Description
Pea Aphids for Frogs – Live Supplementary Feeder Insects
Live pea aphids supplied as a small, soft-bodied supplementary feeder for suitable dart frogs and other small insectivores.
Potential uses
- Add variety alongside fruit flies and other appropriate feeders.
- Provide a different movement pattern and feeding opportunity.
- Can be useful for animals that readily take very small soft-bodied prey.
We have removed the blanket claim that pea aphids are “easy to digest”. Digestibility depends on the animal and the prey, and we do not have species-specific comparative digestion studies that justify that wording.
Pea aphids should not be treated as a sole staple feeder. Use them within a varied feeding and supplementation programme appropriate to the species and life stage.
Dispatch
Live cultures are packed to maintain viability during normal transit. Live-culture density and appearance naturally vary, and same-day dispatch or next-working-day arrival is subject to order time, postal service and weather conditions.
Feeder-Insect & Nutrition Review
Last reviewed: 5 September 2026
Different feeder insects can increase prey variety, but variety alone does not make a captive diet nutritionally complete. Published amphibian-nutrition reviews show that feeder insects vary considerably in calcium, vitamins and other nutrients, and that dusting/gut-loading are commonly used to improve nutrient delivery.
Unless a batch-specific nutrient analysis is available, Frogfather does not describe an individual feeder species or colour strain as nutritionally “balanced”, “complete” or inherently superior.
Evidence & further reading
- Latney & Clayton – amphibian nutrition and common feeder insects
- Livingston et al. – nutrient supplementation for amphibians
- Ferrie et al. – Nutrition and Health in Amphibian Husbandry
