Pill bugs

[Creamballman]

So I was out by a river catching earthworms to feed my fire bellies, and I also caught some roly polys. Can I feed these to my frogs? I also caught these other worms (I think they are) and they are really small, they curl into a swirl when held and seem to have small antennae. I have no idea what they are

[Creamballman]

Y u no reply? Lol

[Heatheranne]

Pill bugs are a safe food, but you need to know if they are in a pesticide and fertilizer free area, and that they do not carry parasites.

[Creamballman]

thanks, yeah I got them from a river near a forest preserve, pretty sure no pesticides there . Today I hand fed my froggies earthworms. They loved it! will post video tomorrow

[Creamballman]

Fire Bellies feeding on earthworms - YouTube

[Mentat]

So I was out by a river catching earthworms to feed my fire bellies, and I also caught some roly polys. Can I feed these to my frogs? I also caught these other worms (I think they are) and they are really small, they curl into a swirl when held and seem to have small antennae. I have no idea what they are

Those are a species of millipede and recommend you do not feed them to frogs. Millipedes defense mechanism includes curling into a ball, emitting poisonous chemical secretions and hydrogen cyanide gas .

[Creamballman]

Oh, ok, good thing I didn't feed them to my frogs. They might have escaped, cause I emptied the container to clean the worms and they were gone... and also, I think I drowned the rest of my worms, I'm soo dumb, I put them in a tank with some shallow bottled water

[Heatheranne]

Be careful to only use dechlorinated tap water or spring water with your fire bellies. Regular bottled water may have chlorine in it which is toxic to frogs.

Cut the worms into smaller pieces, such as 1" or so for your frogs.

Another tip for you...add some artificial plants for them to hide amongst to make them happy .

[Creamballman]

thanks, yeah the bottled water was for the worms, and it was spring water, and I do Have artificial plants on the other side of the enclosure.Thanks

[Heatheranne]

Great .