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ok i feel stupid but i gotta ask are meal worms ok for frogs?
I have heard arguments on both sides
thanks Jess

They are ok, but are not great nutritionally. They should make up a smaller fraction of the diet than say...crickets or cockroaches or nightcrawlers. They also have a lot of chiton in their exoskeleton which can clog up the frog's intestines. Notice after feeding mealworms you can still find chiton in their feces for weeks afterwards. Andy
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On top of what and he said, live mealworms can potentially be dangerous to your frog. When I use them, I simply mash the head with the hemostats I am using.
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In some states hemostats are illegal to posses, they are drug paraphanalia. YOu might wanna check on that if you have them.
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Actually mealworms have about as much protein as crickets but mealworms are much higher in *fat*. The chitin part is absolutely correct--given a staple, they can increase the likelihood of impaction

But also frogs don't chew their food--it takes a while for mealworms to die in their stomaches. I heard rumors of them causing internal damage but I don't know.

I give my american bullfrog an occasional superworm with no ill effects.

I noticed my bullfrog is starting to eat a lot less, and burrowing. eats sometiems. I guess it is nearing hibernation time

jade fox