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Frogs!!. Dr. Craig Kasper HCC Aquaculture FAS 1012C. Introduction. Culture of frogs is a limited global industry. Countries culturing frogs include Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and Taiwan.
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Frogs!! Dr. Craig Kasper HCC Aquaculture FAS 1012C
Introduction • Culture of frogs is a limited global industry. • Countries culturing frogs include Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, and Taiwan. • U.S. frog culture may never be viable due to high labor costs, disease issues and volatile market.
Market: Legs • Market-size frog = 185 grams. • 500 g food needed to get there!! • Big problem!! • Frogs normally don’t accept prepared feeds. • Must constantly be supplied live animals.
Other issues… • Disease outbreaks common. • Disinfect culture facility daily!! • Cannibalism likely among adults. • Need constant temperature to grow rapidly. • Up to 21ft of shoreline needed for breeding males (territory).
If you take the plunge… • Build a large enclosure (20’ x 20’) • Fence it in. • Stock 1 male:5 female frogs. • Let ‘em go!! • Be ready for 3,000-5,000 eggs.
Fry care • Eggs hatch in 4-5 days @ 26ºC. • Fry are stocked at 4,000-5,000 per meter square in shallow tanks. • Fry are fed plankton (algae) and crushed feed. • As fry grow they can be restocked at a density of 200 per cubic meter.
Market • Over 2 million kg of frogs were imported annually in the ’80s (500,000 now). • Average market price then $2.75-3.00/lb. • Now it’s more like $7.00/lb.
