Crickets vs. Dubia's vs Nightcrawlers

[JennTigercat]

I am looking for something to feed my frogs other then crickets as I despise them lol. I have two north american green tree frogs. think one is a male cause he is only about 1 1/2" long and I think the other is a female, though I have heard no calling. I also have two large Whites Tree Frogs. I have heard that Dubia's and nightcrawlers are good to feed them over crickets. What I want to know is will a bulk supply last a while without breeding my own. The only thing I breed right now is mealworms which get fed to my geckos. I have heard that those aren't good to feed to frogs regularly though. Going to call my local pet store (Thankfully now under new management) and see if they sell worms/dubias or see if they can order me some. Any suggestions would be wonderful. Thanks.

[ViperJr]

Blaptica dubia takes a long time to grow, so they are good if you're planning on buying a large number and just keep them until being used as food. They are also so very much more nutriocinous than crickets. However, dubias are so easy to breed, you might as well if you are already going to buy a large amount.
Lastly, it'll probably be cheaper to buy from from a private person that breeds them, instead of a pet store.

[JennTigercat]

thanks wasn't planning on getting them to breed but may anyway. Will have to see if my geckos will eat them too. I might see if I can trade out some with mealworms for the animals in our college classroom and see if they even like them before going to buy a bunch. I know we have dubias as well as Madagascar hissing cockroaches in the classroom.

[Sunshine]

Dubias wont infest your house if they get loose? My cat has knocked over my crickets a few times and I find them hopping around in the house.

[JennTigercat]

Dubias wont infest your house if they get loose? My cat has knocked over my crickets a few times and I find them hopping around in the house.

Hahaha true. With my cat though he would actually catch them and then eat them. a few might get past him but most never do.

[badkelpie]

My sister has 8 green tree frogs and none of them will eat dubias, neither will my green tree frogs. We have had much better luck with turkistan (lateralis) roaches for the frogs. The turkistans behave more like crickets where as the dubia burrow and play dead.

Now my leopard geckos, on the other hand, think the dubias are the greatest things ever.

[kueluck]

Definitely dubia or turkistan over crickets. My 2 grey tree frogs eat the dubias from tweezers or moving down a branch (don't put them on the bottom they dig down right away).

[JennTigercat]

Thanks for the responses. I am going to get a few from a friend to try and see if mine will eat them. If so then we are going to go in together on a bulk order since i am never home.