African dwarf frogs are usually low-maintenance pets, but they are still living creatures who can get a plethora of diseases. Dropsy, or bloat, is one of those diseases that most often affects ...

If you’re looking for a pet that requires minimal care and is fun to watch, African dwarf frogs may be for you. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, these frogs are very small — about 1½ inches long.

Yes, you read the title correctly — I grew up with an African dwarf frog as a pet. Not a dog, cat, hamster or bunny … but a small, 3-inch-long, brownish-green aquatic African dwarf frog.

Ryp Walters with Froggy’s Lair says these crazy amazing African Dwarf Frogs are a great first pet. According to Walters, they are low maintenance, highly engineered biospheres and it’s full of ...

Jan. 8 -- THURSDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time in the United States, doctors have spotted an outbreak of Salmonella linked to African dwarf frogs, typically kept in home aquariums.

The CDC's investigation revealed that salmonella from African dwarf frogs sickened at least 85 people last year, most of them under the age of 10. A third were hospitalized.

Over the past two years, federal officials have confirmed nearly 220 illnesses traced to African dwarf frogs. But those positive lab tests reflect just a shadow of the outbreak, said William Keene ...