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Im planning on purchasing a small species of frog (full grown is about 36mm) In the wild they eat ants. I emailed the importer and asked him but he hasn't responded yet. What type of insects/worms would work for a frog so small. They dont have particularyly wide mouths either. I know fruit flies are an option but i have bred them in my biology clas and they reak! Thanks!
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-Doug Daly

"Aren't you two a little old to be drinking illegally?"

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)
1.1.0 Sand Frogs (Breviceps rosei) [if i can convince my mom !]

Try fruit flies even small mouthed species such as Atelopus spumarius take them well.

Ed

How may do you have to feed a small frog and how often? I was also thinking small butterworms.
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-Doug Daly

"Aren't you two a little old to be drinking illegally?"

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)
1.1.0 Sand Frogs (Breviceps rosei) [if i can convince my mom !]

A good fruit fly culture should not stink until is it pretty far along, unless my nose has gotten use to the smell.

Just feed them and if there are flies in the tank the next day, cut back feeding. If there are none left, feed more.
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Josh Willard
www.joshsfrogs.com

Well maybe it's just the fact that we had 20 vials of em in our class room. Is there anything else to use as food for them other than the store Baught "Blue Stuff"? Like a homeade recipe or something?
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-Doug Daly

"Aren't you two a little old to be drinking illegally?"

0.1.0 Leucistic Texas Rat Snake (Elaphe Obsoleta lindheimerii)
1.1.0 Sand Frogs (Breviceps rosei) [if i can convince my mom !]

aer youa skling what to feed fruit flys? If that is the case, anything will work, they are flys after all. You ca go witht he obvious chioce...fruit, or any kind of little foody bits would probly work.

-Zel

It is much easier to keep and culture fruit flies using a fruit fly media (usually potato flake based).
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Josh Willard
www.joshsfrogs.com

what about grain beetles? i've been seeing that pop up more and more at herp shows. they are a bit bigger then fruit flies though.

rachel
In Depth Information On Common Aquatic Frogs

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4.3 African Clawed Frog
3.3 Calfornia Newt
0.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnake
1.1 Veiled Chameleon
0.1 Albino Cranwells Horned Frog
0.1 Paddle Tail Newt
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0.4.0 Indonesian Floating Frog