Crickets as staple food for larger amphibians

[Lija]

Hi all,


I have a couple mossy tree frogs which are largish frogs between a red eye and a whites size wise and I'm wondering what people's thoughts are on crickets being a staple food for larger amphibians. I gut load and dust but I know that crickets themselves are not super choc full of nutrients. Do you think that they offer enough nutritional support for larger frogs?

anyone with larger amphibians use a different food as a staple?

Yes if properly gut loaded and supplemented, mossies are very rarely eating anything else in captivity, they eat roaches, dubia are one of the best feeders out there, but unfortunately for us living in Canada, they are not available.

mealworms and superworms are NOT appropriate food for frog, we discussed it so many times before.

silkworms and hornworms are ok in very small quantities as an occasional treat only for variety.

frogger00 and Brittany, please don't go off topic, otherwise the thread gets cluttered and it's hard for OP to get question answered. Thank you.