Results 1 to 17 of 17

Thread: Domestic or wild crickets

  1. #1
    BJnMe
    Guest

    Default Domestic or wild crickets

    Is it better to get pet store crickets or wild caught, and why.

  2. # ADS
    Circuit advertisement
     

  3. #2
    Founder John's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Nationality
    [Ireland]
    Location
    United States
    Age
    46
    Posts
    5,963
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Not wild - wild carry internal parasites (if you collect 100 crickets, most will have parasites) and these can be communicated to your frogs.
    Founder of Frogforum.net (2008) and Caudata.org (2001)

  4. #3
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    yup definitely never use wild caught anything as food.

  5. #4
    Founder John's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2008
    Nationality
    [Ireland]
    Location
    United States
    Age
    46
    Posts
    5,963
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Well, that's not really true - to the best of my knowledge, earthworms do not have any communicable parasites for frogs/toads. Earthworms have their own parasites though, just not ones that can be passed on to carnivores.
    Founder of Frogforum.net (2008) and Caudata.org (2001)

  6. #5
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    hmm i heard that fish are bad too.

  7. #6
    BJnMe
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    I am only saying this for arguments sake so don't take it any other way.

    I have a wild caught Grey tree frog, it has been eating wild crickets(etc) all it's life.

    So because it now lives in an aquarium that same diet is bad for it?

  8. #7
    into
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Quote Originally Posted by BJnMe View Post
    I am only saying this for arguments sake so don't take it any other way.

    I have a wild caught Grey tree frog, it has been eating wild crickets(etc) all it's life.

    So because it now lives in an aquarium that same diet is bad for it?
    I think this may be the exception... if you caught the frog in your area and fed it insects from the same area.

  9. #8
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    hmm interesting. Also does anyone know if slugs are ok? wild caught

  10. #9
    BJnMe
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    I definitely agree, if your critter is NOT from your area you should NEVER feed local insects.

    Quote Originally Posted by into View Post
    I think this may be the exception... if you caught the frog in your area and fed it insects from the same area.

  11. #10
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Yup thats a good rule.

  12. #11
    BJnMe
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Our chickens LOVE slugs.....

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    hmm interesting. Also does anyone know if slugs are ok? wild caught

  13. #12
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    chickens?

  14. #13
    BJnMe
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets



    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    chickens?

  15. #14
    into
    Guest

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    hmm interesting. Also does anyone know if slugs are ok? wild caught
    I don't know, but I found these large leopard slugs on my porch last month and contemplated putting them in with my frogs... I decided not to.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  16. #15
    100+ Post Member Tom Highum's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Colorado
    Age
    29
    Posts
    1,081
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    hmm is it possible to breed slugs?

  17. #16
    Contributor SludgeMunkey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Bellevue, Nebraska
    Age
    47
    Posts
    593
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    yup definitely never use wild caught anything as food.

    According to Frank Indiviglio, wild caught invertebrates are perfectly suitable for many captive animals.

    While I do not fully agree with this personally, in the US earthworms, slugs, and snails are fair game, if collected from pesticide free locations and away from roads and airports. Many beetles are fair game too. Woodlice are also another option, as are springtails.

    As for crickets, I only feed wild caught crickets and grasshoppers to my WC specimens that I got locally. Even then, they are only fed wild caught until winter hits, at which time they get treated for parasites. Once treatment starts, I only feed them farm raised or self cultured foods.

    Honestly though, wild caught foods are a ton of work, and frankly I am willing to pay a few dollars to get large amounts. To feed my zoo wild caught foods would require me to forage about 8 hours a day...LOL
    Watching FrogTV because it is better when someone else has to maintain the enclosure!

  18. #17
    Contributor SludgeMunkey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2009
    Nationality
    [United States]
    Location
    Bellevue, Nebraska
    Age
    47
    Posts
    593
    Picture Albums: Member Photo Albums

    Default Re: Domestic or wild crickets

    Quote Originally Posted by Tom Highum View Post
    hmm is it possible to breed slugs?
    Very easy. keep them cool, keep them moist, and keep them dark. Feed them left over salad greens. They do the rest of the work for you. I have a rather large colony of gray slugs going strong in my Hyla chrysoscelis enclosure. I have other colonies going in my Ambystoma opacum and Ambystoma maculatum tanks.
    Watching FrogTV because it is better when someone else has to maintain the enclosure!

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 2 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 2 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. 'wild caught' foods
    By happypitbull in forum Tree Frogs
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: October 2nd, 2013, 10:47 AM
  2. Free Range Crickets...
    By SludgeMunkey in forum Other Pets
    Replies: 13
    Last Post: May 3rd, 2010, 10:52 AM
  3. Crickets
    By Wambli in forum Frogs
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: September 10th, 2009, 05:56 PM
  4. Scared of male crickets?
    By InfInIty13X in forum Tree Frogs
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: August 22nd, 2009, 10:59 PM
  5. Juvenile C.cranwelli eating crickets
    By Octopus in forum Pacman Frogs
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: March 14th, 2009, 04:46 PM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •