Hey guys!
I want to bowl feed my 3, 4 months old Australian Green Tree Frogs but i am breeding wood roaches to feed them.
My only concern is how i can stop the roaches from climbing out. I can't vaseline the bowl because it is harmful to the frog so im stumped.
So how do you keep the roaches in the bowl?
Thanks guys!
An old trick for crickets, although seemingly cruel, is to pull their hind legs. Stopped jumping. For roaches, it may work.
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Get a different species of roaches like dubia's. They can't climb glass. That is what I feed in my bowls. Search in the feeder forum for the raising roaches thread, very helpful info!!! If you can't find it let me know.
David had some difficulty finding any other species of feeder roach near him in Australia, unfortunately = /
Try smearing some olive oil along the lip of your bowl - they may still be able to climb over it as it isn't quite as effective as petroleum jelly, but it is a safe method for feeding your frog and will inhibit their ability to climb out. You can also throw them in the freezer or fridge for a wee bit prior to feeding to slow them down, but they come to relatively fast.
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Like Jeff said, i can't get dubias in Australia.
That olive oil sounds like a descent idea. But ill try to come up with some "invention" so they can't climb out.
Take their legs off - i would prefer not to but ill keep that in mind
Jeff, are you sure that olive oil is safe if frogs come in contact of it?
Well I can honestly say that I learned something new today! Well, I tried...
Well...you can always try the vibrating food dish. I know lizard species freaking go crazy for the shaking bugs. Dunno about a frogs' response.
"Science Rules!".....Bill Nye
Vibration food dish...umm...sounds interesting but i think it may scare my frogs.
I prefer the olive oil idea -it works, i tried it- but im not sure if it is harmful to frogs if them come in contact to it.
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