but then did a terrible job keeping the crickets from escaping the bag he kept them in and we ended up with crickets everywhere. Long story short, I wish my roommate had known about Frog Chow.
My brothers and I used to catch pollywogs and put them in a big jar and watch them turn into frogs. Can't remember what we fed them(NOT bloodworms,ick) but probably breadcrumbs. Then they'd all climb out and escape when they got their legs.
Your little guy has a much more interesting home.Of course a sherd!!
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