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    Well I just tried something today. I was thinking to save money and I found a way to save on crickets.

    I froze a couple crickets. And then once they froze, I took them back out, and thawed them. I tied the cricket on a string from the tip of the leg; the foot. And then I dangled it in the cage. It works! They frogs are fooled into thinking it's alive. They both ate a thawed cricket.

    So from now on, I'm going to freeze my crickets, so they last longer, and don't die on me. It basically preserves the cricket as if it never aged once you stick it in the freezer.

    I just figured I'd share that idea, in case any of you would like to give it a shot.

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    I had recently been thinking about freezing worms. I figured since plenty of people feed frozen mice it'd be fine. Nice to hear crickets work well frozen!
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    yaaa!

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    That's great, thanks for letting us know about it.

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    Hmm, that does sound like a good idea now that I think about it. Again, thanks for the suggestion!

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    Default Re: Red Eyed Tree Frog Feeding Crickets On String

    Although, I had a thought: you don't want to jab your frog with a sharp wire like a guitar string. Maybe thick fishing line or ordinary string would be the thing to use.

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    Quote Originally Posted by daybr4ke View Post
    I had recently been thinking about freezing worms. I figured since plenty of people feed frozen mice it'd be fine. Nice to hear crickets work well frozen!
    Indeed!

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    Quote Originally Posted by elly View Post
    That's great, thanks for letting us know about it.
    You're welcome!

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    Hmm, that does sound like a good idea now that I think about it. Again, thanks for the suggestion!
    You're welcome!

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    Quote Originally Posted by elly View Post
    Although, I had a thought: you don't want to jab your frog with a sharp wire like a guitar string. Maybe thick fishing line or ordinary string would be the thing to use.
    Oh yes, I forgot to mention that. Haha. I used fishing line.

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    Default Re: Red Eyed Tree Frog Feeding Crickets On String

    Quote Originally Posted by MantidBro View Post
    I froze a couple crickets. And then once they froze, I took them back out, and thawed them. I tied the cricket on a string from the tip of the leg; the foot. And then I dangled it in the cage. It works! They frogs are fooled into thinking it's alive. They both ate a thawed cricket.
    Certainly interesting. One of the reasons why I like the classroom snake much more then the bearded dragon. Feeding is so much easier when the freezer is involved.

    I feed my frogs mice from tweezers but one often won't accept it. Maybe I still come to close, so the wire thing is interesting.

    You know of any mariner knots to easily and quickly attach the crickets to the wire?


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