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    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by NialR35 View Post
    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.
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    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.

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    nothing, i get a box, put it in a fridge, every month i take some soil out and add some ( just regular organic soil without fertilizers). when i asked these guys told me that worms can easily keep going for 6-8 month, however they never lasted that long for different reason lol
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    Here's the thing though NialR35, the key is diversity. You cannot expect the frog to eat the same thing day after day. I truly wish the end all solution was feeding them bulk night crawlers. In the wild they will eat and consume a huge variety vertebrates/invertebrates. The key to longevity and overall health is mixing it up. A variety of insects offers complex nutrients and vitamins that you could never duplicate with solely 1-2 staple feeders.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SCF View Post
    Here's the thing though NialR35, the key is diversity. You cannot expect the frog to eat the same thing day after day. I truly wish the end all solution was feeding them bulk night crawlers. In the wild they will eat and consume a huge variety vertebrates/invertebrates. The key to longevity and overall health is mixing it up. A variety of insects offers complex nutrients and vitamins that you could never duplicate with solely 1-2 staple feeders.
    Well you do have to have a staple diet, the other insects you offer can be used as treats and nothing else. You can probably switch around diets every week or every other day from night crawlers/crickets/Dubias and that's about it as far as staple goes. Every other insect can be used for variety but not for a weekly feeding.

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    I'll pm you a complete nutritional composition of feeder vertebrates. Night crawlers/crickets/dubias are three out of the hundred of thousands of acceptable staple insects to feed your captive bred frog. They are just more readily available.

    Edit: you are not wrong in choosing your staples by any means, but there are just vast amounts of insects that are acceptable to feed out cb pets.

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    i agree with Nial, nightcrawlers/dubia(any roaches) should be a staple, meaning these are food items that are being given more often, with everything else ( healthy stuff) given in between, we gotta think about costs of feeding too
    i feed crickets because my girly loves hunting them, but they have not much of a nutritional value.
    actually there's not much to choose from that would balance between cost, availability and nutritional value. say hornworms, they're nice and big and juicy and cost here 1.5-2$ each now multiply it by 15 = 20$ per feeding, and I'm sure after eating 10 worms the frog will still be hungry so it is all about balance and keeping stress levels of an owner under control lol
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