Feeding Frogs?

[Stefan-A]

The question is, are the parasites found inside those WC vertebrates in fact spreadable to our snakes? That's not a poke in the ribs to Stefan that's just a serious question I have that I am having trouble finding answers to...

Duly noted.

The answer is "Yes." Many of them are spreadable. We can get many of them if we eat uncooked or undercooked fish. The fact that both amphibians and reptiles are "cold blooded", already takes down one barrier (temperature) that could perhaps otherwise prevent some parasites from transfering from prey to predator.

worldwide, you are totally right, they're not doing well on a global basis. BUT, in my backyard, with all this rain I can't even take a walk outside without accidentally smooshing a baby toad or frog... so if I need to use a few to get a picky eater off the ground, I do!

Local abundance says nothing about the overall situation. Remember that kid who fed T. brachystomas to his ringnecks? He used that argument.

I don't use them as a steady diet though as there is really no reason to. Garters are easy to switch onto other already dead preys and I don't enjoy decimating wild populations of frogs for my convenience.

Good.

Just to be clear, I'm not being short here to be rude, it's just that it's 2:39 AM.