by Susan | Jan 6, 2010 | Environmental Health, Frogs as Pets
Yesterday we received information from the American Veterinary Medical Association that about 80 people in 28 states have now become ill in a salmonella outbreak associated with pet frogs. More than three-quarters of the illnesses involved children younger than 10....
by Susan | Dec 17, 2009 | Frog People, FrogBlogRoll, Frogs and the Rainforest, Frogs as Pets
In September, we wrote a post about Frog-O-Spheres, a Brookstone kit (not sold in pet stores) that contains live African dwarf frogs. These kits, marketed as educational products, confine two aquatic frogs to a small aquarium, without shelter or a place to hide....
by Susan | Sep 11, 2009 | Frogs as Pets, Uncategorized
This past weekend, Susan noticed “Frog-O-Sphere” kits in a Brookstone store. The frogs were barely moving and seemed as if they were dying. She found this very disturbing and asked me to find out about it. Doing a little research, I found out that just...
