New baby adspersus. You know you love THEM!

[NialR35]

Thanks guys for your help!

@Lija: Do they really eat that much? wow that savings account comment freaked me out lol. I thought an adult male would be fine with 4 large earthworms every 2-3 days...this isn't enough?

[Truffs1178]

For an adult male that's no where near enough. My baby male can eat more than that in two minutes lol.

[Lija]

hahaha lol haha oh gosh that is a good one lol 4 earthworms every 2-3 days lol you mean earthworms right that are smaller then canadian nightcrawlers?

I'll tell you how my 5" female ate last week ( if i remember right, i don't have her feeding log here, but the amount should be about her usual)
mon- 8 nightcrawlers ( these huge ones), tue 20 crickets, wed 10 nightcrawlers, fri 10 nigthcrawlers, sun 30 crickets + 5 huge hornworms.

imagine a frog that is twice her size, i believe Grif said currently his 3 month old baby is eating about 20 nightcrawlers per feeding lol calculating $?

but seriously you should look into starting dubia colony, it may save you quite a bit and you can sell off if you have too many.

[GrifTheGreat]

The most my male has eaten in a single feeding was 3 balls of Pacman food and over 20 Night Crawlers.

I don't want to devulge his latest meal. It was rediculous and he was still hungry the next day.

[NialR35]

Oh God....I did not know it would be so expensive to feed an adult!!

Any recommendations/links to start a Dubia colony and can you guys please tell me where you order your night crawlers/dubias/food? If they eat this much when fully grown its pointless to buy then by the dozen then at my local bait shop. I would need to order in bulk, who do you recommend for this? and how much would it cost per month to feed a full grown pyxie/ornate individually( an estimate)

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh God....I did not know it would be so expensive to feed an adult!!

Any recommendations/links to start a Dubia colony and can you guys please tell me where you order your night crawlers/dubias/food? If they eat this much when fully grown its pointless to buy then by the dozen then at my local bait shop. I would need to order in bulk, who do you recommend for this? and how much would it cost per month to feed a full grown pyxie/ornate individually( an estimate)

I don't know the exact cost for mine. I own 19 Pacman Frogs and one Male Pyxi. They all get the same staple. I don't order my worms except Hornworms and Pacman Food. I buy from Wal Mart and normally spend about $50.00 every 2 to 2.5 weeks.

My Dubias I purchased at an Expo, but my colony crashed so I'm starting over with some survivors that I had separated before hand.

[NialR35]

I don't know the exact cost for mine. I own 19 Pacman Frogs and one Male Pyxi. They all get the same staple. I don't order my worms except Hornworms and Pacman Food. I buy from Wal Mart and normally spend about $50.00 every 2 to 2.5 weeks.

My Dubias I purchased at an Expo, but my colony crashed so I'm starting over with some survivors that I had separated before hand.

Wow 19 pacmans!!! Boy you must get a fat check for that. Anyway when you say you spend around $50.00 every two weeks or so, that is for just one frog or all 19?

I just wanted to know an estimate to know how much on average I will spend monthly to feed my ornate and pyxie at full size. I plan to staple night crawlers(I already stopped feeding crickets because I cant stand them).

I checked speedyworm.....but are they reliable? I really dont want to receive dead worms....and I guess I would have to ask for next day shipping right?(which is super expensive...)

I really need to find a solution to this...my new baby pyxie is already eating like a viking since his first night...5-6 night crawler pieces and would probably eat more but I'm using the 15 min rule.

[GrifTheGreat]

Look up Speedyworms.com

[SCF]

Oh God....I did not know it would be so expensive to feed an adult!!

Any recommendations/links to start a Dubia colony and can you guys please tell me where you order your night crawlers/dubias/food? If they eat this much when fully grown its pointless to buy then by the dozen then at my local bait shop. I would need to order in bulk, who do you recommend for this? and how much would it cost per month to feed a full grown pyxie/ornate individually( an estimate)

I sell dubia.

[maxQ]

Ha Ha Ha...what a cute face he has.

[NialR35]

hahaha lol haha oh gosh that is a good one lol 4 earthworms every 2-3 days lol you mean earthworms right that are smaller then canadian nightcrawlers?

I'll tell you how my 5" female ate last week ( if i remember right, i don't have her feeding log here, but the amount should be about her usual)
mon- 8 nightcrawlers ( these huge ones), tue 20 crickets, wed 10 nightcrawlers, fri 10 nigthcrawlers, sun 30 crickets + 5 huge hornworms.

imagine a frog that is twice her size, i believe Grif said currently his 3 month old baby is eating about 20 nightcrawlers per feeding lol calculating $?

but seriously you should look into starting dubia colony, it may save you quite a bit and you can sell off if you have too many.

Yea, I meant Canadian Night crawlers I don't think it matters because apparently 3-4 wont be enough....damn I hope I get females lol...
Do you buy yours worms in bulk?

[SCF]

Yea, I meant Canadian Night crawlers I don't think it matters because apparently 3-4 wont be enough....damn I hope I get females lol...
Do you buy yours worms in bulk?

Your solution will be a large insect colony. Dubia roaches is the answer. A female will eat quite a bit anyways, it's going to eat almost the same as a male.

[NialR35]

Yea I will start looking into that SCF.

Lija and SCF approximately how much do you guy spend then? I just need an average to have an idea how much it would cost to feed my two frogs at full size. And where do you get your food from? Colleen/Jerrod gave me his feedback, what about you guys?

[Lija]

Yea I will start looking into that SCF.

Lija and SCF approximately how much do you guy spend then? I just need an average to have an idea how much it would cost to feed my two frogs at full size. And where do you get your food from? Colleen/Jerrod gave me his feedback, what about you guys?

sometimes i order a big styro box ( 500-1000) from there https://www.canadiannightcrawlers.com/shop/
I have no idea how much i spend, trying not to count lol and i do have quite a few guys to feed ( see below, and these are not all) but I'm trying to get everything in bulk and actually i really love buying nightcrawlers in bulk, they can stay for as long as you need, the problem only that you need a separate fridge to keep them, the box is quite big if you get 500 or 1000 worms.

[NialR35]

Yea I had to buy a new mini fridge to put my night crawlers. Do yours come packed or you have to separate them? If so what do you use for the substrate?

By the way, Im feeding the SAME brand of night crawlers you are hahaha! They are so big.

[Lija]

if you start colony now it will hopefully get established in a few month depending on the amount you get, get pacman food to be used once in a while to keep costs down. but yeah that is why I'm very happy to have a female she eats less and needs less space.

Grif - somebody is about to hit another growth spurt?