How to Take Care of a Frog in a Jar

Keeping a frog in a jar for a while can be fun, but a long-term tank is needed if you wish to keep the frog for the long haul.

Almost every child in America has come through the back door with a frog in a jar begging his parents to keep it. Although a frog living in a jar is unsustainable for the long term, a jar can keep a frog for a short term while a larger tank is developed for the frog. With some determination and will power, caring for a frog in a jar while it awaits its new habitat can be a quick process to learn.

Things You'll Need

• Drill
• Soil
• Crickets
• Reptile moss
• Sponge

Instructions

1. Remove the frog from the jar and place it aside in a temporary location. With your drill, make several holes on the lid of the jar to provide an adequate oxygen supply for the frog.

2. Place reptile moss along the bottom of the jar and place any extra furnishings you wish to include in the jar (such as a stick or rock). Wet your sponge with water and place it in the jar. The sponge will serve as a temporary water supply until you can transfer your frog into a tank.

3. Release your frog into the jar and feed it a cricket a day by simply placing the cricket in the jar. Remove the sponge each day as well and re-wet it to provide water for your frog. The jar should be used for as short as possible until you can transfer the frog to a tank -- use the jar for a maximum of 5 days.

References

• Polly Wogs World of Frogs : Care for Frogs and Toads