Feeding problems

[Maharg]

Graham,

I'm trying to find something I can use as a staple.
And aren't silkworms and hormworms rather expensive?

Yes, they are. But remember Pixies are massive. I dont know how food costs work out in Alabama but in Calgary nightcralwers and crickets are relatively expensive and you need to feed so many that it ends up costing a lot. My main staple for my large Rococo is Hornworms for this reason. I know some members may disagree but with massive frogs such as Pixies and my Rococo, crickets are pointless. And if you arent having luck with nightcrawlers id give it a shot. Hornworms are GIANT and end up being fairly filling for their price. Especially when a staple of mice isnt really an option.

[ejh805]

That's definitely something to consider.
Here, nightcrawlers are about $2 and some change for a cup of 24. And crickets just depends on where you buy them from.
I'd have to have silkworms and hornworms shipped in which would be very expensive. And right now, my pixie is maybe the size of a 50 cent piece.
Once s/he gets bigger I may look into hornworms if s/he still isn't accepting night crawlers.

[Maharg]

That's definitely something to consider.
Here, nightcrawlers are about $2 and some change for a cup of 24. And crickets just depends on where you buy them from.
I'd have to have silkworms and hornworms shipped in which would be very expensive. And right now, my pixie is maybe the size of a 50 cent piece.
Once s/he gets bigger I may look into hornworms if s/he still isn't accepting night crawlers.

Definitely worth a shot. Especially when you consider that if you buy a cup of say 50 or 100 crickets for a feeding, about 20% will be dead right off the bat. Another up to 20% will find a way to bury or hide and die in the tank. Which sucks for your Frog and tank cleaning as well.

Pluke has a method he is using for breeding Hornworms in the feeders topic section. Ill be giving it a try. Maybe you can look into it too.

[Pluke]

Think of Dubia Roaches as Giant Roly Polys.. that's what they look like any way, just don't get any adults and you won't be bothered. They really aren't that bad. They can't fly, jump, or even climb the side of a plastic container. They're extremely defenseless and harmless. They don't really smell either, not as bad as crickets anyway.

There was another person on here who said that they had a fear of roaches, too. They ordered themselves some dubia anyway and over came that fear. You don't have to touch them, just use tongs. You say your frogs the size of a 50 cent piece.. I suggest getting some small-medium size roaches. You can usually find them priced at 100 for $10. Atleast at reptile shows. Definitely worth a try. EMBRACE YOUR FEAR, FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR FROG~!

[ejh805]

Think of Dubia Roaches as Giant Roly Polys.. that's what they look like any way, just don't get any adults and you won't be bothered.

I like roly polys.... maybe I can do this.

[Pluke]

Lol, that's the spirit! The only ones of the dubia's that don't look like giant roly polys are the adult males. They have wings, don't worry they can't fly or anything.. they will glide or flutter if falling though. You don't need adults anyway. Another thing I should have mentioned, they can be annoying when trying to feed them to your animal on eco earth.. these things like the burrow and will almost immediately burrow when placed on the eco earth, it's really frustrating, lol.

I imagine with a pyxie it won't be bothered if you move it to another container to feed.. my pacmans on the other hand, they don't like being moved before feeding. Needless to say, they rarely eat roaches. I have 100+ dubia's I'm just raising for the heck of it since the only thing that eats them in my tomatos and most of the roaches are too big for them. Rarely does one of my pacmans eat a roach.

[Maharg]

Roaches are something id definitely take advantage of if they were readily available in Canada. Ive heard that they are actually illegal here which makes sense cause ive only seen them once in the decade ive owned herps and arachnids. I actually bought the roach as a pet but had I known I would never see them again I would have bought them out and tried to breed.

Is there no worry of impaction with a staple of roaches?