I have an adult Western Toad who is about 4 inches. I don't have access to roaches locally and I am not willing to breed them myself as my family would have a major fit. He's eating large crickets, super worms, and earth worms 2-3 times a week and I dust his food once a week. I read on here that super worms can chew through a frogs stomach, which sounds a little far-fetched to me but if it has been known to happen I would be a little worried. I am fairly confident my toad will be able to handle the exoskeleton of the insects and super worms would only be given about once a week. Western Toads commonly eat spiders and beetles in the wild so I would imagine they are use to digesting hard bodied prey. Crickets tend to move a little fast for him though and they are a pain in the behind for me to tong feed with since their legs break off easily.

Is it okay for a my large toad to eat the occasional "super worm"?

How long do they continue to live if you cut off their heads?

Thanks for your help!