Earthworms as staple?

[isu712]

I believe that they could get too much fat, but that shouldn't apply to calcium or many of the vitamins. Vitamin A is really the only one that humans can get too much of, but I'm not sure about frogs. I think I will give them a try and see how the frogs respond.

[JSG]

Guys, I can't see that in nature a frog would not go for a worm. If an opportunity present itself to grab a bite, I think they'll go for it. Just my 2 cents worth.

[Leefrogs]

my WTF will suck down a whole crawler without a problem. Most important, strip the poo out of the worm first. The dirt in the digestive tract will give your frog diareah. The only problem I see is maybe the head and tail parts would act like a parchute(possibly only with small frogs ) so split these.

[Wormwood]

I can't speak for most frog species, but as far as Toads (of all sizes) go I've never had any issues with any kind of worm and certinally no impaction problems over 20+ years raising them. If red wigglers/red worms are more fatty I don't see them being anymore harmful and fatty then dusted mealworms. I actually find that worms usually firm up the waste produced by them since they do carry some undigestable material in them. I also can't belive that any feeder has enough Vit. A in it to do a frog harm. If your over feeding your little friend that is where the issue is.

It's not good to rely on one feeder anyway. Mix it up with some crickets, pill-bugs, earthworms and once in a while (gasp, I know) meal worms. I won't belive the hype until I actually see a picture of a meal worm biting it's way out of a frog, or have one "croak" on me. Wild frogs and toads eat way nastier junk with tougher mandiables out in the wilds like grasshoppers, spiders, centapides and bettles.

[inkrealm]

appologize for the late reply, had some personal things to deal with,
best wishes on the worms though ^-^

[isu712]

I think I'm going to get a colony of red wigglers going and use those as a staple. I'll also use crickets or other worms to vary up the diet.

[Fingerlink]

Have you ever tried feeding them live bloodworms?
My two Firebelly's will eat live bloodworms, small crickets, and live flies, but they refuse to eat earthworms.