Eating red worms?

[GrifTheGreat]

Yeah, crickets are smelly and they escape a lot. Worms are a very good staple food, and I haven't had a worm escape yet, hehehee. I did have a slight incident when my mom was at my apartment, opened the fridge, and found the worms... but that's another story.

I usually buy my worms at one of two pets stores. I know quite a few people get them from Walmart. You can get them from a bait shop, just make sure it is a reliable one and be 100% SURE that the worms have no dies or chemicals. These get used a lot for fishing bait and can be fatal for your frog. Also, check the worms. You should just smell fresh dirt. If you ever smell anything bad, don't feed them to your frog. Better safe than sorry!

[Guenhwyvar]

Gwen is only about an inch long right now. She is timid of her tiny crickets. I'll try a worm if I can get it small enough and still wriggling for her. She's an avid hunter and will race around her tank to get the best position to nab her prey. I tried blood worms when she was a tiny baby, but she didn't go for them, just watched them wriggle.

I'll ask my mom if she knows anything about them. I'll try to get down there soon. I'm really interested in finding out if Jr will be a picky brat like Gwen.

[GrifTheGreat]

Red wigglers are smaller and a good starter worm. You can also cut up appropriate chucks of earthworms. They have multiple hearts so they don't die, thus you still get the wiggling worm to trigger the hunter response. I think introducing other food items when they are younger helps them be less picky. Grif was fed only crickets for like the first 3-4 months and was then very resistant to trying other types of food. With Loki, we offered other items right away: crickets and red wigglers and the occasional mealworm or waxworm. Obviously it has to do with the frog's personality as well. Some of them will be picky regardless. But it is good to at least offer other food.

[Guenhwyvar]

I've offered him katydids before. He's a very good eater and only turns down food when it's offered from tongs. I herd the crickets to him using a stick and he seems to be fine with that. I think he'll accept the new food easy enough. Now I need to find the worms.