Quote Originally Posted by pacman90 View Post
in addition, i went up to check on him and my toad, and he was up hopping around, he left a nice huge poo-poo in the hole he was in, that thing was an award winner lol so i put about 4 more crix in and he was chasin them around the tank and ate em all i think the ones he ate prior gave him a little energy boost, so looks like its time to stock up on crix now that i kno he'll eat em. Is there anyway to keep him from eating the Eco Earth, sadly each time he went for a crick he got a tongue full + the crick, i try to keep it packed down as much as i can but wen he burrows he flings it every where, i kno some1 will suggest moving him into another container but i dont wanna re-stress him out by moving him since i just got him to eat finally, i keep the Eco moist, not sure on how wet it should be, i kno it shouldnt be muddy but thats about all, its wet so the touch but not soaked if that gives you an idea.
Packing it down helps some, but you want the substrate to breathe, otherwise fungi and bacteria begin to grow. You could try the tree frog feeding trick. Take a small glass bowel and sink it into the substrate then place the crickets in there. They can't escape the glass bowl and it can make them easy pickings. It would need to be a farely small bowl. The other alternative which is best for aggressive feeders is tong feeding. It takes some time but you can train your frog to eat from tongs. Then it won't get as much if any substrate.

For now just break the hind legs off the crickets to make them easier to catch. This will also cut down on substrate ingestion.