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Budgetts Frog Lepidobatrachus laevis |
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Written by Tricia Power
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Sunday, 18 December 2005 |
BUDGETTS FROG lepidobatrachus laevis; L iianesis; L. asper - RATING: intermediate
- FOOD: crickets, mealworms, earthworms, wax worms, butterworms, small grasshoppers, pinkies, small fish
- WATER: Terrestrial terrarium- 1/3 shallow filtered water area
- DAY TEMP: 75F (23.8 C)
- NIGHT TEMP: 65 F (18.3 C)
- LIGHTING: Incandescent and UVB fluorescent
- SUBSTRATE: Gravel too large to ingest in water area; Potting soil and playground sand mix, leaves, orchid bark, cypress mulch in land area
- NOTES: Terrestrial, needs well planted terrarium with 2/3 land and 1/3 water; 4.5 inches long, can be cannibalistic
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