Quote Originally Posted by Herpguy View Post
Contrary to popular belief, high protein is NOT what you look for in a frog diet. Excess protein is what causes the obesity issues. It is extremely hard for frogs to get obese on invertebrate/herp diets. If you have access to a pond or stream, I would recommend a minnow trap and/or "bug napper." I used to feed my frogs nearly 100% wild caught diets, and I had growth and feeding responses you would never believe, and I never ever supplemented (I am highly skeptical of a calcium fairy existing in Africa). Many people are against this and too worried about pesticides and such, but I guarantee they have never tried it themselves. Just my two cents.
There are always precautions to take when feeding WC prey. Like collecting from areas where no pesticides are sprayed. Parasites are always in WC prey, but of course even the CB prey can catch parasites and disease. There is no way to 100% stop parasites, but you can do your best to prevent it. I do believe that there are nutrients and certain other nutritional values found in WC prey that you may not ever see in CB prey, but sometimes its risky. I don't offer WC prey just because its not something I want to risk.

I had one of my frogs catch pinworms from crickets I purchased before. Like I said though its never 100% stoppable.