Thank you. (: Of everything I researched into the most. I decided to go with the one thing I could control that could ultimately affect my Herps health, feeders. What are they fed? Are they guy loaded? If I can't dust them in calcium what can I do to pack them with calcium and protein. So, I decided to get into breeding.
Admittedly there's some feeders even I won't fool with.. Such as CalciWorms (black fly soldier larvae), Silkworm (larvae or caterpillar of the Silkmoth, Bombyx mori), Hornworms (Goliath larvae or caterpillar, also commonly referred to as tomato hornworms), etc.
While these could very nutritional for froggies, I just can't get over flying critters. Once I get a plan in mind that allows hem to not fly Round the house I'm on it. ^_^
But here's a chart. While super worms I'd say are fairly safe (with the removed head or simply crushed, better safe then sorry), only still as a treat due to the high fat content, but they could very well be given more often then say Waxworms or butterworms. You could feed mealworms more regularly, but again watch how many due to the fat content it's not outrageously high but it adds up quickly when it comes to piggy frogs lol.
The second healthiest dietary option to crickets would actually be silkworms the fat content be the next lowest. With a very high calcium and protein content, moisture virtually the same as crickets.
And white crickets to the best of my knowledge are just crickets who have shed their outer shell much like mealworms due as they grow and I'd say this is the best time to feed them with the slimmest chance of any impaction issues (if impaction with any critters are a worry) because they are often left soft and squishy after shedding/molting, but will soon harden much like a Mealworm larvae will and darken to become a beetle.
-BrittsBugs
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