Morphing Leopard Frog Tads, What Should I Feed Them?

[Randy Schroyer]

A tank suitable for a baby leopard frog should be just fine for a tadpole too. You could place them both in that tank.

Crickets are great to start with, they are easy to get, and natural for the frogs. I've found freshly morphed frogs sometimes take their time with starting to eat, so just take it slow and wait till they get started.

Dusting crickets is great, as the little frogs will need all the vitamins they can get. Feeding the crickets fruits and veggies a few days to a week before feeding them to your frogs also helps keep your frogs well nourished. This is called gut loading, you can look up more info on it on this site. It's a new technique for me that I learned from reading things here. There are plenty of other bugs you can feed them, but I am personally waiting till my frog actually starts eating before I start stocking up on a large variety.

[MsBlueRose]

A tank suitable for a baby leopard frog should be just fine for a tadpole too. You could place them both in that tank.

Crickets are great to start with, they are easy to get, and natural for the frogs. I've found freshly morphed frogs sometimes take their time with starting to eat, so just take it slow and wait till they get started.

Dusting crickets is great, as the little frogs will need all the vitamins they can get. Feeding the crickets fruits and veggies a few days to a week before feeding them to your frogs also helps keep your frogs well nourished. This is called gut loading, you can look up more info on it on this site. It's a new technique for me that I learned from reading things here. There are plenty of other bugs you can feed them, but I am personally waiting till my frog actually starts eating before I start stocking up on a large variety.

Thanks so much for the reply! I was thinking I could keep them in the same tank i have them in now as babies, but I was not sure 100%. Now I know that's where they will stay until they are a month or two old at least. Thanks for the feeding tip as well. That's exactly what I was looking for. Lol, it looks like I posted again at the same time that you were responding yesterday. Opps. I really appreciate the advice, thanks a million!

[Strider18]

I have foudn that most people still feed them mainly boiled lettuce with a few fruit flies until they get their front legs then they feed them mostly fruit flies Hope this helps!

[MsBlueRose]

I am going to go pick up a fruit fly culture this weekend. I now have tree frog tads, too, so they are now a MUST. Thanks for the advice!