Feeding live worms

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My frogs love live worms, but lately I haven't been feeding them because half of them escape into the gravel at the bottom of the tank. Its a planted tank, so I need the substrate. Any tips on how I can feed them live foods without having it escape? Its a 33 gal if that is any help.

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There are live worm feeders--the look like a funnel with sliced openings that keep most of the worms in but allow parts of them to stick out. Fish come up and pull the worm out for consuption. I think it would work dwarf frogs, as well. Think Drs Foster and Smith sell them?

Edit--I think they only work for small worms, like blood and glass worms. For earthworms, I thinkt he openings are too small. Not sure what size frogs you are feeding--I give my ACF earthworms, but only one per feeding. She loves them.
 
Thanks for the tip. They are dwarf frogs, and I feed them blackworms, which I believe are referred to as blood worms as well but I'm not sure. They are tiny things, and they live for months under the gravel, very annoying.
 
Then get yourself a couple of worm feeders from Aquatic Foods. Their worm keepers make keeping worms much easier as well- a breeze to rinse!

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I've tried the medicine dropper, the frogs are so shy they don't stick around when my hand is in the water so I have to release the worms and back off then they sit around for a few minutes before they feel safe to hunt. Then they love it.

I need to look into prices for those feeders, a little broke at the moment, but thanks for all the replies.

Oh, has anyone ever made their own feeder? That would be helpful
 
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