Are frogs a good pet? Frogs can be great pets! They can live on average 5 to 10 years with some species living 15 to 20 years. Unlike cats and dogs, frogs are also generally low maintenance as some species can be fed as little as 2 to 3 times a week.

Does a frog make a good pet?

Frogs make great pets, as long as some things are kept in mind. Frogs are relatively easy and inexpensive to keep, can be long lived, make great display animals, provide many educational opportunities for children, low maintenance, and definitely have that cool/exotic factor going for them!

Is it cruel to keep frogs as pets?

Like the other animals mentioned above, frogs are also captured from the wild and sold as pets. Many of them can carry salmonella as well. An important thing to note is how sensitive frogs are to temperature change, and climate change is affecting them the most as a species.