Bean weevils

[brandongalea]

There are a variety of species that produce small enough nymphs to be fed to very small frogs - equivalent size to pinhead crickets. Your best bet is going to be the smaller species of roach; and those who lay ooths vs. live birth tend to produce smaller nymphs as well.

What species are available to you? I can suggest some additional ones that are less common, but a good start would be the Turkistan Roach (Blatta lateralis), also known as the Red Runner or Shelfordella lateralis. Lobster Roaches (Nauphoeta cinerea) also produce relatively small nymphs (~1/16" or less) but give live birth and are easier to culture; but climb glass and smooth surfaces. Blatta orientalis is another option though rarer to find, along with some other small species such as the Surinam Roach which is actually a parthenogenic species (Pycnoscelus surinamensis). Many of the "pest" species such as the American or German roach may also produce small, softer bodied nymphs. I fear the common larger roaches such as B. dubia and those in the Blaberus or Eublaberus genus would produce too large or nymphs for you and be far too impractical to rear...

You would basically have to breed them and collect/separate the babies, as most suppliers do not sell newborn nymphs as readily. But roaches are quite easy to culture and make for less hassle than breeding crickets, or provide more variety... The ootheca laying species like Blatta lateralis would make this simple, as you could separate egg cases out from the main culture and keep them in a hatching container or cup to have quantities of newborns. So I fear this suggestion isn't going to help in your current pinch, but can aid you in the future as an additional and reliable small prey supply.

Wow Jeff, thank buddy, right now I have some lobster roaches, but the person I got them from. said they might have mixed with the American roach, which I don't know if it can happen, but what I have are very small grower, I have had these roaches for at least 3 weeks, but I haven't got neither adults nor nymphs, and the size I got them wasn't small enough to feed my milks.

Yeah the lobster roaches can climb smooth surfaces, but that's OK, because they aren't fast.

The roaches that I can buy are: Dubia, Green banana and pallid.

I don't know the rules here, so I don't know if I can post links to my suppliers.

[JeffreH]

I'm actually intrigued they have Green banana and Pallid Roached - the Pallids would be a fantastic choice as they are like mini versions of lobster roaches and very efficient breeders.The Green banana roach (Panchlora nivea) is also great and on the smaller side but is fast, and climb AND fly.

You could also try culturing Springtails - extremely easy to culture, virtually effortless and very tiny for the tiniest of frogs = )

Most species of prolific roach still take 2-4 months from birth to reach adulthood in optimal conditions and generally have a 1 month gestation time. Don't worry, give them some more time and they will begin to flourish. Once they reach adulthood, give them 3-4 weeks and you will have babies out your ears and will continually be producing them.

[brandongalea]

I'm actually intrigued they have Green banana and Pallid Roached - the Pallids would be a fantastic choice as they are like mini versions of lobster roaches and very efficient breeders.The Green banana roach (Panchlora nivea) is also great and on the smaller side but is fast, and climb AND fly.

You could also try culturing Springtails - extremely easy to culture, virtually effortless and very tiny for the tiniest of frogs = )

Most species of prolific roach still take 2-4 months from birth to reach adulthood in optimal conditions and generally have a 1 month gestation time. Don't worry, give them some more time and they will begin to flourish. Once they reach adulthood, give them 3-4 weeks and you will have babies out your ears and will continually be producing them.

I'm afraid the springtails would not survive the transport, btw forgot to mention that I get all my feeders from Malta (when available), and mostly from the UK, I heard also there are some good feeder suppliers in Germany, but I'm afraid of the language barrier :/

[wesleybrouwer]

Ok,didn't know you're already waiting for the crickets to hatch.

How old/big are you're milk frogs at the moment ?
I've raised a decent amount from egg on.
Pinhead crickets and pea aphids work brilliant, varied with fruitflies and other small insect.
Dusting the food 2-3 times a week might be a good idea since they're rapid growers.

Another great food source is wild collected bugs, although you need to be careful not to catch them where pesticides are used for example.
They will be eating larger food items in no time.

I might provide you some addresses with high quality feeder insects if you like.
Not sure if there is more in stores here or in Germany tho.

[wesleybrouwer]

Springtails by the way will easily survive transport

[brandongalea]

Right now the milks are at approximately 1 inch.

wesleybrouwer it would be great if you can provide me with some suppliers in Europe.