I think if you feed your frogs or toads on rats and mice you are technically promoting bad health, it is the same as a human eating Big Macs and fries daily.
In the wild they would eat anything and everything which means they would get a mix.
It is our duty as owners to mimic that diet and feed a sensible amount of insects, fish, amphibians etc Tests have been done on wild African Bullfrogs and very few had rodent bones in their stomachs.
A too richer diet is bad for their liver.
Too many people buy ABF for instance to just make them obese so they can show off on YouTube or within forums, the videos of them attacking live mice for instance are so stupid. There is a very good chance that your pet frog could be injured with live prey, I know one could argue that in the wild they eat live prey...but in the wild they die as well due to infections from bites. Why risk your pet being hurt?
It is easy to tell a frog which has been fed properly, healthily and steadily, their patterns show, their ridges are more apparent. An obese frog has stretched skin, almost ballooned, often smoother skin with hardly any ridges.
A lot of the time they will not have such good colouring and be sluggish, more lazy.
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I treat my animals with respect as I am sure most people here do, they deserve the best because we are who they depend on.
I give mine a mix of Hisser Roaches, Dubia, Crickets, Locusts, King Worms, Snails, Earthworms and Sun Beetle Grubs, however one of mine is a spoilt brat and will not touch worms at all.
The other will eat anything at all :happy:
UVB lighting also helps them digest their food properly and helps the vitamins and minerals get absorbed better into their bodies.