Feeding FYI Feeding Gray tree frogs are not fussy eaters. Almost any of the usual amphibian foods will be accepted. We advise that you stick with insects and other types of food that these frogs would commonly encounter in the wild. Recommended foods include crickets, captive cultured cockroaches, mealworms and giant mealworms (not superworms – they are too large), waxworms, locusts, flour beetles and other beetles, phoenix worms, hornworms and smaller silkworms. Some specimens will accept small earthworms. Large females can eat small pinkie mice, but these should be offered only as a very rare treat because amphibians that eat a diet including mice tend to become obese. If you do feed with pinkie mice as occasional treats, it should go without saying that it’s more humane to use non-living pinkies. Feed about as much as the frog will eat in about 15 minutes, every 2 to 3 days. Males usually know when to stop taking food, but females act like they have bottomless stomachs! These frogs will usually feed at any time of the day or night if food is offered.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 13:43:32 +0000