Are Greater Wax moth larvae (Galleria mellonella) nutritionally apt for Xenopus Laevis?

[Necromencer]

I'm thinking of getting a few for an occasional treat for the frogs. Are they good for the frogs? I can't seem to find a definite Yes/No answer.

Thanks in advance

[mpmistr]

Being a grub I imagine they'd be high in fat. I just wouldn't feed them as a staple. Seeing as how ACF are more or less scavengers and will eat basically anything it can get it's hands on, I doubt they'd be harmful as a treat.

They're bugs, ACF love to eat bugs. Variety is good for captive animals, so I say go for it.

EDIT: I'd remove the heads prior to feeding, just to be safe.

[Necromencer]

Thanks Michael, that's what I originally thought.

The staple is reptomin, but it has been a few months since I gave them a treat and this website I trust had them on offer. I used to give them recently malted mealworms decapitated, but I have recently moved into an apartment with my girlfriend and she will NOT agree to having them in the flat (She just barely allowed me to have fruit flies for my dart frogs in the open)

I would have cut the heads off anyway, minimal risk is what I try and aim to go for.

I just needed to know if they were any good nutritionally.

[mpmistr]

I bet they're fine. They say ACF should not eat crickets but I feed mine crickets once a month just for fun, they're still happy and healthy as ever.

[Felis]

Hi,

I occasionally feed wax moth larvae to my frogs (without head ). They are really fatty, so I wouldn´t feed them too often, but I think they are fine as a treat.
My frogs love crickets and I never heard that they shouldn´t have them- Michael, do you know the reason for this statement? I couldn´t detect any negative effects so far as well.

[mpmistr]

The alleged reason was that crickets legs/bodies are too hard for xenopus. I don't buy that, xenopus are effective predators and scavengers and will eat anything that falls in the water. I am sure they eat water beetles in the wild which have tougher bodies than a cricket.