Red-Eyed Tree Frogs?

[ViperJr]

Amphibeans can not see objects that do not move, so they will generally not eat objects that do not move. Even slow mowing preys like different kind of worms can be "slow moving" enough for frogs to ignore. I've read that RETF seldomly eat worms, However, I can not comfirm this myself, since I have not tried.
The most common food for RETF are crickets, which they can be feed on as a staple diet, as long as the crickets are powderd with the right supplements. Blaptica dubia (a common, easy to breed cockroach) is also good food, even better than crickets from a nutrion point of view. They get quite large, so only juveniles of correct size can be used.

[Treefrognewbie]

i feed them crickets, but don't have the powder yet. Thank you for reminding me! That's what i was trying to remember to get the next time i go to Petsmart!

and sometimes roaches get in my house(big and small). Are those safe to use as food? and then maybe keep a couple to try to breed?

[ViperJr]

Wild cought insect can contain both dangerous parasites and pesticides, so it' potentionally dangerous. I would recommend buying a few B dubia (not very expensive at all) and breed them instead, if you want to breed roaches as feeders. They are easy, good food and are alot easier than crickets to breed. You can find several care sheet by googling. Youtube have alot of instruction videos as well! Just rememeber, you will need to feed the frogs the small, juvenile roaches.


EDIT: Just got a brand new picture of the same terrarium. Thought I add it as well, just to show you much difference it makes to let the plants grow:
http://www.frogforum.net/members/vip...-new-front.jpg

[Treefrognewbie]

my mom would FREEAAAAAAAK if i bought roaches! ;D It's bad enough when she sees them in the house. hahaha, but i was going to try to breed some crickets too. Maybe i'll go with the roaches. since you recommend them. and that's a great looking viv! Thanks for the help!

[ViperJr]

Let me help you convince you mother:

Crickets: They smell bad. They are fast runners (difficult to catch). They jump. They make noise. The lay eggs. They eat smaller crickets.

B dubia: Practicly odourless. Slow moving. Can not jump, nor climp smoth surfaces (like a plastic box). They do not make any noise. The give birth to live roaches. They are not cannibals.

This means that you need at least 3-4 different boxes for crickets, seperating the eggs and then orginazing them by size. With dubias, you just have one box for everything. If you have a plastic box that's quite high, it's very unlikely that they escape. And if you drop one, they are slow, so you'll catch them.
Also, they are not listed as pests, at least not in Sweden. Don't know about US though.

I've heard alot of people complaining about breeding crickets as feeders. Never heard anything bad about breeding B dubia.

[Treefrognewbie]

well, you convinced me, for sure! haha Crickets sound way too complicated.

do you know if i can find them at petsmart or petco? that's where i usually go for pet supplies.

[ViperJr]

We don't have Pecto or PetSmart here in Sweden, so I can not answer that. However, they are not avaible at the usual pet stores here. But I can't imagine that they are hard to find in the US, since they are easy to get here. Might be someone here that sales them. If not, just look at a local (or national) reptile website. I'm sure it will not be a problem to find.