Posts Tagged ‘frogs’

Keeping a Pet Frog

by Jacob P. February 2nd, 2012 | Amphibians
When pet care websites, such as petco.com, place frogs under the reptiles category, it grinds my gears.  I know it is trivial, but they are amphibians.  This would probably not happen if amphibians were more popular pets, but they are not currently part of the "in crowd.''  I do not know anyone who owns or has owned a pet amphibian.  People think they are gross or hard to care for, but it is actually quite the contrary.  Keeping a frog can be quite fun.

  1. It still isn't going to be simple.  Keeping any animal other than fish tends to take
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Why You SHOULDN’T Own a Venemous Pet

by Jacob P. March 31st, 2011 | Amphibians, Reptiles
Okay, so I doubt I'm informing anyone of anything new.  Owning a poisonous pet seems like a bad idea, right?  It most obviously is. Just this weekend, the Bronx Zoo, a place designed to house animals, especially ones that are dangerous, had a problem.  Their Egyptian Cobra escaped from the housing it is in and is, at this moment, still on the loose.  To read the full story, click this link.  Here are a few statistics and reasons not to own a poisonous pet.

  • There may be as many as 100,000 deaths a year due to snake bites.  Now
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Amphibious Pets

by TJ Davis September 3rd, 2010 | Various Pets
Families who live in apartment communities are often faced with rules prohibiting pets. Dogs, cats, and other furry creatures are anima non grata due to the possibility of damage to carpets, walls, woodwork, and wiring. Birds, even if they are caged, are also often not permitted--primarily to head off the possibility of noise complaints from neighbors. For these reasons, apartment-dwelling families often turn to fish, reptiles and amphibians as pets.

Amphibian is a term which stems from ancient Greek; "amphi" meaning "both", and "bios" meaning "life", indicating that the animals live both on land and in water. Frogs, toads, newts,
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