How much and how often to feed

[junebug]

Hi all!

I've had my little bumble bee toadlets going strong for a bit now. Everyone is doing well thus far and they really like all the moss hides in their tank now. I asked this question before but never got a straight answer.

I've just been dumping in dusted melanogaster ff a few times a week to feed them. About three times a week I guess. I put in large amounts, since the flies will live in the tank for a bit before dying of starvation, but I wondered - will the toads overeat and get sick? If so, how much is an appropriate amount of flies per toad?

The disclaimer on this if it's a dumb question is that I'm a fish person and fish will eat until they explode, literally, so I don't want to mess with overfeeding baby toads if they will eat until they pop as well.

They are still little, only about the size of my index fingernail. No one seems bloated or uncomfortable and whenever I dump flies in, they come out to hunt.

[junebug]

Anyone??

[LilyPad]

Are they young yet? If so, I would feed them as many as they're interested in eating. If they're older, I'm not sure. I don't have much experience with bumblebees. They won't "pop" but you may want to watch if they end up getting overweight and then cut back. I never limit my red eyes' food, but my greys will eat themselves obese...so it really depends on the frog/toad. Hopefully someone with experience with them pops in soon and lets you know

[junebug]

They aren't baby babies... at least not according to the size charts. Supposedly males will get to be about 3/4" long, mine are almost that. They are sold as well-started juvies at Josh's Frogs where I got them. So far they haven't been bloating after I feed, so I assume what I'm doing is fine, as I'm sure they would balloon up a bit if they were eating that much. At least that makes sense in my head... lol I have no idea if it's right or not.

[junebug]

Oh I should also note, I seeded the tank with springtails as well. But unfortunately this was at the same time as I added the toads, so I have no idea how many survived. My culture is still going strong and I plan to add more in places where they can get in under the moss clumps before the toads eat them.

Anyway the point is, even when I don't feed them fruit flies, they have another food source in the tank.