Whites tree frog diet

[andrew]

Hi i got my tree frogs last saturday and i ordered food at the same time they came with small crickets and small locust i have feed them both but they dont seem to like the crickets. the frogs are 2" long i think the crickets might be too small. i did see some med brown crickets and thought they looked a good size. what size/kind of food would you be feeding if they were your frogs i am going to get food tomorrow. i can get hold of waxworns,mealworms,locust,crickets and and black crickets. thanks in advance.

[1beataway]

Try the bigger size brown crickets. Your White's can handle them. The crickets need to be the staple of the diet, but get mealworms to feed them a couple times a week. You don't want to feed as many mealworms, because they are harder to digest. You can try waxworms too, but not too often. I have two White's, and one eats waxworms and the other is disgusted by them. I have heard other people say that likewise their White's refuse waxworms.

[andrew]

thanks i will get the bigger crickets and some mealworms. what about locusts?

[1beataway]

I don't know about locusts. They're not sold in the US. But I'm sure someone will know!

[andrew]

thanks for your help

[John]

Andrew, where do you live? There's no country on your profile. Locusts are only sold in some countries due to the potential they have to become a pest species.

[andrew]

i live in south west england i can get them in pets@home and my lfs

[John]

I prefer locusts to crickets, and black crickets to house/brown. For what it's worth.

[andrew]

thanks for your help

[1beataway]

I prefer locusts to crickets, and black crickets to house/brown. For what it's worth.

The black ones look gross.

[firefly]

I use small locusts (hoppers) all the time for my FBTs and they love them (so do I actually but not to eat) I keep them going in a large plastic box with tights stretched over the top for ventilation and feed them on carrot, fruit, bug -grub, anything saladee.

They're fascinating to watch and I can pick them up without screaming. I wouldn't go near crickets yuk.

[Crystal6]

The black ones look gross.

I think they're cute. (And smaller. At least, where I live.) I say smaller as a good thing because most people are afraid of insects when they are on the larger side.