Best worm type and worm feeding

[Racoonlord]

I am starting to realize after feeding my adolescent red wigglers and from reading your posts that they don't like them. So.. I went out and saw earthworms and nightcrawlers at the store but didn't know which ones for sure. I bought night crawlers. They were a bit big but I cut one in half and he ate it. The frog still had issues with getting coconut husk in its mouth while eating the nightcrawler which annoys him.

Questions are:
are nightcrawlers better or earthworms, and should I be feeding him on a rock or in a tub so worms don't have substrate on them?

[Lija]

Hi and welcome to the forums

nightcrawlers are same earthworms, but bigger, both are the best good out there for big frogs. Substrate is ok, but coco husk you say you use is not, you need fine coconut fiber -Exo earth or plantation soil

[Racoonlord]

Thanks for the info.. To clarify I was using coconut fiber from Ecoearth (I guess I couldn't think of the name at the time) :0
Are you saying that its ok to feed him the worms in the coco fiber even if the worm gets covered in it because its sticky and wet?

[bcreps]

youll probably find it easier feeding in the dish with or without water.

[Lija]

Thanks for the info.. To clarify I was using coconut fiber from Ecoearth (I guess I couldn't think of the name at the time) :0
Are you saying that its ok to feed him the worms in the coco fiber even if the worm gets covered in it because its sticky and wet?

Yes, it is ok,
try to wipe a worm before you feed with papertowel, also when you dust the worm it becomes less sticky. Feeding in a food dish helps too, just put a dish and feed only here or try to do so, some frogs would sit and wait there for food to appear lol

[Racoonlord]

oh ya the dish that I add and remove only for feeding is a great idea, He may even associate the dish with feeding over time lol