Ornate Horned Frog Diet

[Mentat]

Interesting that around 1.5 hours ago was at same page and read that information Peachy. Been trying to find a clear simple way to differentiate from Ceratophrys sp. Oh well, Amphibia Web has species info, but does not provide data on how to tell one species from another.

Agree with Ivory Reptiles, culturing frogs to feed Ornates is not as feasible as setting up a Dubia colony. Also, many frog keepers will have an issue feeding frogs to another frog, even if it's nature's way. I keep predatorial fish and they eat no live fish; just quality pellets and treats for variety. My cichlids grow, breed, and do just fine without their natural food.

[Peachy]

Yea I guess it could be a matter of preference..bottom line is with an insectivore diet, breeders can increase the longevity and health of their frogs without having to resort to their natural diet. I wonder if anyone has compared wild frogs vs. captive bred frogs as far as overall health is concerned?

[GrifTheGreat]

Yea I guess it could be a matter of preference..bottom line is with an insectivore diet, breeders can increase the longevity and health of their frogs without having to resort to their natural diet. I wonder if anyone has compared wild frogs vs. captive bred frogs as far as overall health is concerned?

That could be a long and costly study. Also as all frogs even of the same species differ like humans in body and personality it would be somewhat hard to do. You would have to study several wild specimens as well as several captive specimens and with there being multiple species of horned frogs out there and them not all living in the same area let alone country makes for an even more difficult task. Lots of money. And manpower/plane tickets/housing/food/ect. Don't think its been done yet or atleast I've never found any books or studies of this nature on the web.