Quote Originally Posted by MyKindOfLullaby View Post
Hello, I just got a giant african bullfrog a few months ago. This is my first frog!

I've been getting WAY too much conflicting advice on feeding, so can someone please explain it to me as simple as possible? Right now my frog is about 3 months old and eats about 8-10 crickets every night.
So my questions are:
-what should they eat and how much at each age mark or size? (I was told only crickets until it's a juvie)
-What are they best staples for babies, juvies, and adults?
-how much is under-feeding?
-How do you know if you're over-feeding?

All the information is so over-whelming haha. So can someone please simplify it for me? thanks!

SCF got you covered, you can browse through my posts and it should help you in everything because I do ask a lot of questions to learn

But to give you a quick solution:

1) The "15 minute all you can eat" rule is pretty standard. I would not only feed crickets because their nutritional value is a lot lower than any other insect you can feed. You can try to feed Canadian Nightcrawlers, Dubia Roaches, Crickets maybe for dusting days, and any of the other insects SCF mentioned as treats/variety depending on what you are able to get in your area. A rodent would be okay to feed once a month.

2) As far as "best staple diets" people normally use Night crawlers/B.Dubia roaches because of their availability. A good point someone mentioned in my other thread was that these frogs in their natural habitat are opportunists and will eat whatever comes close so it's really good for your frog to eat a variety of meals. Nevertheless, in captivity in my oppinion Night crawlers are best for staple because you don't have to gut-load them, they don't stink, they don't escape and all you have to do is put them in the fridge; but like I said it's always good for the benefit of your frog to feed a variety. You don't have to go crazy and feed every specie but if you can offer 3-4 different species you should be fine as long as you are also dusting.

3) Not using the 15 minute rule could be considered under feeding seeing as how sometimes the frog will remain hungry even after 15 mins of feeding.

4) You can tell by the feeding response of your frog. Sometimes my baby goes berserker during the first 10-12 mins but towards the 15 he's eating slower so that tells you he is almost full.

But don't worry, it might be a little overwhelming if you over think it, you will be fine.