Mealworms, wax worms, red wigglers, oh my!

[2thfrog]

I used the search forum and didn't find anything specific to horned frogs, sooo-

What is everybody's take on mealworms as an occasional food for pacman frogs?

I know they are a staple for some lizard species, but have not considered feeding them as a staple to my frogs. I picked up a container at the pet store today because they were out of earthworms and low on crickets ... my new ornate seems to really like them, he ate quite a few from tongs (and tried to eat the tongs), and my albino cranwell ate one and then appeared either a. full (doubt it) or b. disinterested.

While I'm on it-- what do you guys think of these as occasional foods?
-Wax worms? - fatty, I know
-And red wigglers? - these I know not much about, other than that they are smaller than earthworms

[John]

Interesting questions. My thoughts:

Mealworms: Fine occasional or semi-regular food for pacman frogs and african bullfrogs. Not very nutritious but good for variety.

Waxworms: Fatty but a decent food - I find them really good for growing frogs. For growing salamanders I use them as a staple, though for frogs I haven't tried that.

Red wrigglers: Excellent staple food, just like night crawlers, but some red wrigglers give off a distasteful defensive fluid that isn't actually harmful, but may take a few attempts on different days to convince your frog to eat them.