Originally Posted by
Ra
I would continue offering the crickets as frequently as possible, make sure they are supplemented at every feeding for a frog this small that is still growing. I would cut back on the feeder fish, and consider the pacman food.
The ten gallon is fine, and so is the eco earth
What do you use to heat the enclosure? A warm area between 78 to 84 is perfect, and the coolest part of the enclosure can safely be between 72 to 75 degrees.
Spraing with distilled water is fine, but you want to use eitehr spring or tap water in the dish. R/O and distilled water can leach from the frog, as mentioned, when the frog is immersed in a body of this water.
The humidity requirements of Chacoan Horned frogs are a bit more broad ranged than most people realize. While high humidity levels are fine, so are considerably lower levels of air humidity. Relative humidity can safely drop down to the 60's or 50's at throughout the day, Misting the cage one to two times a day, preferably morning and night, and keeping the substrate moist but not soggy will keep the humidity at acceptable levels, even with a screen top. I've seen alot of advice to place plastic over a majority of the cage top, but for Chacoan Horned Frogs this is not needed. Fantasy and Surinam Horned frogs need a higher relative air humidity, in the 70's or up. Overly restricting air flow can cause problems in itself.
Good job not handling her often. Its not so much that they become stressed, its bad for their thin skin.
She isnt hibernating, but she may be taking a break from food. It happens.
Try feeding her at dusk, and warm the spray bottle by immersing it in a sink full of hot water and gently mist the frog. These warm water showers at dusk can sometimes induce a frog to awake, become alert and eat.
Use water treated with Reptisafe or a product used to treat tap water for chlorine and chlorimines used in fish tanks for the water dish instead of distilled water. Distilled water, as stated is fine for misting and it keeps the glass from getting spotted.
You could place a plastic vining plant in the cage, just make sure its to big for the frog to get in its mouth. You could also add functional decor in the form of a curved piece of cork bark as a hide.
What kind of moss? Generally, clumps of "sheet moss" have a lower risk of impaction that loose, long fiber moss.
I would replace the eco earth and clean the tank at least once monthly, changing the water dish every day or other day and obviously when it gets pooped in.
The frog isnt losing weight, and it isnt dehydrated, so it sounds like you are doing fine and so is your frog. At this point I see no reason for you to take any action aside from perhaps offering a warmer hot area in the enclosure.
Giving your frog a diluted pedialyte soak a few times a day isnt really necessary if the frog is hydrated and not losing weight, but it may need an appetite boost so it wouldnt hurt. But also, try what I suggested about feeding at dusk and spraying with warm water before offering food.