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    Quote Originally Posted by ejh805 View Post
    This past week (3-4 days?), my frog has been on hunger strike. Unless I offer her "junk-food"...
    She can't seem to catch crickets efficiently (even with back legs pinched off), and she WAS eating nightcrawlers, but has been turning her nose up to them.
    The only thing I've been able to find that she downs with enthusiasm are super worms. I know they can cause impaction, so I'm hesitant when I feed them to her. But her bowel movements have been regular, so as of now I don't think there is any cause for alarm regarding that.

    Is there anything I can do to make the super worms more nutritionally complete? Or any way I can make the night crawlers seem more enticing? When I cut them in halves or pieces they just stop moving and she completely ignores them. Whole, she shows more interest but they're huge compared to her.

    Thank you
    My adult female is the same way. Superworms aren't as much of a risk for impaction as mealworms, but you're right, the risk is still there. As for making them more nutritional, you could try gut loading them or dusting them with calcium and multivitamins.

    If she's able to eat supers, she could probably eat a whole nightcrawler. If she's showing interest, I say let her go. Nightcrawlers have almost no risk of impaction. You can also try tong feeding or dusting the nightcrawlers...

    Pics would help. Also, what is her enclosure like? Substrate, temps... Etc.

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