African clawed frogs can be fun pets to watch, but they’re not meant for handling. As aquatic frogs, their skin dries out quickly when they’re out of water.

It can drop slightly at night. Feed your Pacman frog crickets and mealworms. You can gut-load them to provide extra nutrients. Caring for Pacman frogs isn’t complicated after the initial tank setup.

These frogs can be purchased at pet stores, small convenience stores, fairs and toy stores, among other outlets, according to Mettee. "You put them in your aquarium with other fish," she said.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Buying your tyke a pet frog might carry a downside that extends well beyond the “ick” factor, a new study finds. Pet African dwarf frogs harboring salmonella ...

Before getting a frog, Fry suggests getting a “a 20 gallon tank with an additional 10 gallons per each additional frog.” These pets also need “things to climb around on, such as branches and ...

Pet African dwarf frogs harboring salmonella have sickened at least 113 people, ... one woman cleaned a frog aquarium in the kitchen sink and subsequently bathed a 3-week-old infant in it, ...

Putting small fish in the same aquarium as a frog is probably not a smart idea. A couple found that out the hard way when they decided to get some friends for their pet amphibian. Jameson, who did ...

African dwarf frogs promoted as pets live long time so may still be in homes, agency warns; Outbreak sickened some 400 people from 2008-11.

Small water frogs marketed and sold as pets are linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections from 2008 to 2011, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.