Oops, Worm Confusion!

[UncleChester]

First question: Will this little frog a) eat them in the first place and b) have any sort of bad reaction to them if he does not like the taste?...supposedly the release some sort of foul-tasting chemical when bitten?? The last thing I want him to do is associate worms with 'icky tasting' if you know what I mean.!

I can't speak for pixies, but one of my Gray Treefrogs doesn't like the taste of earthworms and just spits them out. He's never had any sort of reaction that I've noticed to the secretions except for a dislike of the taste. My other Gray and my American Green Treefrog will gobble them down and have never had any problems. As far as I know, the secretions are just foul tasting to some frogs and not harmful in any way.

I've never heard of the salt water washing thing.

So, I got mealworms. Now these worms are just plain boring: they lay there until you poke them, then they suddenly move.

Store bought mealworms tend to be prety docile. I've found mealworms I've bred myself are much more active and lively.

About mealworms: some say frogs can't digest them because of their shell and to cut heads off first. And others say (like the store) to give them mealworms. So, now I'm thinking there must be something else I can offer.

Mealworms are poor nutritionally and can bung up your frog if feed in large quantities, but fine as the occasional treat. The utter ease in which mealworms can be kept and bred makes having them around for the odd feeding a simple thing to do.

I wonder if they'd eat canned dog food if I could dangle it? But how would I dangle that, it would fall apart. Maybe plain cooked spagetti? it might look like a worm to them. Yep, maybe I'll try that. If that doesn't work, there's always Arby's (LOL). Wanted you to know someone else has the same questions you have.

I'm hoping you're kidding, but in case you aren't please don't feed your frog dog food, spaghetti or other human food. They're made to eat live insects, not pasta. I wouldn't even feed Arby's to my worst human enemy.