Hey,

I’m new to keeping frogs and was wondering if anyone knows approximately how often golden bell frogs shed their skin? Or if they do shed at all?

Any help would be appreciated.

not sure how often but yes they do, ive got 3 litoria aurea and noticed one shedding a couple of weeks ago (tried film it but had no memory card in camera :lol: ) and also noticed what appeared to be another frogs skin in the water so maybe they do shed at the same time but probably just as they grow

Sweet man, thanks alot.

be interesting to see if anyone else has seen or knows more as id never seen this before. . maybe they eat there skin/shedding afterwards as i see my newts love eating there skin as fast as it comes off lol

I had a quick search for some information about it.

Apparently because frogs breath (to a certain extent) and drink through there skin so they need to shed it quite regularly. It also helps to get rid of extenal parasites. It also said that they eat it afterwards.

Some other interesting stuff i found was that..

Some frogs skin changes colour to regulate heat absorption. (Which is cool cus I noticed mine have got alot lighter in coulor and was wondering why.)

And that, in dry environments, some frog have been known to retain their skin as a cocoon to keep in water so they dont dry out.

This is the link: http://www.thefrog.org/biology/skin/skin.htm

they try to eat it doesnt always work out that way i occaisonally find old skin in the water part