I don't really see anything wrong with moving the frogs to eat, these frogs can become very used to handling, and will sometimes jump right on your hand as soon as it enters the tank. I used to catch these guys back home all the time, and I've kept a few in my time. That said, you should really try to feed them a couple of medium sized crickets or a few small crickets rather than the larger ones. Yeah, I know, they'll eat them... It's just easier for them to digest and get nutrients from more small prey than less large prey. I don't currently have any GTF's, but I have squirrel tree frogs, they are from the same area and eat the same way. I do feed my banana frog large crickets and since I have a mixed tank sometimes the FBT or one of the other frogs will get his crickets before he can get to them, but I try to make sure he gets larger ones just so I don't have to put in 4 or 5 just for him and two a piece for the other guys! Lately I have only been able to get medium sized crickets, and he eats way more of them than he does the large ones. Good rule of thumb is that prey should be about the same size as their head from side to side (some people say between the eyes, but these frogs are pure opportunists, if they see a little cricket and a big cricket side by side, if the big cricket can fit in their mouth and they catch it instead of the little one, they'll choke it down. It just depends on which one they catch first).
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