Question About Packaged Foods

[danfrog]

Have you tried nightcrawlers? I recomend them over everything as a staple. As for the pacman food and zoomed food, I'm to believe that some frogs like them and some frog don't. They say you can feed them nothing but the packaged food but I don't know if I can believe that. I know some people on these forums use the pacman food more like a trear food.

[Mentat]

Agree with Dan, night crawlers are the best food for Pacmans . Try finding them at your local Walmart's sport section, use the plain one with no dyes. If too bit for your frog, cut them from the pointy end in sections about the length of the frog.

[Pheathers]

I tried the ZooMed stuff and both my pac and pyxie spat it out in disgust (although, I've heard some frogs like it). I tried the canned stuff and my pac wouldn't go for that either (but my pyxie would eat the canned locust and 'pillars when she was young and voracious).

[Bo]

I got my frogs from Samurai Japan and they were raised on their pacman food. That's all we feed ours and they seem to be growing well. Very quick feeding them w/tongs. They're plump and happy.

[Lija]

I got my frogs from Samurai Japan and they were raised on their pacman food. That's all we feed ours and they seem to be growing well. Very quick feeding them w/tongs. They're plump and happy.

i don't think samurai food is a good staple, as a treat yes, it is ok, but def not as a staple. for one it is not natural for pacs to eat that stuff ( just look at contents), it makes them grow fast, that's true, but how healthy that is? to grow too fast and you might be looking into vet visit, it gotta be healthy first and foremost, so until there's enough data available proving that growth rate and longevity of life is the same feeding natural feeders and samurai food if use it as a staple, i will never recommend to feed it as such. by data i mean actual scientific data not "i feed like that and had no problems".

Dubbean- nightcrawlers and dubia( any roaches), supplemented with ca/d3 2xweek and multivitamins 1xweek is the best staple with occasional treats such as hornworms, mice ( f/t, no more then once a month), samurai food, silkworms, etc. if you don't want to deal with crickets or dubia just feed ngihtcrawlers and if he eats from tongs you can add that samurai stuff once in a while. haven't tried zoomed yet, haven't seen in in stores, but i guess you can try that too, as well once in a while.
never feed mealworms/superworms, dry foods that you mentioned are not for pacs, it will be impacted in no time.

[dubbean]

thanks for all the helpful replies. I will definitely stay with live bugs as Camo Frog's staple diet. I looked around a bit more and found a reptile store near my work that sells nightcrawlers. I got some today along with some more crickets (since I know he likes them). I will try feeding him the nightcrawlers tomorrow since he has already eaten today.

Is it nessicary to gut load nightcrawlers? If so, what do you feed them?