Crickets or Worms?

[Deku]

I checked walmart last night and all they have are night crawlers and earthworms... I don't see any phoenix worms or the Goliath worms... u said I can find them @ the bait store correct?

walmart doesnt sell em. Try local bait shops. I know one near me that carries em now. What you want to look for are large green worms that look like caterpillars. They're also called hornworms? I think tobacco worms too?In any case just order a large batch of them online and with luck they should arrive quickly. :P

[gtr319]

@ braaandooon: assuming Pacatron takes 3 a night, then 25 would last 8 days.... I guess metamorphosis wouldn't be THAT big of a problem as long as Pacatron eats every night... I guess I will stick with Phoenix worms since they aren't that big in size

@ Deku: I tried to search on yelp to look for bait shop but no luck, but I would definitely try to contact the store where I got Pacatron from to see if they carry it since they are a reptile shop after all... worse come to worse, I just order online...

AND... Pacatron finally chow down a red wiggler today!! But he still wouldn't eat until he takes a mealworm first... is there any way to correct this habit?

[Deku]

@ braaandooon: assuming Pacatron takes 3 a night, then 25 would last 8 days.... I guess metamorphosis wouldn't be THAT big of a problem as long as Pacatron eats every night... I guess I will stick with Phoenix worms since they aren't that big in size

@ Deku: I tried to search on yelp to look for bait shop but no luck, but I would definitely try to contact the store where I got Pacatron from to see if they carry it since they are a reptile shop after all... worse come to worse, I just order online...

AND... Pacatron finally chow down a red wiggler today!! But he still wouldn't eat until he takes a mealworm first... is there any way to correct this habit?

If they morph just feed the morphed insect to them. It doesnt really matter. Try talking to local fishermen about bait shops.

[braaandooon]

@ braaandooon: assuming Pacatron takes 3 a night, then 25 would last 8 days.... I guess metamorphosis wouldn't be THAT big of a problem as long as Pacatron eats every night... I guess I will stick with Phoenix worms since they aren't that big in size

@ Deku: I tried to search on yelp to look for bait shop but no luck, but I would definitely try to contact the store where I got Pacatron from to see if they carry it since they are a reptile shop after all... worse come to worse, I just order online...

AND... Pacatron finally chow down a red wiggler today!! But he still wouldn't eat until he takes a mealworm first... is there any way to correct this habit?

well assuming pacatron is a smaller frog, i dont think he is gonna gobble down three of these worms a night, even the babies are quite big, and youd be suprised how big these worms could grow in a matter of 8 days, a week old horned worm would probaly be good to stuff your frog for a day, and within two weeks of buying these worms even if very young, the worms will be to big to feed a young pacman, i guess which is why i recommend these for adult frogs, unless you see the worms in person,and know what size you are aquiring, they are also quite pricey at almost a dollar a worm, heres a few online retailers that carry them

MULBERRY FARMS - SILKWORMS AND OTHER PREMIUM FEEDER INSECTS
YOUR BUGGIE HEADQUARTERS

[gtr319]

well assuming pacatron is a smaller frog, i dont think he is gonna gobble down three of these worms a night, even the babies are quite big, and youd be suprised how big these worms could grow in a matter of 8 days, a week old horned worm would probaly be good to stuff your frog for a day, and within two weeks of buying these worms even if very young, the worms will be to big to feed a young pacman, i guess which is why i recommend these for adult frogs, unless you see the worms in person,and know what size you are aquiring, they are also quite pricey at almost a dollar a worm, heres a few online retailers that carry them

MULBERRY FARMS - SILKWORMS AND OTHER PREMIUM FEEDER INSECTS
YOUR BUGGIE HEADQUARTERS

After looking @ the options, I think I'm better off with the earthworms for now.... BTW, I only seen Pacatron's poop once and saw him pee once... unless I'm missing it from the spot clean, but I don't see the poop... am I really missing it or Pacatron didn't poop? Given that he didn't use the water I provided, what should I do?

[jelkins]

Feed it a wide variety of insects. The other day mine stuffed itself with six mealworms, two night crawlers and a cicada happend to bombed into the back door of my apartment...Guess where it ended up?

[gtr319]

Feed it a wide variety of insects. The other day mine stuffed itself with six mealworms, two night crawlers and a cicada happend to bombed into the back door of my apartment...Guess where it ended up?

but as of now I only have waxworms and red wigglers on hand... should I get more?

[spec]

i'm not sure what people are calling red wigglers but, walmart by me sells something called a trout worm and it's alot smaller than a night crawler and red. I feed these and night crawlers to my frog. Also I read you want to watch your frog eat and it seemed worms made that easier. I take out my frogs water bowl and what ever else the crickets get under, example, half of a hollow log. After that I dump about 25 crickets in or so and my frog loooves that. Sometimes he'll even chase them around but, most the time he has his head out of his burrow and he'll actually lung at the ones he targets and jump about 8 inches or so and get them.Other than that, about once a month i'll feed him two fuzzies or 1 hopper. He tends to eat these very quickly. My frog has gotten very large very fast and is very active as well. If you need to have something to keep the crickets in and you only buy 10 at a time, use the cup you got your frog in or just splurge and get a 8 dollar container.

[Deku]

After looking @ the options, I think I'm better off with the earthworms for now.... BTW, I only seen Pacatron's poop once and saw him pee once... unless I'm missing it from the spot clean, but I don't see the poop... am I really missing it or Pacatron didn't poop? Given that he didn't use the water I provided, what should I do?

frogs dont poop always on the water...

[gtr319]

frogs dont poop always on the water...

hum... then it can be that I am either missed it or he poops in his burrow....