Red worms for Pacific Chorus Frogs?

[fish4all]

I have read a lot of different information on this and wanted to ask those who know.

I have red worms that I use to vermicompost. Thousands of them and if they are okay to use would make a great food source for my frogs. But I do not want to give them to my frogs if anything i have read about them is true.

Is it safe to feed them to the frogs or are feeder worms limited to night crawlers?.

These worms are Eisenia Fetida, just to make sure we are talking the same worms.

[Murray of the Deep]

I have read a lot of different information on this and wanted to ask those who know.

I have red worms that I use to vermicompost. Thousands of them and if they are okay to use would make a great food source for my frogs. But I do not want to give them to my frogs if anything i have read about them is true.

Is it safe to feed them to the frogs or are feeder worms limited to night crawlers?.

These worms are Eisenia Fetida, just to make sure we are talking the same worms.

you can give them those worms just be sure you didnt put any fertilizer or -cides and also what are the feeder worm what kind is it?do you mean mealworms??and also you can feed them those worm just be sure the soil of the worms has no fertilizer or -cides and also if he doesnt mind it chop the worm in pieces.My toad loves these worms.

[UncleChester]

I've always used Nightcrawlers (specifically Lumbricus terrestris) so I have no personal experience with Red Wigglers. As far as I've read they're safe for frogs assuming they've been raised in a safe environment, but they are foul tasting and not all frogs will accept them. They're available as feeders at Red Wigglers (45-55 count) | Josh's Frogs so I'd tend to assume they're suitable as feeders or they would have run into heaps of problems by now.

do you mean mealworms??

Mealworms are the larval stage of the beetle Tenebrio molitor. The OP said he had Eisenia fetida.

[fish4all]

Eisenia fetida Those are Red Wigglers, composting worms, vermicomposting and organic matter recyclers. Thery only get to about 2 inches long and the width of pencil lead, maybe a little larger.

My frogs won't eat night crawlers so it may be a lost cause trying red wigglers. Might be better to just put them in the vivarium and let them work as my cleanup crew.

[Murray of the Deep]

Eisenia fetida Those are Red Wigglers, composting worms, vermicomposting and organic matter recyclers. Thery only get to about 2 inches long and the width of pencil lead, maybe a little larger.

My frogs won't eat night crawlers so it may be a lost cause trying red wigglers. Might be better to just put them in the vivarium and let them work as my cleanup crew.

Yeah sorry that i told you that your frog can eat it,It's just that these worms are favorited by most aquatic amphibs ,my newt,fbt,adf,acf loves to eat them.even my turtle!

[fish4all]

No worries jerome, just wanting to let you know what they looked like a what type they are. They are actually very easy to culture and you can have 1000's of them in about 6 months if you set up a large bin or 3.

[Heatheranne]

I hope I can get my frogs to eat earthworms because they hate red wigglers. Gonna try to find a shallow dish with a lip on it to keep them from crawling out.

As for eating them, they're not too bad actually, sauteed stir fry with some crunchy veggies. Gotta gut them first but there are species that are simply huge so it makes it pretty easy.

Yes, I've tried red wiggles in the past also. Mine spit them out too. They, as mentioned above, secrete a foul mucous as defense, which apparently tastes bad. My tree frogs will not eat earthworms/night crawlers, but my pacmans will. My newts and turtles love them.

Can't say that I've ever eaten one, lol!

[Sandy Bear]

Shall I make a post with some recipes?