How much to feed American toad?

[Larry Wardog]

Hi! This is a good question. Redworms(also called compost worms or red wigglers) are smaller than nightcrawlers and seem like a good option, but they have a foul taste that (most) amphibians dislike. Many frogs will not eat ANY earthworms after trying to eat red wigglers. The nightcrawlers are great food for frogs(if a bit hard to eat sometimes). Some stores also carry mini nightcrawlers. If a worm is too big, you can cut it in half and feed half to the toad at a time. The one major thing is to get natural earthworms. Bait shops sometimes dye them, which you don't want your frog eating.

This is very interesting because I talk about this in the video above and my toad eats a red wriggler on the video. From keeping leopard frogs and toads I know it's depending on the personality of the toad and frog. Some of mine would take them like a regular work and some would not. My toads now take them no problem. I had a leopard frog not take them but take nightcrawlers somehow the frogs and toads know the difference among them. The smell I'm guessing. But it's not exactly a terrible food if their toad will take it. You can see in my video the toad runs to the work and doesn't lose interest in it after it eats it. I agree you have to watch where you get them that's why Walmart isn't a bad choice.

Here is the video I think I talk about two or three minutes in
https://youtu.be/IdxfbLiIB4U

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