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    Default Crickets as staple food for larger amphibians

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    You can use search button and find many many threads and posts on the matter, there is no point of going into in depth discussion here, you are welcome though to carry on discussion in one these threads on nutritional value.
    summary however - too high in fat and chitin. Silks contain triaminase, horns - thiaminase and too much water.

    the question was - if that's ok to feed mossy frogs only crickets as that's all they are interested in eating.
    Fair enough. But I do disagree with not feeding supers and meal worms at all-maybe not daily but once in a while is a nice treat. Who doesn't like a bit of 'junk' food every now and then?


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    Just because your frog hasn't had impaction or prolapse issues YET doesn't mean it will never happen. I can't tell you how many prolapses I've seen in different facebook groups lately due to an improper diet. I've also seen a lot of "my frog won't eat" or "my frog hasn't pooped in ... " lately. Some do not appear to have an issue for some time, or they just get sick and die without their owners ever finding out the real cause. Either way, there is no reason to risk it when there are other, SAFE, options available. I used to feed them to my greys on occasion, but after finding out they are nutritionally deficient, higher in fat, and can cause digestions hazards (and seeing some of the issues on facebook!) I decided it was absolutely not worth the risk, even as occasional "treats."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Smossy View Post
    Hi all,


    I have a couple mossy tree frogs which are largish frogs between a red eye and a whites size wise and I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on crickets being a staple food for larger amphibians. I gut load and dust but I know that crickets themselves are not super choc full of nutrients. Do you think that they offer enough nutritional support for larger frogs?

    anyone with larger amphibians use a different food as a staple?
    I know many people who keep mossies, and all feed crickets and dubias as their staple diet. I think everything else was covered well by amy and Lija.


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    Right, everything albino is beast. When my Madagascar roaches have nymphs I'll post the white babies
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frogger00 View Post
    Fair enough. But I do disagree with not feeding supers and meal worms at all-maybe not daily but once in a while is a nice treat. Who doesn't like a bit of 'junk' food every now and then?
    if you really want to offer the occasional treat to your frogs, then I'd go with something safer like waxworms or nightcrawlers. This way you can indulge them in a little junk food (the main risk being obesity only if overfed) without giving a high-chitin feeder (the main risk being serious impactions).

    I wouldn't necessarily compare mealworms and superworms to "junk food" because the issue is less that they are unhealthy and more that they are unsafe. Unhealthy food (ie waxworms) is like eating a bucket of KFC or a box of donuts. Not the best for you but every once in a while won't hurt you. Unsafe food (ie mealworms and superworms) is like eating raw fish at a shoddy sushi place. Even though you might enjoy the treat, is it really worth the risk of more serious illness?

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    Cris, there is something that just doesnt click in mossy and some other frog brains in terms of food when it comes to any types of worms available to us, probably it has something to do with the way they move.
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    Im not going to give infraction since it was given already, deleting all last posts.
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    Im not going to give infraction since it was given already, deleting all last posts.
    I'm not sure of which posts you deleted, but I have to say that just because you are a mod, you should not just delete posts because you don't like them. If they are actually breaking the rules then go ahead. Although I find with you that if you don't agree with a poster, you just delete it. It really bugs me.


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    The posts were deleted because they went way off topic. I suggest that if you have an issue with how the forum is run, you take it up via pm with the mods instead of continuing to derail the thread.
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