I found green mold in my crickets container, growing on their food (an orange slice). It was just a few spots, but would it be safe to feed my frog the crickets?
Think it would be safe; but do try and avoid feeding rotten food to feeders .
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
I use carrots for my crickets. They love it, and the carrots stay "fresh" for a long time.
It will be ok. But the bins need to be maintained daily to prevent this.
YUCK ! There is nothing worse than a cricket bin.
After 6 long years of maintain cricket bins, I finally have a routine that works well- for me, anyway.
I feed small crickets to 2 different species of tree frogs. ( moreletii and callidryas)
I buy crickets about every 2 weeks.
When I get the new crickets they are put into clean bins.
So, 4 bins -2 enclosures - all numbered.
2 bins are #1 and 2 bins are #2.
Each species NEVER- shares the others crickets.
Tree frogs are VERY needy
Every morning -( I feed daily ) the uneaten ones are returned to their respective bins to feed.
I use flukers ( calcium gel ) ,homemade dry food, and red leaf lettuce.
Most mornings---- I put a tiny bit of some of my smoothly in the cap to a distilled water bottle.
The following morning the cap is thrown away.
I know, I know .........roaches would be easier........BUT I have never been able to make the switch.
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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