What Do Bull Frogs Eat?

Bullfrogs will eat just about anything they can swallow, such as reptiles, fish, birds, mammals, insects, turtles, and other frogs. They have huge appetites.

  1. Mouths

    • Bullfrogs use their muscular tongues to flip their victims into their mouths. They also have teeth in the roof of their mouth.

    Controlling Insect Populations

    • Bullfrogs in their natural habitat can help control mosquitoes and other insects by eating large numbers of them. The frogs like living among the plants by slow-moving fresh water.

    Non-native Introduction

    • Bullfrogs have no natural predators. When they are introduced to non-native habitats, they compete with native species of frogs and tend to take over the area.

    Feeding Pets

    • Put large insects and worms on rocks or the water surface for your frogs to go after. Offer dead mice by hand or rounded forceps.

    Cannibalism

    • Unless you are breeding your frogs, keep them alone. Frogs kept together might try to eat one another.