Staple foods

[Dace]

Hi there and welcome to Frog Forum!

Earthworms/Nightcrawlers are actually the most nutritious option when it comes to food in my opinion. You will need to cut the earthworms into pieces about the length of the distance between your frogs eyes. Some herps are very picky about needing food that moves a lot to eat but with White's it shouldn't really be a problem. If necessary use tongs and wiggle the worm piece in front of the frog.

Also remember that all earthworms (or any feeder for that matter) should not be wild caught as they may harbor disease

good luck!

I'm curious why you think the worm's length needs to be smaller than the distance between a frog's eyes. It's the width that matters, and even then it hardly matters with something soft like a worm. Frogs are also quite capable of safely swallowing things larger than the distance between their eyes, and there's no danger of a cloacal prolapse caused by passing feces from large prey with something like a worm that pretty much gets digested into diarrhea- like goo. Worms cut into such tiny pieces probably won't move enough to attract the attention of a frog that hasn't been trained to eat whatever you put in front of it.

[Frogman1031]

I'm curious why you think the worm's length needs to be smaller than the distance between a frog's eyes. It's the width that matters, and even then it hardly matters with something soft like a worm. Frogs are also quite capable of safely swallowing things larger than the distance between their eyes, and there's no danger of a cloacal prolapse caused by passing feces from large prey with something like a worm that pretty much gets digested into diarrhea- like goo. Worms cut into such tiny pieces probably won't move enough to attract the attention of a frog that hasn't been trained to eat whatever you put in front of it.

like i mentioned earlier, it's just a preference of mine. I know that frog's can handle larger things but i tend to worry about my frogs more than I should. And besides my frogs have often struggled with larger pieces. I just don't like to take chances. And most white's will not hesitate to take worm pieces even if they are cut small. It's up to the keeper to decide

MonBon,

first let me just say that's quite a whopper of a frog you have there if it's 6 inches ! Even 5 inches is impressive. Anyway I usually feed my frogs 5-10 crickets which are about the length of the distance between the frog's eyes (unlike with worms, there is no negotiating with crickets, they definitely need to be around that size). As for dusting what i do is i take a tall plastic container, drop some crickets in, drop some powder on top and swish around until they have a nice coating of dust.

[MonBon]

like i mentioned earlier, it's just a preference of mine. I know that frog's can handle larger things but i tend to worry about my frogs more than I should. And besides my frogs have often struggled with larger pieces. I just don't like to take chances. And most white's will not hesitate to take worm pieces even if they are cut small. It's up to the keeper to decide

MonBon,

first let me just say that's quite a whopper of a frog you have there if it's 6 inches ! Even 5 inches is impressive. Anyway I usually feed my frogs 5-10 crickets which are about the length of the distance between the frog's eyes (unlike with worms, there is no negotiating with crickets, they definitely need to be around that size). As for dusting what i do is i take a tall plastic container, drop some crickets in, drop some powder on top and swish around until they have a nice coating of dust.

I don't have the frog yet. I was just going 'worst' case scenario. Do you feed that amount of crickets a day? A week? Every other day?

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[Frogman1031]

I don't have the frog yet. I was just going 'worst' case scenario. Do you feed that amount of crickets a day? A week? Every other day?

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oh i see

it depends on the age of the frog
for babies 1-2 inches feed every day
decrease the frequency of feeding as your frog grows
for a frog 2-3 inches feed every other day
once the frog is full grown i feed 3-4 times a week
if your frog is full grown upon arrival simply feed 3-4 times a week right from the start

keep in mind that every frog is different and some may be full grown at a smaller size. Mine both maxed at around 3.5 inches you'll know when a frog is full grown when their growth slows

be careful of overfeeding. You can tell if your white's is overweight by looking at two fatty ridges over their tympanic membrane (ear drum). It should be pronounced, but not folded over the membrane.

Hope this helps!

[MonBon]

oh i see

it depends on the age of the frog
for babies 1-2 inches feed every day
decrease the frequency of feeding as your frog grows
for a frog 2-3 inches feed every other day
once the frog is full grown i feed 3-4 times a week
if your frog is full grown upon arrival simply feed 3-4 times a week right from the start

keep in mind that every frog is different and some may be full grown at a smaller size. Mine both maxed at around 3.5 inches you'll know when a frog is full grown when their growth slows

be careful of overfeeding. You can tell if your white's is overweight by looking at two fatty ridges over their tympanic membrane (ear drum). It should be pronounced, but not folded over the membrane.

Hope this helps!

Hey! Thanks this does help. For some reason I thought that this thread was about pacman frogs but this does help a lot. I'm still not sure which frog to get...

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