African Dwarf Frog (Hymenochirus boettgeri)

Gezza

This was a great pet to keep. Once as I was cleaning it out, the frog jumped out of my hand and on to the floor. It jumped around which I didn't think it was able to do out of water. It also used to float and bloat as I called it, making itself bloated and just float in the water, many a time I thought it was dead and got the net ready, but it just hid away again. Ate bloodworm too. Great to keep but the albino frogs do grow quite big and can be abit of a handful.

frogmanjared

The easiest way to tell if you actually have a dwarf frog is that it will have claws on its front legs. The large, African clawed frog doesn't have claws on its front legs.

bfhslilred93

I don't know why but for some reason I can't keep these things alive for more than a few days. Any ideas why? They were in there own 2 gallon alone (I had 2) and died within a few days so i bought 2 more and put them in my 29 but they also died. My water is perfect and they got food to them in the form of sinking pellets so I don't have a clue.

Mark F.

Newbie - they might have died from turning up their noses at the sinking pellets you fed them. Some individuals of this species will take dry food, but most will only take live food, especially black worms.
Their bigger cousins in the Xenopus genus are less finicky (and less gentle!).