White’s Tree Frogs

Most tree frogs don’t move around much, literally sitting like a bump on a log. That is, except when it is feeding time. One of the great joys I get from owning a frog is watching him stalk his prey and chase after it. White’s Tree Frogs can eat mealworms, crickets, and tiny mice.  If you go with crickets or waxworms, you should feed your frog a few critters 2 or 3 times a week.

White’s Tree Frogs will eat and eat, so beware of overfeeding. If the folds over your frog’s eyes begin to grow to the point they cover its eyes, it is time to put your friend on a diet.

Crickets

For many white’s tree frogs (including mine), the meal of choice is crickets.  They are pretty easy to keep around and it is fun to watch a tree frog stalk its prey.  A few large crickets two or three times a week should be plenty for your frog.

These videos do show owners feeding their tree frogs with tweezers.  You don’t need to feed your pet frog this way.  Simply shake out a few from a tube that comes with your Kricket Keeper and let your White’s Tree Frog do what it loves to do.

Waxworms and Mealworms

I’ve spoken to some owners who found that their frogs were too bored by waxworms and even refused to eat them.  I feed my dumpy tree frog waxworms occasionally.  He is generally not too excited about them and will watch them for a while (looking a little confused) before deciding that he will eat them.  The nice thing about waxworms is that they won’t escape and hop around your house like crickets sometimes will.

Waxworms can be kept in a refrigerator and will be okay for about a week. When it is time to feed your pet frog, pull a few waxworms out and place them in a dish (outside of your frog’s habitat).  Let the waxworms warm up for 15-20 minutes until they start moving around a little.  Once they start crawling a little, you can scatter them about your frog’s cage.  Below is a video of a frog enjoying waxworms.  Again, you don’t need to feed your frog one waxworm at a time with tongs as this owner does.  The added amusement in this video is the frog appears to have minimal interest in eating right now.

As you can see, it isn’t as sporting as chasing a cricket.

Pinkie Mice

I’ve never had the desire to feed my frog a baby mouse, but that is an option too.  If you have the stomach for it there are some videos of larger pinkie mice being eaten on Youtube.  The video below is a white’s tree frog eating a much smaller pinkie – not much larger than a big cricket.