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Originally Posted by NotherNana
Nichole tells me that they are one of few frogs in world who actually do eat mice!  But says to CARE for the frog is much more intense, says if you don't know about frog care to start with, maybe stick with cats
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The frog in question is the African Pixie frog aka Giant African Bullfrog,
Pyxicephalus adsperus. The males get pretty big as can be seen from the pix. This chap will eat anything which can fit into its mouth even its own kind. I find it very intelligent and does not grab the owner's hand even if it's hungry. It gets very tame and can be handled easily being that it is not a slimy critter. The male will guard the tadpoles with their life fiercely when there is danger. However, once the little ones have metamorphized, it becomes food! The young froglets with their instinct for survival will actually turn on to each other and only the strongest and luckiest ones survived to adulthood. A great undemanding and long lived pet. Very rewarding to keep.
Eat mice? Mine eats retired big breeder hamsters or even medium sized rats!
In the wild they eat, snakes, birds, and fish.