Common marmosets diet with frogs?

[crowpied]

hello,
i have been breeding some African claws frogs and right now i have a bunch of 400 tapoles which should be ready to be little frogs by 5 weeks time.
i read that common marmosets eat in the wild frogs, lizards and invertebrates. now my question is this;

as u can imagine it is going to be hard to find home for 400 baby frogs, so i was going to sell some for a cheap price of £ 2 ( if anyones is interressted, let me know, i can do 4 for a £10), that really cheap .

still, even if i managed to sell some, and try to swap some in petshops for good in echange, i am sure i am going to be left with many left.

so as i know common marmosets do eat frogs, i read a lot about it, i was wondering if anyones know if if would be SAFE TO FEED THEM MY BABY AFRICAN CLAWS FROGS as treats, i would froze them and give them 1 a week , i think they would love them.
problem i look everywhere on the net and i can not find anywhere if this types of frogs are poisonous?
i love my marmies, i got a couple, i think the female is pregant and i really don`t want to give them something who could harms them!

please if anyones who knows anyones who has fed african claws frogs to their monkeys and had no problems pls let me know, like i say, i have time they won`t be ready b4 a month.
i know it sound cruel, specially i have been keeping claws frogs since 7 years but this time i have too many babies and i though it would be a nice treat if no poisonnous to give to the marmies, the frogs will make a nice change to their diet.
please if anyone has any ideas let me know, + if u are interrested to buy some frogs i sell them super cheap i more interresse it to sell them to good home for cheap then money.
best regards, Herve

[stubeanz]

personaly i wouldnt risk it even as you say they eat frogs in the wild, amphibs tend to be toxic anyway and would you want to risk killing your marmosets?
also freezing frogs to kill them is a horrible way to go, freezing as any vertebrate species is not a painless euthsanasia and so would not be the best way to kill them.
stu
also try selling to aquatic shops as they allways buy in clawed frogs

[Exotic Mad]

can you post frogs via royal mail? also £2 each or 4 for £10 isn't a good deal on multiples since its £2 more than bought in singles

[stubeanz]

i think you can post them as tadpoles but tbh im not sure but u can post fish fry??? which is wierd as posting something with water and a living thing in is just gona turn out badly

[crowpied]

i would not post them, if any interreste ppls to have some baby frogs u will have to come and pick them up in personn and this will give u the occasion to see how well my pets are look after, and for those i think are truly interreste in frogs i be happy to give some free.
best wishes crowpied.

[Exotic Mad]

we are way too far to collect lol or would have taken some. i would have thought frogs would be much easier to post than taddies!
i know with our stuff any reps can be carried by courier but not the axolotls because they are in water so they will only be brought with their own driver

[MissHayho]

Not 100% sure but i dont think i would risk feeding them to be honest just incase....

[Shulltleworth]

Hi Crowpied,

I would be very very interested in some of your Clawed Frogs for students to study growth patterns at college....................! If you have surplus I am very happy to collect (I'm from the Bedfordshire area) are these the natural form?
I too have Marmosets and would avoid feeding due to toxidity risk!
Take care
Carl

Originally Posted by crowpied

hello,
i have been breeding some African claws frogs and right now i have a bunch of 400 tapoles which should be ready to be little frogs by 5 weeks time.
i read that common marmosets eat in the wild frogs, lizards and invertebrates. now my question is this;

as u can imagine it is going to be hard to find home for 400 baby frogs, so i was going to sell some for a cheap price of £ 2 ( if anyones is interressted, let me know, i can do 4 for a £10), that really cheap .

still, even if i managed to sell some, and try to swap some in petshops for good in echange, i am sure i am going to be left with many left.

so as i know common marmosets do eat frogs, i read a lot about it, i was wondering if anyones know if if would be SAFE TO FEED THEM MY BABY AFRICAN CLAWS FROGS as treats, i would froze them and give them 1 a week , i think they would love them.
problem i look everywhere on the net and i can not find anywhere if this types of frogs are poisonous?
i love my marmies, i got a couple, i think the female is pregant and i really don`t want to give them something who could harms them!

please if anyones who knows anyones who has fed african claws frogs to their monkeys and had no problems pls let me know, like i say, i have time they won`t be ready b4 a month.
i know it sound cruel, specially i have been keeping claws frogs since 7 years but this time i have too many babies and i though it would be a nice treat if no poisonnous to give to the marmies, the frogs will make a nice change to their diet.
please if anyone has any ideas let me know, + if u are interrested to buy some frogs i sell them super cheap i more interresse it to sell them to good home for cheap then money.
best regards, Herve