Frozen silversides?

[Herpguy]

Why would you need calcium supplementation when feeding fish with bones?

[demon amphibians]

Fish bones do provide calcium, but not as much as you would think, The powder i recomened has more then just calcium it is a vitamin blend. If you are stapling one item or even feeding 5 different things it is still a good idea to supplement. And powder is your only option with frozen foods.

[Herpguy]

You should never need calcium or vitamins if you are feeding your frogs a proper diet.

[demon amphibians]

You are right, but it is almost impossible to do so. Frogs in the wild do not need supplements because they eat hundreds of difference types of food that have a large arya of nutrition. We cant do that in captivity. some of us are lucky to be able to feed 3 types of food. So supplements are a high recommendation whether you gut load or dust. Now gut loading doesnt have to be a brand name product either. If you feed your crickets lettuce and oranges they will be able to provide a sufficent source of calcium.

[Herpguy]

It is really too easy to feed roaches many many different kinds of foods that pass on complete nutrition for your frogs. Just like in human supplementation, vitamins and nutrients are nigh on useless if they aren't coming from an actual food. I am against supplements, and I have never had an issue with MBD or growth.

[GrifTheGreat]

In truth both of you are correct, but in the wild there are nutritional elements that we cannot provide even with a varied diet and supplements. It doesn't hurt to dust the fish for added calcium and vitamin content. Fish contain thiaminase which causes a Vitamin B1 deficiency in frogs so it is actually beneficial to dust a feeder fish with a multivitamin to counteract the thiaminase.

It is also recommended to dust the rump of pinky mice when offering them to your frogs for added calcium content that the pinky is lacking due to undeveloped bones.

Even so it is best to add a little variety whenever possible for the frog's benefit. Gutloading can work great if using a good formula to do so and can even provide all the supplements that the frog needs if done correctly, but it never hurts to provide a little extra nutrition.

[Herpguy]

The thiaminase issue is something that has never been proven, only speculated. I have never seen nor heard of a frog that actually had a B1 deficiency.
I think that the problem lies in people feeding store bought foods. I think everybody should at least breed some species of roach, as that way you can feed them whatever your animals need. Powdered milk is a perfect source of of calcium for feeder insects. I know exactly what my animals are eating, as my feeders eat better than me.