June Beetles

[jelkins]

Once again. I posted under this forum refering to these types of frogs as is clearly stated in my second reply, not in the forum regarding general feeding and whatnot.

[clownonfire]

Once again. I posted under this forum refering to these types of frogs as is clearly stated in my second reply, not in the forum regarding general feeding and whatnot.

Justin, you're absolutely right. My apologies.

Eric

[DVirginiana]

I'm sure something as big as a horned frog or a pyxie or something certainly COULD eat a june beetle, but it's not even recommended to feed meal worms as a staple (that's pretty universal) because they have harder parts on their exoskeleton that can cause issues over time, and june beetles have much harder exoskeletons than meal worms...

[frogmike]

When I was 13, I fed a June beetle to one of my albino pacs, and it caused a 3 month impaction! Justin, I am sorry for your unfortunate and terrible discovery! Everyone please disregard this post! Its not "OK" to feed your pacman frogs June beetles, sticks, or rocks! What is the difference between picking up a baby and a rock? You can't pick up a rock with a pitch fork!

[SethD]

I pretty much agree with the OP, I have fed june beetles seasonally to species large enough to consume them for at least the past 15 years. Never had a single problem surface due to it either. June beetles are greatly relished by many toads and larger frogs and are abundant at certain times of the year. If you think a given frog will have trouble with them you can always break off the wing covers, but I have never found that necessary. After all beetles of varying sizes make up a significant portion of the diet of many frog and toad species in the wild.

[Baelari]

Wild pacman frogs also live significantly shorter lives than captive ones.

[SethD]

Wild pacman frogs also live significantly shorter lives than captive ones.

No doubt, but if they are anything like most other amphibian species the reason for that is primarily mortality due to predation not their diet. Ever found wild frogs dead from eating to many hard shelled beetles? I haven't and I have observed the same toads night after night gorging themselves on june beetles under street lights till they can hardly move. It isn't a serious concern. If it were I expect I would have lost some captive individuals due to beetle impaction as I have literally fed out thousands of them to dozens of amphibians over the years. Sometimes I think people worry so much about hypothetical feeding issues that their frogs end up missing out on a varied diet. Just pointing that out. To each his own though.

[Kurt]

When I was 13, I fed a June beetle to one of my albino pacs, and it caused a 3 month impaction! Justin, I am sorry for your unfortunate and terrible discovery! Everyone please disregard this post! Its not "OK" to feed your pacman frogs June beetles, sticks, or rocks! What is the difference between picking up a baby and a rock? You can't pick up a rock with a pitch fork!

I disagree, June bugs are fine for larger frogs in moderation.

[pyxieBob]

I think the real issue would be parasites. also....hey frog Mike, your baby "joke" sucks.