Tilapia as a food staple?

[dsmalex97]

Pac man frog [Archive] - Arachnoboards

I know the thread was about a pac, but they are talking about pyxie's and pacs.

Do you guys know of anyone who feeds tilapia? I notice when I put my animals on coco fiber they usually get a mouthful of dirt with they miss the insect, and usually get turned off to eating afterwards. This is why I took my Pyxie off of coco fiber and put her in water. Turns out my pacman is the same way(not putting him in a water setup though)...I feed my pyxie earthworms right now as they are the easiest thing to feed, and same goes for my pac(pac still has a hard time because he's always eating dirt with it). They both hate crickets for some reason, and seem to find them more annoying then anything lol(i hate them as well so no harm done there). I'm going to be getting a roach colony going after the holidays, but want to find food that is good for them, and something somewhat easy to get into their bellies. Could I use tilapia? Or is this guy nuts lol

[dsmalex97]

C'mon! No one knows lol?

[GRABibus]

Why Tilapias especially ? lol

Best food for your frog is : Locust (Remove back legs), Dubia and red runner roaches, nighcrawlers, earthworms and mices.

[Eel Noob]

Pac man frog [Archive] - Arachnoboards

I know the thread was about a pac, but they are talking about pyxie's and pacs.

Do you guys know of anyone who feeds tilapia? I notice when I put my animals on coco fiber they usually get a mouthful of dirt with they miss the insect, and usually get turned off to eating afterwards. This is why I took my Pyxie off of coco fiber and put her in water. Turns out my pacman is the same way(not putting him in a water setup though)...I feed my pyxie earthworms right now as they are the easiest thing to feed, and same goes for my pac(pac still has a hard time because he's always eating dirt with it). They both hate crickets for some reason, and seem to find them more annoying then anything lol(i hate them as well so no harm done there). I'm going to be getting a roach colony going after the holidays, but want to find food that is good for them, and something somewhat easy to get into their bellies. Could I use tilapia? Or is this guy nuts lol

Didn't look at link but I don't see much problems, especially if you have a Oriental store nearby where you can get them fresh.

As for feeding I tong feed all my frogs and don't have much problem with them ingesting coco fibers. They do get a tiny amount once in awhile but that is easily passed.

[Mentat]

Wanted to add that you will have better results by offering a variety of food, than to base frogs diet on a staple item.

Another thing to consider is that when predators eat their prey they eat the whole thing including stomach contents and all internal organs. Unless you have a source of whole, uncleaned Tilapia; feeding pieces of Tilapia meat will not contain the same nourishment of whole ones.

The same concept goes for any type of meat on a predator diet and that's why many owners offer a variety of items and use vitamin and amino acid supplements. Good luck!

[dsmalex97]

Wanted to add that you will have better results by offering a variety of food, than to base frogs diet on a staple item.

Another thing to consider is that when predators eat their prey they eat the whole thing including stomach contents and all internal organs. Unless you have a source of whole, uncleaned Tilapia; feeding pieces of Tilapia meat will not contain the same nourishment of whole ones.

The same concept goes for any type of meat on a predator diet and that's why many owners offer a variety of items and use vitamin and amino acid supplements. Good luck!

Good point. I will probably use some kind of vitamin supplement if it works. I do still intend to offer some kind of variety, but if I can get away with feeding tilapia as a staple it would be great. Fingers crossed that they go for it...lol

[dsmalex97]

Didn't look at link but I don't see much problems, especially if you have a Oriental store nearby where you can get them fresh.

As for feeding I tong feed all my frogs and don't have much problem with them ingesting coco fibers. They do get a tiny amount once in awhile but that is easily passed.

I'm really not sure what it is, but when he gets dirt in his mouth he gives up...and then I'm left walking back and forth for hours trying to see if he's hungry. All I know is the coco fiber seems to stress him out when he misses. So I figure the bigger the food item, the easier it will be for him to get down, and not miss. I know it's easily passed, but I need to figure out an easier way to feed him. For his sake and mine, because he's driving me nuts trying to get him to eat worms consistently. And I refuse to feed him just rodents because he seems to readily accept them.

[dsmalex97]

Why Tilapias especially ? lol

Best food for your frog is : Locust (Remove back legs), Dubia and red runner roaches, nighcrawlers, earthworms and mices.

Remove back legs? I have never heard of that, sounds kind of weird.

But I honestly have no idea lol. I just read that this guy has been feeding his frogs tilapia without a problem. Why, I don't know. But it seems like a cool idea.

[GRABibus]

[QUOTE=dsmalex97;92032]Remove back legs? I have never heard of that, sounds kind of weird.QUOTE]

What I call "back legs" are the legs which help the locust to jump.
If you touch them, you can see that they can cut a little bit, and then, can damage the internal mouth of the frogs.

Also, if the locust can't jump anymore, it is easier for the frog to catch it

[GrifTheGreat]

Any type of fish should only be as a treat. Regardless of what kind of frog you're feeding it too. Mine don't like to miss and get substrate either. I think they get annoyed when they miss. A little coco fiber won't hurt them. Best if you tong feed anyway. It prevents them from ingesting any large amounts.