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    I have 2 whites: one brand new and the other about 2 weeks old now. The oldest after eating today sat and opened his mouth which made my heart race is this normal or should I be worried? What should I do when he does this?

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    Default Re: Whites tree frog open mouth?

    Was the cricket too big so that it had trouble swallowing? Was it eating its shed?
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    These crickets are a little bit larger but it hasn't had problems with it before if it is to have trouble swallowing what should I do

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    Btw he seems perfectly fine right now so I am temporarily relieved (:

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    All you could do is get smaller crickets. Has he shut his mouth yet?
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    They shed routinely and one of the things they do while shedding is open their mouth really wide when trying to pull the shed into their mouth.

    Could be hes shedding.
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    Was it repeatedly opening and closing its mouth or just sitting with it open? If the former, check the corners of the mouth for bunched up skin- it's probably shedding and this is fine. If the latter, well, that would be weird.

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    He opened then closed a few times so I'm gonna assume it was shedding? I didn't know they shed this early and why do they try to eat it

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    The eating is recycling nutrients in their skin and they shed at any and all ages as far as I know.

    They may also bulge or bloat their body out in odd looking ways to stretch the skin to help it come off. Another sign of shedding is a really fresh and clean looking frog afterwards.

    edit-If this happened immediately after swallowing a cricket and it only did it a few (like 4 or 5 times) it might still be swallowing.

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    You aren't the first one to be worried about shedding!!!
    2.0.3 Hyla versicolor "Eastern Gray Tree Frogs"
    2.2.0 Agalychnis callidryas "Red Eyed Tree Frogs"

    0.0.3 Dendrobates auratus "Turquoise and Bronze"
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