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Ok whenever I put calcium dust on my crickets and throw them in my frogs cage all the dust rubs off before my frog eats it.Also he will not take from tongs or my hands.Any ideas?Is it likely he will get MBD if he continues to not eat calcium dusted crickets?

thanks

i dust just one insect per feeding...i'll put the dusted one in before i feed the other insects...then i guide the dusted insect with my finger in the direction of the frog...it usually doesn't take very long as he is quite anxious to get that first bug (roach)..then i'll feed the other insects...i just like to make sure he gets the one dusted insect.

Great information, although you could have done more to promote your own LogIn! Dusting, IMO is the best way to deliver the necessary calcium, but this method is only practical if the frog eats it immediately after dusting or will eat from hemostats. If your frog will do neither of these there are a couple of things you can do to help prevent metabolic bone disease.

Consider the frog's activity. Try feeding later at night, with less disturbance.

I also recommend keeping the crickets around for a few days and feeding them chopped fruits and vegetables. Healthy crickets equals healthy frogs. The only time that the commercial high calcium cricket diets should be used is within 24 hours of being fed out. The high calcium is fatal to crickets. Since the calcium can be passed the through the cricket relatively quickly after being eaten, it might be a good idea to keep a small dish of the high calcium cricket diets in the cage so that the cricket can eat while he awaits his impending doom.
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well..the question was about how to get a frog to eat a dusted insect so i figured that's the question i'd answer...i could have told him how to make a ham sandwich but he didn't ask.

If you lightly sprinkle the crix with water before adding the dust into the bag and shaking, it'll help. But when I put the dust on the crix, it always seems to stick regardless.
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