Frog food for begginers

[amphib]

This is not a question for my self but my friends ask me all the time what to feed their frogs so i decided to try and get others opinions on the matter also so i ask you to post what your staple diet is and what you give as treats for the frogs. I'll go first

Staple: Reptomin selet-a-food for frogs, newts and turtles

Treats: Worms, Crickets, Guppies, Shrimp, Waxworms

[mpmistr]

I feed my frogs nightcrawlers as a staple. Treats are crickets and raw tilapia. I keep reptomin handy for when I cannot acquire earthworms (like in the winter).

[CJP32]

I first used a small container of Reptomin for frogs I found at the local store. I have since ordered the smaller sinking pellets from here. Xenopus Express Products - Xenopus Suppliers They seem to love them and they were like $10 or $11 for a pound shipped to my door. I plan to order the large floating pellets now that they are getting bigger.

Treats are shrimp pellets and I just got some red worms from wally world. They are much smaller than the night crawlers so they are the perfect size for them now.

[Mentat]

Treats are shrimp pellets and I just got some red worms from wally world. They are much smaller than the night crawlers so they are the perfect size for them now.

What kind of red worms? If "Red Wrigglers;" they produce a foul tasting slime that can make frogs refuse all worms after eating them .

[mpmistr]

What kind of red worms? If "Red Wrigglers;" they produce a foul tasting slime that can make frogs refuse all worms after eating them .

I've never tested this but I am willing to bet X. Laevis couldn't care less about the foul tasting mucous of red wrigglers. These frogs will eat anything dead or alive.

[CJP32]

What kind of red worms? If "Red Wrigglers;" they produce a foul tasting slime that can make frogs refuse all worms after eating them .

They are labeled Big Red Worms (eisenia hortensis) 30 for about $4. I just googled the technical name and it came back as European earthworms. So far all four of my frogs have eaten them with extreme enthusiasm. The largest frog, Gonzo, will now come to the surface ever time I open the lid and attack anything, including my fingers. I've been giving them 1 worm each every other day and the pellets on the opposite days.

[Mentat]

My Budgett gets a staple of Canadian Night Crawlers (Walmart) and 1x week a whole thawed little fish. Kind of like Silversides; but currently using anchovies for human consumption from oriental market (way cheaper) .