GABF Refusing Worms

[SwimminSteve]

Well damn. I wish I knew this about red wigglers ahead of time. I'm going to buy some more crickets and throw pieces of chopped nightcrawler in with the crickets in the hopes that he will eat one in the heat of the moment lol. I used to feed him worms in his water dish, but he's so over that now- seriously, who knew a frog could give you such a dirty look!
I did some reading on starting a roach colony and it's just not feasible for me for the time being. I have no where to store the bin and I'm not ready to invest that much money when it will take 6-8 months to start feeding them off.
At least my African Clawed Frogs still go nuts for nightcrawlers, but at this rate it will be several months before they go through the supply that I just bought.

[Thevacantface]

SwimminSteve, if you have enough room to house a Pyxie, you have enough room for a sustainable Dubia colony. I have mine in a large sterelite container, but they could easily fit in a 10 gallon tank. Their food is some rolled oats and my veggie scraps, avoiding anything likely to have pesticides. A heat lamp to keep the temps up and I spray the tub sides about as often as I mist my frog. Started somewhere in the 600 to 800 large nymph range and fed out of it immediately. I avoid feeding out any adult females, mostly use adult males, and after 5 months I have several hundred adult females, maybe 60 adult males left, and a few thousand small to medium nymphs. No, the second generation hasn't hit adulthood yet, but I'm feeding out 30 per week now and my numbers are still growing. At an initial investment of around 100 dollars, and a very low maintenance cost I think the investment was wise.

[SwimminSteve]

It's a miracle!!!
I returned last night from a weekend away to find Maasai sitting in his water dish looking hungry. He's been burrowed out of sight the last few weeks so I was excited to see him looking perkier. It was very late at night too, which may be why he was more active. Anyway, despite being exhausted at 1am from the drive home I grabbed some nightcrawlers from the fridge and low and behold he went for it! He ate four worms. I'm not sure what came over him, but I am sooo happy that he changed his mind about worms being evil. Hopefully I can get him back on a more regular feeding schedule now.
Thank you everyone for the info on Dubias! It seems more feasible than I originally thought. I'm putting that plan on the back burner for now and will reconsider starting a colony if I end up getting the bearded dragon I've always wanted. For now, I'm just thrilled that I have a happy frog again.