In the family Anuroptera, there is a strange frog with cow skin, which looks like cutting a piece of meat from a cow if seen from a distance. So this frog was named the milk frog by biologists.
The milk frog is home to the tropical rainforests of South America, but because of its cute appearance, this tree frog is very popular in the pet market. If nothing else, there are many exotic pet lovers who raise milk frogs on the mainland.
Cute milk frog
If you don't want to spend too much money, then when buying milk frogs, you can choose seedlings of about 1 cm, which can generally be done within two hundred yuan (if you buy adults of more than 6 cm, it will cost at least 800 yuan). This price is absolutely affordable among exotic pets, and if you raise it properly, milk frogs can accompany you for up to 15 years, longer than many cats.
Big eyes of milk frogs
When milk frogs are within two centimeters, they have the most appetite in their lives. But milk frogs at this time are relatively picky eaters, cherry cockroaches or needle crickets will be their favorite. When the milk frog grows to more than 6 cm, it is relatively easy to feed. At this time, they can be mainly fed cheaper crickets, and other foods such as flies, cockroaches, second hydatids, etc. can be used as "meals" for milk frogs.
One male with one female
In terms of feeding environment, milk frogs are not picky, and the optimal ambient temperature can be controlled at 27 degrees Celsius ~ 29 degrees Celsius. At the same time, the box where the milk frog is raised can be put into a water basin, and the depth of the water in the basin should be determined according to the size of the milk frog, which can generally cover about half of the frog body. Because if the water is too deep, it will drown the milk frog. But even if the water is not very deep, it is better to place a sponge in the basin just in case.
Milk frogs open their mouths to beg for food
If you plan to raise milk frogs, it is best not to make landscapes for good looks until they have grown to more than 5 cm. After all, the vitality of artificially bred pet milk frogs is far from comparable to that of wild ones, and before they become strong enough, an overly complex environment can easily lead to the death of milk frogs.
Poison glands of milk frogs
In addition, it should be noted that milk frogs are poisonous glands, and those small white pimples can secrete milky white liquid like milk. Although these liquids are not very harmful to people, they should not be in direct contact with the skin to avoid causing allergies. For wild milk frogs, these milky white venoms are their life-saving talismans, and most predators will be scared away by the milk frog's venom. If not, these weak elves would have been extinct.