Frog Legs -- Safe or not?

[RedSidedSPR]

It would have to be like fillet. Not a main diet.

[Sonya610]

Snakes need whole prey animals.legs only would not be enough.

They are primarily eating pinkies with silver sliders occasionally to add some variety. No worms or other fish right now.

Just thought for some added variety frog legs might be nice occasionally but won't buy them now that I know how they are killed.

[RedSidedSPR]

That's enough me not want to feed them, let alone eat them

[ConcinusMan]

Snakes need whole prey animals.legs only would not be enough.

True, but I still feed them fillet as part of their diet. It's still food.

[RedSidedSPR]

Pretty tasty too

[ConcinusMan]

Not really.

[RedSidedSPR]

I know i hate them. They suck. Taste like crap

[infernalis]

good stuff................

The Problem With Frog Legs

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The trade in wild-caught frogs has been driving frog populations to near extinction since the 19th century, when the Californian gold miners decimated populations of California Red-Legged Frogs (Rana draytonii) in the 1800's.

Sure the tetrataenia appreciated that

[ConcinusMan]

Well I don't know if the tetrataenia appreciate it or not, but the concinnus' around my area couldn't care less. They chow down on the bullfrogs (and their larvae) instead. As far as the pacific northwest goes, the damage was done long ago. Still, red legged frogs aren't endangered here. Sure, they declined severely and all but disappeared where bullfrogs have taken over and I get your point, but the introduction of canary grass would have done the same, even if bullfrogs weren't present.

So, bullfrogs can live in habitat where canary grass chokes the habitat, but red legged frogs cannot. The concinnus still thrive. If it wasn't for the canary grass tolerant bullfrogs replacing the red legged frogs, I'm sure the snakes would have declined but they haven't. They thrive in the canary grass choked wetlands, feeding primarily on bullfrogs.

It's just too bad that tetrataenia couldn't make that adjustment.

[Didymus20X6]

A thorough exposition on the frog legs industry: