Feeding Options

[veggiemom]

Thank you, I kind of figured that. Would they take live blackworms in a dish? That is pretty much the only live food I could handle having in the house. Haha. But I'm mostly concerned about the nutrition part of it. Obviously I wouldn't want to feed them anything that wasn't good for them.

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF! If you are able to handle blackworms... how about earthworms? If answer is yes (and you or someone in family can handle cutting them in smaller pieces if necessary); then we got some possible frog species you could keep.

If the answer is no; then can only recommend African Dwarf Frogs. Those will do OK with a varied diet of pellets, blackworms, and other small aquatic foods. Good luck !

[veggiemom]

Sorry my response took so long! I have a newly crawling daughter and have been running around like crazy. I spoke with my husband and we agreed that we could handle crickets if they were being fed once a week. Earthworms we've done in the past, and I just can't do that again. So would the toads be ok with a once a week feeding? I've seen really conflicting information about how often to feed them, and I definitely wouldn't want to starve them. If not, are there any frogs that would do well on that schedule?

[billybatz9]

Uoh, thats trouble lol. My nephew is getting there at that point. Once a week would be very hard and yes they would starve. Any frog or reptile that you get will need to eat often. (Except snakes) your best bet would be a fully grown pacman frog or pixie frog. They eat a lot in one feeding and will need to be fed less often. Like every 3 to 4 days (pushing it)

[veggiemom]

Hmm... The caresheet on this website says once or twice a week, but I've also heard every other day is absolutely necessary. I guess I'm just confused with all the different opinions, and I want to do the right thing for my potential future toads.