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    Unhappy Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    I've had my bullfrog Frederick for a few months now. He's still a juvenile frog but he's gotten to where he absolutely will not eat. I tried soaking him in warm water as suggested by someone at my local pet store. I even tried getting someone to help me insert crickets into his mouth after I pried it open with a flathead screwdriver. But he just pushes the crickets out or regurgitates them. I give him his vitamins on Mondays and Wednesdays and he seems healthy and lively but he won't eat. He has some sort of nose condition which I think might be an infection. We've been treating him with I think it was betadine without painkillers. His nose seems to be getting better but he looks like he's going to starve. And it's been at least close to 2 weeks now! Someone please help!

    Oh I almost forgot to mention he's not wild. I adopted him from my local pet store.

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    Default Re: Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    So, he doesn't even try to hunt?
    He might be constipated?

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    Well he hasn't soiled the water in his tank in awhile either. Maybe. I dunno.

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    Default Re: Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    I don't know much about constipation in frogs... or how to treat it, but if I were you, I would find out and start doing it before it's too late.

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    My parents are too cheap and selfish to take him to a vet. That's actually the reason why I'm turning here for help.

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    Default Re: Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    Quote Originally Posted by The Frog Prince View Post
    My parents are too cheap and selfish to take him to a vet. That's actually the reason why I'm turning here for help.
    I'm sorry. I meant for you to search here for constipation relief for frogs.

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    Can someone tell me what to do to save him please?

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    Default Re: Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    has he started eating?

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    Default Re: Baby bullfrog won't eat! Please help!

    To treat constipation, you should try putting him in a warm (not hot! check with a thermometer) bath. Adding sugar or a drop of honey can stimulate him to poop without hurting him.

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