my new baby frogs are not eating

[elery]

i have raised them from tadpols, i have 3, 2 have lost their tail fully 2 days ago, 1 still has its tail,. the 2 who have no tails are tiny and the crickets i got were small but not pinheads, they were a bit big as the frogs seem to be scared of them, i have put them in a container with come tiny black ants but they did not seem interested, also some little flying things i got outside at a light and little moth, they have not even attempted to eat a thing. i had some of the crickets just let free in their home but since have removed them because i do not know if the cricket will try have a nibble on my babies. how long after they fully lose their tail do they eat? and what else can i try them on, i have pinhead crickets coming but it might be 2 days before they here., also i have a home made fly trap outside to try get some fruit flys so far caught none.
i don't want to keep disturbing them to try feed them but also i don't want them to starve.

atm they are just in a viv with little water in bottom (only a tiny bit) and a water dish which they only use if i put them in it) and some rocks and leaf litter etc around, its a temp home until i set up their naturalistic viv which i will be doing in the next few days. ( once the silly substrate arrives that i had to spend a arm and leg getting as i cant get it locally.)
i mist them a few times a day via hand. and they look happy in their, although i can never find them because they hide and blend in really well.

what else can i do to help them feed, and how is the best way to do it,

[Gnag the nameless]

We need to know the species of frog to really help you out. Pictures would help.

Some froglets will not eat unless their tail is COMPLETELY gone, no stub or anything.

[elery]

they are striped marsh froglets. last night i thuoght i saw 1 eat a tiny ant, but im not 100% sure so maybe they are starting to eat. i will give them a bunch of stuff tonight and see how they go. the little fellas stress me out

[sleepypossum]

How did you go with feeding your baby frogs. I am in a similar situation now with 3 baby frogs. I have raised them from tadpoles at the pre school where I work, during the holidays they have lost their tails and are now sitting on the rock in their tank. I intend to release them back into my pond but would like to take them back to the pre- school to show the children how they have changed. My concern is that we have another week off school and I don't want them to starve. One of them in particular looks ready for food.
thanks.
Lynne.

[elery]

my litle frogs took around 2 and half weeks after loseing their tails to eat. I caughty tiny moths and little green thnigys neat the light for the first week and put them in a container with a few they would catch them easy. Pin head crickets are the best but i did not have them at the time. hope your baby frogs go ok, i think its the far most stressing time when thye turning to lil frogs.

[nirotorin]

There are several types of traps you can make for small insects. Using a funnel, light, or bait, and a container. You can use a handheld vacuum, if it has a screen fine enough inside. Just leave the porch lights on, and go around sucking all the smallest bugs up. You can also rig up a big butterfly net, and run it through some tall grass, and beat it against bushes.

You could look into culturing springtails as well.