Monday, October 23, 2006
i just watched my frog do this!!! ewwww!
it's like National Geographic Explorer on my desk. LOL.
i own two African Clawed Frogs (very tiny aquatic frogs), they are one of the few things i can keep in the tank with my Beta (Siamese fighting fish). They reside in a tank on top of my desk and i watch them swim and do their "frog ballets" to relax in between things. they are quite amusing in their antics.
... he was acting all freaky, jerking around and being extremely spastic. i had just moved him (and his mate) to a larger tank and thought maybe he was sick. he kept acting freakier, and i thought for a few minutes he was dying ....suddenly he wriggled out of his skin in front of my eyes!!!!
my iguana sheds a few times a year, but i never knew frogs shed. it was *weird* to watch. no, he didn't eat the leftover skin. had i seen that, i would have tossed my cookies LOL
African Clawed Frogs shed their skin. When they begin shedding you may notice them swimming around with clear-white colored film hanging from their mouths. Frogs have very special skin! They don't just wear it, they drink and breathe through it.
Frogs don't usually swallow water like we do. Instead they absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin.
Not only that, but frogs also rely on getting extra oxygen (in addition to what they get from their lungs) from the water by absorbing it through their skin. Because frogs get oxygen through their skin when it's moist, they need to take care of their skin or they might suffocate. Sometimes you'll find frogs that are slimy. This is because the frog skin secretes a mucus that helps keep it moist. Even with the slimy skin, these frogs need to stay near water. Toads on the other hand have tougher skin that doesn't dry out as fast, so they can live farther from water than most frogs. In addition to jumping in water, frogs and toads can get moisture from dew, or they can burrow underground into moist soil.
Frogs shed their skin regularly to keep it healthy. Some frogs shed their skin weekly, others as often as every day! This looks pretty yucky...they start to twist and turn and act like they have the hiccups. They do this to stretch themselves out of their old skin! Finally, the frog pulls the skin off over it's head, like a sweater, and then (this is gross) the frog EATS IT!!!! (EEEEEWWW!)
i own two African Clawed Frogs (very tiny aquatic frogs), they are one of the few things i can keep in the tank with my Beta (Siamese fighting fish). They reside in a tank on top of my desk and i watch them swim and do their "frog ballets" to relax in between things. they are quite amusing in their antics.
... he was acting all freaky, jerking around and being extremely spastic. i had just moved him (and his mate) to a larger tank and thought maybe he was sick. he kept acting freakier, and i thought for a few minutes he was dying ....suddenly he wriggled out of his skin in front of my eyes!!!!
my iguana sheds a few times a year, but i never knew frogs shed. it was *weird* to watch. no, he didn't eat the leftover skin. had i seen that, i would have tossed my cookies LOL
African Clawed Frogs shed their skin. When they begin shedding you may notice them swimming around with clear-white colored film hanging from their mouths. Frogs have very special skin! They don't just wear it, they drink and breathe through it.
Frogs don't usually swallow water like we do. Instead they absorb most of the moisture they need through their skin.
Not only that, but frogs also rely on getting extra oxygen (in addition to what they get from their lungs) from the water by absorbing it through their skin. Because frogs get oxygen through their skin when it's moist, they need to take care of their skin or they might suffocate. Sometimes you'll find frogs that are slimy. This is because the frog skin secretes a mucus that helps keep it moist. Even with the slimy skin, these frogs need to stay near water. Toads on the other hand have tougher skin that doesn't dry out as fast, so they can live farther from water than most frogs. In addition to jumping in water, frogs and toads can get moisture from dew, or they can burrow underground into moist soil.
Frogs shed their skin regularly to keep it healthy. Some frogs shed their skin weekly, others as often as every day! This looks pretty yucky...they start to twist and turn and act like they have the hiccups. They do this to stretch themselves out of their old skin! Finally, the frog pulls the skin off over it's head, like a sweater, and then (this is gross) the frog EATS IT!!!! (EEEEEWWW!)
