Frog Forum - Blogs - CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/blog.php/9289-CinnamonPearl Frog Forum - Your Pet Frog Community. Authoritative discussion forum for pet frogs and toads, including dart frogs, tree frogs, bullfrogs, toads, etc en Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:07:06 GMT vBulletin 30 https://www.frogforum.net/images/misc/rss.jpg Frog Forum - Blogs - CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/blog.php/9289-CinnamonPearl Feeding Troubles https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/667-Feeding-Troubles Tue, 04 Feb 2014 12:57:28 GMT ---Quote (Originally by Tongue Flicker)--- Put faster moving prey but cut-off the leg tips to prevent it from climbing. Most crickets are fast...
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Put faster moving prey but cut-off the leg tips to prevent it from climbing. Most crickets are fast moving if you nudge it right to attract the attention of frogs.
Can't nudge it. My hands send her running to the other side of the enclosure. Any other ideas? ]]> CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/667-Feeding-Troubles Two Days In https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/585-Two-Days-In Fri, 06 Sep 2013 17:30:12 GMT I'm officially two days into having frogs. Duckweed, Olive, and Cowslip are all doing well so far. They seem healthy and happy. I witnessed Cowslip shed her skin yesterday. it was very interesting to watch. I was surprised I got to see it so early in my frog journey.

The frogs ate yesterday. Cowslip, being the largest, got most of the crickets. Olive, being the smallest, only got one. He was late to realize there was food, so that could be why too. I'm feeding them again today to get rid of the last of the large crickets. Then I'll be switching them to small crickets with an every other day feeding schedule. I intend to feed them Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and pick up fresh crickets every Saturday.

Cowslip is worrying me because she seems set on finding a way to jump through glass. She's always hurling herself at the tank walls. It's starting to worry me because she could hurt herself. She's doing it less now, but every morning she tries to get out for a good couple of hours. It seems to really annoy Duckweed when she does it, too.

I'm facing a bit of a dilemma now. I want to make some more room in the water part so I can add a bigger and better filter. But the problem is I would need to remove their cave to do so. All three of them, especially Olive and Cowslip, love that cave. It's there favorite thing about the tank. They like going behind it, climbing it, and Cowslip just spent an hour hiding in there. I'd feel bad for removing it, but cleanliness is important, too. Not sure what to do.

To celebrate getting frogs, I made this lovely collage on Ribbet.com.

Name: 9-6-13 Collage.jpg Views: 175 Size: 54.3 KB ]]> CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/585-Two-Days-In The Frogs Are Here! https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/584-The-Frogs-Are-Here! Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:16:05 GMT I finally got my fire-bellied toads. They are so cute. I had them shipped to me from LLL Reptile. When I opened the container, I was so nervous we... I finally got my fire-bellied toads. They are so cute. I had them shipped to me from LLL Reptile. When I opened the container, I was so nervous we ended up staring at each other for a while. I got them all in okay. Olive was so eager to get out he started climbing out while I was putting the other two in.

Their names are Olive, Duckweed, and Cowslip. I named them based on their green. Olive's back is dark, olive green. Duckweed's back is very light. Cowslip's back is in the middle of the two, but more on the lighter side. Even their bellies are different. Duckweed's belly is scarlet while Cowslip's is lighter orange. I haven't seen Olive's yet so I can't say about his.

I don't know what genders they are, so I'm just going to assume that Duckweed and Olive are boys and Cowslip is a girl. I'm only saying this because Cowslip is the biggest. I'm probably wrong.

I got a new piece of glass and it's maintaining humidity wonderfully. It covers much more of the top than the old one did. It's a little too long, so it's sitting on the top rim of the tank. That worries me a bit, but I'll find a way to secure it.

Another worry I have are the crickets. I think the crickets I bought are too big for them. But I have read stories of fire-bellied toads tackling eight inch snakes, so we'll see. I worry most about Olive, since he's the smallest. If they can't eat them, I'll release these crickets outside or feed them to my koi and go get some smaller ones. I know for certain they'll be able to eat the small ones from Petco. It'd be a shame since I've been gut-loading these for a week.

So far, it seems like Cowslip is the most energetic while Olive is the calmest. Duckweed is energetic as well, but not as much as Cowslip. They're all just relaxing now. I think they like the humidity. Duckweed is longing on the land under a philodendron plant while Olive and Cowslip are sitting on the rock in the water.

That's all for now. I hope this project turns out very well. ]]> CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/584-The-Frogs-Are-Here! First Vivarium is Nearly Done! https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/553-First-Vivarium-is-Nearly-Done! Tue, 06 Aug 2013 00:40:23 GMT My first vivarium is finally almost done. I got two philodendron wend imbe in the mail today and planted those. I ordered the springtails, two caves,... My first vivarium is finally almost done. I got two philodendron wend imbe in the mail today and planted those. I ordered the springtails, two caves, frog moss, and a philodendron autumn. It all should arrive Thursday and the viv will be complete. It's a 10 gallon that's going to house three FBTs. Very exciting! ]]> CinnamonPearl https://www.frogforum.net/entry.php/553-First-Vivarium-is-Nearly-Done!