Diet for the big boys?

[Bananalady97]

I have a large male (6 1/2 years old) and a female of the same size (7 years old) they are big froggies! They refuse to eat anything other than medium size rats, and I feed them every 2 weeks

[demon amphibians]

It is not good to staple on mammals. I do feed my toads and frogs rats, mice and chicks as well but only for supplemental reasons once a month. you want a varitey of foods mostly invertabrites though. Even twice a month can be harmful if it is the only foods they are eating. But i totally understand, all my toads and frogs aside from my firebelly much prefer a larger sized meal then a bunch of smaller bugs. Even my dubia's are a small meal for my pets but they sure get a lot of them.

[Lija]

I have a large male (6 1/2 years old) and a female of the same size (7 years old) they are big froggies! They refuse to eat anything other than medium size rats, and I feed them every 2 weeks

my younger kid would probably refuse to eat anything rather then junk food too, doesn't mean I'm going to do it. please for the sake of your frogs take them out of junk food asap.

[demon amphibians]

[QUOTE=Lija;173041]my younger kid would probably refuse to eat anything rather then junk food too, doesn't mean I'm going to do it. please for the sake of your frogs take them out of junk food asap.[/QUOT

I wouldnt call it junk food necessarily. Although a staple on such items are bad for your animals. I think that they are an essential nutrient boost that most large species need to maintain a healthy body weight. however you can have a perfectly healthy pixie of a massive size of 10" from vent to snout without feeding mammals. just as super worms can have a similar effect as a mouse. If you ate nothing but tomatoes every day you would have to much of a specific kind of nutrient that could possibly have an adverse effect on the body but that isn't to say they are not healthy. I do agree that to much can cause obesity. I even feed my amphibs mice once a month and i think even that is to often depending on the size of food item you are feeding. I noticed my american bullfrog is getting fat, so no more mice for a while, even small mice at that. moderation is the key. word from the wise. : )