Insect Direct Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Simple concept to contain crickets when feeding to frogs. Place the dusted crickets in a lunch box sized container - the frogs soon learn where the dinner is. If growing frogs on or breeding this is a very productive and easy way of getting plenty of much needed food into them. Feed them every day to every other day and they grow like cows on super-hay. Any questions fire away. :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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livingart Posted June 21, 2013 Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Do those Frogs eat your Ghost Crickets Bro? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2013 Should of uploaded a vid of them actually eating them. You get the idea though. :bggrn: Ghost crickets .... could be a goer on the marketing front :lar: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 Krusty Krickets - the meal you can share with your reptile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 I am always astounded by the growth rates. Vividly recall only having one of these frogs as a froglet end of February. Rest were still tadpoles. The other day - about a week after took the above vid I see the first nuptial pads. Frog about 47mm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted June 22, 2013 Report Share Posted June 22, 2013 THEY ARE Obviously well looked after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzae Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 My question is everything setting up a new tank for my two Golden Bell Frogs, I got some locusts to breed for ongoing food and mealworms for treats, how shall I set my tank up? I'm planning on a UVB lamp and a heat pad. I've also just set up my locust breeding tank, I'm very happy with it but if you know any advanced information you think I might not know, would appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 My question is everything setting up a new tank for my two Golden Bell Frogs, I got some locusts to breed for ongoing food and mealworms for treats, how shall I set my tank up? I'm planning on a UVB lamp and a heat pad. I've also just set up my locust breeding tank, I'm very happy with it but if you know any advanced information you think I might not know, would appreciate it. I have never used locusts as a staple so someone else is probably better qualified to comment on them. However will be ok just don't put 100 in at a time , start of small numbers see how they go...if you only have a couple of frogs you could always hand feed the locusts to them. And or maybe you want more of a display? Above more for growing on/breeding - displays work well for all feeders if setup right. Hmm maybe should change title to feeding frogs and go through the options. Could put mealworms in setup above. I just use crickets as always have excess and imo is the best all round food. Possibly in the world batman :thup: p.s i find heat lamps or emitters from above much better for the atmosphere. much less humidity as oppose to heat mats also cheaper to run as you are only heating the basking area not the whole tank..gives the animal choice to thermoregulate it self too.. something to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzae Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Thanks, I'll go with that and try the heat emitter. I have been feeding mealworms for a while and catching flies as the primary part of their diet but in this cold.. no flies. Can't feed mealworms as a staple diet for their low nutritional value to fat ratio, I wish I could cause I have about 300 worms in my breeding program at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FACEAnthrax Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Locusts make a great staple insect but they do grow rather large (length of your pinky finger) so would need to be fed out early regularly for frogs I would imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 24, 2013 Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 Frogs will eat things much larger than you would expect (including each other) but that doesn't mean it is good for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 The above frogs are only young - females will get to double the size of the biggest in that lot. Locusts go down the hatch no trouble. Plan to have some nutrient testing done on the locusts in the future. They generally only eat grass and bran in captivity and are not able to be gutloaded like the crickets. Bell frogs can easily take a pinky mouse but no need for it imo. And if fed well then frogs shouldn't eat each other :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monzae Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Wow, these locusts will be that big? I didn't expect that.. ok well my initial 20ish will be grown to full size and their offspring will be the beginning of the feeders. I'll just feed them when they're the right size. hopefully it'll grow my Golden bells better than the flies did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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