Fantasy Frog (C. cranwelli x C. cornuta) Feeding?

[mdurks17]

Really? I thought the calcium from the bones was good for them? Also two questions. How much do the worms as bait usually cost and also how many to a pack/are they live?

[pacsack]

Really? I thought the calcium from the bones was good for them? Also two questions. How much do the worms as bait usually cost and also how many to a pack/are they live?

It is different depending on the store you go to and how many you buy, I get mine from a bait shop normally about 50 to a container and about 3-5 dollars I believe. Also a little tip; when you buy earthworms/nightcrawlers whatever they are sold as, they will normally come in a very small container, I always take mine out of the container and put them into a larger container with some coco fiber in it(DO NOT use soil from outside as it could contain parasites, fungus, or a disease)if you don't put them in a larger container they will end up dieing within a few days.

[mdurks17]

Interesting. How many do you feed at a time?

[pacsack]

It really depends on the size of your frog, the food item and the personality of your frog as well, I have heard the common rule of thumb is as much as it can eat within 10-15 minutes. I feed mine mostly by tongs so I know when he is done, he begins to back away a little when I present food to him. As far as personality goes you have to be careful not to over feed as well, some horned frogs will readily accept another food item before they even get the first one down and will just eat till the pop. so just give them about a minute or so between each food item and you should be ok. Also, consider the size of the items, you wouldn't want to give your frog the same amount of mice as you would crickets in a feeding would you?(No its just a metaphor don't do that hehe!)

[mdurks17]

Wow, after some reading Earthworms really seem the way to go. Just to be sure, are they really nutritionally balanced enough for my frog? I think this may be the best "pellet" type food I can get my hands on (literally the ideal thing I was looking for was ease of containment and affordability. I believe I'm going to go out tomorrow and try to set up a small tank of worms in the hopes of breeding (since supposedly they are easy breeders))

[zeppsmomma]

Wow, after some reading Earthworms really seem the way to go. Just to be sure, are they really nutritionally balanced enough for my frog? I think this may be the best "pellet" type food I can get my hands on (literally the ideal thing I was looking for was ease of containment and affordability. I believe I'm going to go out tomorrow and try to set up a small tank of worms in the hopes of breeding (since supposedly they are easy breeders))

Pinkies are very high in fat and not good for your frog. The earthworms should be fine, just make sure you dust the worms once or twice a week with a good calcium (with D3) supplement. You might also want to mix it up a bit and get him/her crickets or other feeders when possible.

[RikoAustria]

Wow, after some reading Earthworms really seem the way to go. Just to be sure, are they really nutritionally balanced enough for my frog? I think this may be the best "pellet" type food I can get my hands on (literally the ideal thing I was looking for was ease of containment and affordability. I believe I'm going to go out tomorrow and try to set up a small tank of worms in the hopes of breeding (since supposedly they are easy breeders))

Hey there. ZooMed has a "Can O" line of food items. Can o Worms, Cano Pillars, Can O Crickets... these should all suffice if you're unable to get live food. Make sure you let your frog settle for a few days to a week when you acquire it. After that start off small by gently moving the food item in front of it with feeding tongs. They won't eat inaminate objects so you'll have to move it as if it were a prey item.

Also, where are you gonna be located during college? You may want to research if there are any petstores in the area that carry live food.

Good luck and remember to post some pics when you get your frog.

*eidt*
Here's a link to the ZooMed site for the food I was talking about:
http://www.zoomed.com/db/products/Se...tCategory=Food

[spec]

If you're unable to get any kind of food or you want variety, there is http://www.lindasgonebuggie.com/ I can't personaly say what kind of service they provide or quality but, I'll be trying them out when I run low on the stuff I've got now. I've been using crickets and canadian night crawlers. I live in Tx and wal-mart happens to sell them for 1.70 for 20. My frog wouldn't go for the mealworms at first. Now we've got a system where he comes out about 11:30ish pm and goes in his waterbowl. He chows down pretty hardcore and then he goes and burrows back down. I read in a post above that you should let them settle for a week but, my frog snatched a cricket the first 5 minutes I put him in his first home. There is an ok video on youtube from a 90 million year old herp on how to set up a terrarium for pac's. Good luck, you'll probably be catering to your frog like a sevant for some reason, even tho he doesn't even come out till he want something lol.