Hi, i have a male african bullfrog and he's 2 years old.
Usually he ate coackroches and others, but this last year i started feeding him with only mice.
I know its bad for obesity, but i gave him only 1 mouse every 20 days. is this bad?
Now my frog is quite passive...he cant catch mouse like before...he seems slow and fat...
can u help me?
Feeding ONLY mice, no matter how far apart is bad. Mice are high in fat and low in nutritional value. Your frog is likely feeling the times worth of a poor diet. You should try feeding anything but mice and maybe he'll get up to speed. But it'll take awhile.
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Litoria caerulea 1.1.0 (White's Tree Frog)
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis 0.1.0 (Anerythristic Honduran Milk Snake) Tliltocatl albopilosus 0.0.2 (Curly Hair Tarantula)
Aphonopelma hentzi 0.0.1 (Texas Brown Tarantula)
Avicularia avicularia 0.0.2 (Pinktoe Tarantula)
Brachypelma smithi ex. annitha 0.0.1 (Mexican Giant Red Knee Tarantula) Monocentropus balfouri 0.0.2 (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
Harpactira pulchripes 0.0.1 (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
a fasting period can help?
Wait until his next poop and then feed insects and worms only.
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Litoria caerulea 1.1.0 (White's Tree Frog)
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis 0.1.0 (Anerythristic Honduran Milk Snake) Tliltocatl albopilosus 0.0.2 (Curly Hair Tarantula)
Aphonopelma hentzi 0.0.1 (Texas Brown Tarantula)
Avicularia avicularia 0.0.2 (Pinktoe Tarantula)
Brachypelma smithi ex. annitha 0.0.1 (Mexican Giant Red Knee Tarantula) Monocentropus balfouri 0.0.2 (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
Harpactira pulchripes 0.0.1 (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
ok...ill do!
Is it good coackroaches? And how often i have to feed my frog?
Thank you all guys...
ps: after poop how many days i wait before starting with insects?
Yes cockroaches are good. Every 2-3 days is good.
The day you find poop feed him
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Litoria caerulea 1.1.0 (White's Tree Frog)
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis 0.1.0 (Anerythristic Honduran Milk Snake) Tliltocatl albopilosus 0.0.2 (Curly Hair Tarantula)
Aphonopelma hentzi 0.0.1 (Texas Brown Tarantula)
Avicularia avicularia 0.0.2 (Pinktoe Tarantula)
Brachypelma smithi ex. annitha 0.0.1 (Mexican Giant Red Knee Tarantula) Monocentropus balfouri 0.0.2 (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
Harpactira pulchripes 0.0.1 (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
ok ill do all you said
just another question, my frog often has ajar eyes...is this a problem?
another question...i have an open tank, with heath lamp...is this a problem? maybe to mantain swet is better a closed one?
If he is sleeping then its fine. He may just be tired. When you feed him his eyes should open. If he's never awake or doesn't open his eyes when eating then Take him to the vet. Put a screen top on the tank. They may not look like they can, but ABFs can really jump, way farther than they seem.
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Litoria caerulea 1.1.0 (White's Tree Frog)
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis 0.1.0 (Anerythristic Honduran Milk Snake) Tliltocatl albopilosus 0.0.2 (Curly Hair Tarantula)
Aphonopelma hentzi 0.0.1 (Texas Brown Tarantula)
Avicularia avicularia 0.0.2 (Pinktoe Tarantula)
Brachypelma smithi ex. annitha 0.0.1 (Mexican Giant Red Knee Tarantula) Monocentropus balfouri 0.0.2 (Socotra Island Blue Baboon Tarantula)
Harpactira pulchripes 0.0.1 (Golden Blue Leg Baboon Tarantula)
First of all, stop feeding mice. Second, read this article and ensure you are meeting all your frogs needs including humidity and temps: Frog Forum - African Bullfrog - Pyxicephalus adspersus - Care and Breeding. You can cover the screen top with aluminum foil if required to maintain humidity.
As long as frog eats them; you can start offering not dyed night crawlers and roaches gut loaded with cherios, carrots and lettuce (no dog or cat food). If fat and inactive, feed no more than every 3 days until satiation. Don't worry if frog does not show interest in food for a while, it will eat when hungry. Do not forget to offer supplements with food, this guide has some schedule samples: http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...schedules.html. Good luck !
Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !
thanks to all guys, u really helped me
now im still waiting for his poop
i have a question about the tank. I have an EXO terra 90x45x45 (cm of course)...how can i mantain umidity with the exo terra grid?
As grif said, you cover screen top with foil. You can get hydrotherm, plug it into your fogger to worry free humidity and temps.
Save one animal and it doesn't change the world, but it surely changes the world for that one animal!
Right lol
oh to add - arci - imagine you are on big fat burger diet, good or bad? Or is it ok if you eat that junk every other day and nothing in between?
Same with mice and frogs. They eat junk, then only the matter of time when you will see related problems, they eat healthy and live long and happy life.
Save one animal and it doesn't change the world, but it surely changes the world for that one animal!
ok guys!
And this Hydroterm which brand is? exo terra? can u give me a link?
It is by zoomed.
HygroTherm™ Humidity & Temperature Controller
Save one animal and it doesn't change the world, but it surely changes the world for that one animal!
Thank you to all guys! Now i see my frog really good! diet worked!
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