If creating a separate enclosure for the frog is too big of an investment, then we might not take on the responsibility of taking one in. It would be hard for me to resist taking one in since I can't imagine that the fates of the stowaway tadpoles would be good anyway. Even those that do want to adopt them as pets are rarely likely to want to keep the resulting giant frogs. However, I'm protective of our turtle and I don't want to consider her just a "part of nature" in the "eat or be eaten" cycle. Floating plants, like water lotus and water lilies, also provide a safe area for frogs to escape. Escape Routes This would require A LOT of SPACE to achieve, though, due to the size of both species when mature. Can Mississippi Map Turtles and Frogs Live Together? However, she's currently living in an undersized indoor tub, and I had thought about possibly moving her into a much larger outdoor enclosure.

There are several important factors to consider when choosing which frogs and turtles to keep together. Size I'm a genuine wildlife enthusiast and would love to build a pond just to invite the birds and native wildlife that wander through our yard, searching for food, water, and shelter. One time, we even had a vagrant painted turtle wander into our town American bullfrogs are relatively compatible with turtles of equal size. They’re quite voracious, though, so will absolutely eat immature turtles.Everyone is healthier in a clean environment, and turtles produce a lot of waste. If this was a frog-only pond, I would maybe recommend otherwise. Factors to Consider When Choosing Species

I don't really think that Teresa would care about sharing her pond with a frog, since it's an animal that she would easily dominate or devour. The frog obviously would prefer to live without Teresa, but that is not an option. Adult horned frogs love to eat anything that fits in their mouth. Both are examples of poor choices to cohabitate with other species. Both frogs and turtles are opportunistic predators. This means that as long as one is larger than the other and it has the opportunity, it will attempt to eat the other one.This may sound strange, but I consider it merciful to add the bullfrog, since if it doesn't consume the frogs that invade the pond, Teresa will, and turtles shred their prey remorselessly. (She may spare the bullfrog only because it's strong enough to escape her grasp.) Some of you may already be acquainted with our turtle, as I've already introduced her on another thread. However, it had occurred to me that the pond that we had thought about moving "Terry" into would be an ideal location to relocate the frog when it matures. If you attempt to keep turtles and frogs together, one will eventually die a painful, avoidable death. Even if it does work, I think I would avoid naming the frog just in case Teresa decides that it's too delicious to share the pond with.