Rana palustris
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Natural History Information
Range and Habitat
Longevity
Ecosystem Role
Husbandry Information
Housing Requirements
- Life Cycle Natural History Relevant Information
- Temperature, Humidity, Light Cycles
- Substrate:
- Social Housing/Colony Management
- Other General Housing Requirements or Management information
Diet Requirements
- Life Cycle Relevant Information
- Diet under human care
Veterinary Concerns
Enrichment
- Behavioral Relevant Information
- Environmental Enrichment
- Behavioral Enrichment
- Check out the Reptelligence Facebook page and Reptelligence website for enrichment and training inspiration.
- Schedule
- Other Enrichment Resources
Training
- Behaviors Trained
- Reinforcers used & schedule of reinforcement
Programmatic Information
Messaging Themes
- Threats and Conservation Status
- Interesting Natural History Information
- Did you know…
Handling & Presentation Tips
Use Guidelines
Public Contact and Interaction Guidelines
Transportation Tips
Crating Techniques
Temperature Guidelines
Acquisition Information
Look for specialty/exotic rescues such as:
- The Bunny Hutch, an exotic animal rescue run by zoo keepers.
Documents
- Check out sample animal policies, handling sheets, and fact sheets on our Example Policies & Guidelines page
- View past issues of Program Animal SAG Newsletters
Comments from the Rating System
- Pittsburgh Zoo: While fairly easy to care for, they are much smaller in size than some of the other frogs and toads available. They stressed out more quickly with larger groups and were harder to see.
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