Two of my lovelies are Oriental Firebellied Toads {Bombina orientalis.}
Generally though, there may be one or two casualties--dead floating crickets-- but most of the rest get gobbled up by the frogs and newts. Then before the next feeding time, I go scoop out the dead bugs.
Sometimes, like when I know I'm going to have company over for dinner, or if I'm leaving the frogs for a "frog-sitter" who won't be making so many trips to the bug-store, or when I just can't handle the idea of looking at lots of crickets in the frog tank or scooping out "floaters" (eeew!), I need an alternative.
That's when the spiffy bug container comes in handy.
You can buy a whole bunch of them and keep them in a little container for a week. (I hear you can house more for longer but that is just too many bugs for this squeemish pet owner to deal with at once.) You just stick a potato wedge in there, or you get this weird rock-like cricket food which is supposed to make them full of good-for-frogs calcium, and a wet sponge, and then you just dump some of the crickets in every other day, or every three days. I was amazed at how extraordinarily stupid crickets turned out to be. Check out my page on dealing with crickets for more info.
Pictured here on the right is one of the firebellied toads scoping out lunch (a cricket at the top of the waterfall.) 
A ten gallon glass fishtank with 3/4 water, 1/4 land is ideal. The water needs to be about 2 to 4 inches deep. I used to have a couple of rocks and a plastic japanese tree that they liked to hang out on in my tank. This was very suitable and seemed acceptable, as long as they had some place to hide. I use this (10 gallon) tank when I leave them in at the frog-sitter's place when I go out of town for extended periods of time.
About a year or so ago, however, I got kinda crazy and invested in an ultra-amazingly-cool 20 gallon tall tank, with a waterfall, river and pond. The kit is called Water's Edge Viquarium Kit (pictured at right). I've since seen these waterfall kits at various local pet stores, so they should be pretty widely available.
However, the setting does not need to be this extravagant.
!!!!! Warning: they are extremely sensitive to the water: the water must be stale and de-chlorinated or they will croak...literally! (meaning, leave the water out in a bucket for 24 hours before adding it to your frog tank!)
These guys also hop, so keep your tank covered!
For more information about setting up a tank, visit the Housing Your Pet Frog page. 
I have several African dwarf frogs {Hymenochirus boettgeri}.
The shot on the right is a shot of Elwood II. 
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 Dancing Frog |  New Swimmer Froggy |
 Red-Eyed Tree Frog |  Firebellied Toad |
 Berry Climber |  Tree Frog |
 Rainy Day Froggy |  Poison Dart Frogs |
 Lily Frog sent in by Tom |  Bath Time Froggy |
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Wood frogs, like this one on the right, are the most widely found frogs above the Arctic Circle. In the winter it can get so cold that you would probably rather be at home with a cup of hot cocoa! These frogs have found some very interesting ways to adapt to this cold weather.![[image]](http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/pictures/burrowsm.gif)
The Catholic frog (Notaden bennetti) is a yellow or greenish Australian myobatrachid which gets to be about 4 cm (1.5 inches) long. It was named for the dark, crosslike pattern on its back, and it lives in dry regions. The way it copes with drought is to live underground, emerging from its burrow after a heavy rain.
Another desert dweller is the Flat-headed frog (Chiroleptes platycephalus) which is also an Australian myobatrachid. It, too, lives in burrows and is noted for its' ability to store enough water in its body to take on a ball-like shape. *bloat*
Actually, yes! But not like in this silly picture!![[tadpole]](http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/pictures/tad2.gif)
After about 6 to 9 weeks, little tiny legs start to sprout. The head becomes more distinct and the body elongates. By now the diet may grow to include larger items like dead insects and even plants.![[froglet]](http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/pictures/frglet.gif)
By 12 weeks, the tadpole has only a teeny tail stub and looks like a miniature version of the adult frog. Soon, it will leave the water, only to return again to laymore eggs and start the process all over again! 
Shortly after hatching, the tadpole still feeds on the remaining yolk, which is actually in its gut! The tadpole at this point consists of poorly developed gills, a mouth, and a tail. It's really fragile at this point. They usually will stick themselves to floating weeds or grasses in the water using little sticky organs between its' mouth and belly area. Then, 7 to 10 days after the tadpole has hatched, it will begin to swim around and feed on algae.
Frogs and Toads tend to lay many many eggs because there are many hazards between fertalization and full grown frogness! Those eggs that die tend to turn white or opaque. The lucky ones that actually manage to hatch still start out on a journey of many perils.![[toads mating]](http://allaboutfrogs.org/weird/pictures/mate1.jpg)
When Frogs mate, the male frog tends to clasp the female underneath in an embrace called amplexus. He literally climbs on her back, reaches his arms around her "waist", either just in front of the hind legs, just behind the front legs, or even around the head. Amplexus can last several days! Usually, it occurs in the water, though some species, like the bufos on the right mate on land or even in trees!
