Pet Frog Diet
September 26th 2009 18:18
Depending on what size frog you're raising, you'll find that they can't all eat the same thing, and they don't all like the same thing. I mean, I have three pac man frogs, and only one of them will eat nightcrawlers or anything other than crickets; nightcrawlers are a good feeder insect for larger horned frogs, but they just don't all like them.
When you're trying to figure out what to feed your pet frog, you want to consider appropriately sized prey first and foremost. Just because the frog may be able to eat something larger, doesn't mean that it is necessarily safe.
If you have wide mouth and bodied frogs, such as a White's tree frog (Dumpy tree fog), bullfrog, pac man frog (ornate horned frog), Budgett's frog, or the American toad, you'll find that they will all eat most invertebrates and pinkie mice.
Larger frogs with wide mouths can eat a wider variety of prey. Consider trying:
* Crickets
* Super worms (Zophobus worms)
* Mealworms
* Nightcrawlers
* Red wigglers
* Roaches (dubia, discoid, etc)
* Silkworms
* Locusts
* Grasshoppers
* Slugs
* Isopods
* Pinkie and hopper mice
Just remember that just because the wide mouth frogs can eat the above prey, it doesn't mean that they will, so it may be trial and error to figure out what your frog will eat.
If you have a small frog or a frog with a narrow mouth, such as poison dart frogs, mantila frogs, and the eastern and western narrow-mouthed toads, you'll notice they need very small prey.
Generally, they do best eating ants, termites, springtails, and fruit flies. Because you probably don't want to bring ants or termites into your home just to feed your frog, you'll probably just want to stick with fruit flies and springtails. Small crickets are another option; just stick with crickets that are 1/4" or smaller; rice flour beetle larvae are another option.
When you're trying to figure out what to feed your pet frog, you want to consider appropriately sized prey first and foremost. Just because the frog may be able to eat something larger, doesn't mean that it is necessarily safe.
If you have wide mouth and bodied frogs, such as a White's tree frog (Dumpy tree fog), bullfrog, pac man frog (ornate horned frog), Budgett's frog, or the American toad, you'll find that they will all eat most invertebrates and pinkie mice.
Larger frogs with wide mouths can eat a wider variety of prey. Consider trying:
* Super worms (Zophobus worms)
* Mealworms
* Nightcrawlers
* Red wigglers
* Roaches (dubia, discoid, etc)
* Silkworms
* Locusts
* Grasshoppers
* Slugs
* Isopods
* Pinkie and hopper mice
Just remember that just because the wide mouth frogs can eat the above prey, it doesn't mean that they will, so it may be trial and error to figure out what your frog will eat.
If you have a small frog or a frog with a narrow mouth, such as poison dart frogs, mantila frogs, and the eastern and western narrow-mouthed toads, you'll notice they need very small prey.
Generally, they do best eating ants, termites, springtails, and fruit flies. Because you probably don't want to bring ants or termites into your home just to feed your frog, you'll probably just want to stick with fruit flies and springtails. Small crickets are another option; just stick with crickets that are 1/4" or smaller; rice flour beetle larvae are another option.
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