Will Box Elders Make Them Croak?

October 11, 2005 5:34 PM

Can I feed box elder bugs to a frog?

So, my kid "aquired" two frogs. Central Minnesota wandering around the yard kind. We were feeding them crickets from the pet store, but they were closed when we went to get more. A box elder bug crawled into the tank with them and they went crazy trying to get it and eat it. Since it is that time of the year around here, the back of my house is crawling with the little bugs. Can I sweep up a few and feed them to the froggies?

posted by jeribus to Pets & Animals (3 answers total)

You only need to worry about over feeding it, but yes if it wants to eat it let it eat it.
posted by geoff. at 6:13 PM on October 11, 2005

Try the Minnesota Herpetological Society. They'll have helpful experts.
posted by glibhamdreck at 8:04 PM on October 11, 2005

My frogs loved worms, the kind you buy as fishing bait.
posted by StickyCarpet at 10:04 AM on October 12, 2005