Update on Motto Motto

[GrifTheGreat]

Yea I have a feeling he will be handicapped the rest of his life. The best I'm getting my hopes up for is that he will someday eat on his own. That bottom jaw just really bothers me, cause looking at the picture when I got him he didnt have that. Like he developed it. I try dusting the multi vit, but it usually is all off the worm by the time he gets in down, so he is not getting too much of that. Like when I do dust with the vits, Ill do 1 or 2 out of the 6-7 butterworms, and of those two, most is rubbed off before he gets it. I am ritualistic with the calcium/d3 every worm, every other feeding, cause I was always paranoid about the MBD. I feel really bad that there isn't anything else I can do to make him better and healthy...

It is heartbreaking but I don't believe that it was by any means your fault. He/she was probably not getting what he/she needed as a baby. Poor husbandry performed by chain stores like petsmart/petco/ect is not uncommon and this is the result. Atleast he/she is in a loving home now and is being cared for well. Butterworms aren't very nutritious at all. You should feed chunks of night crawlers/red wigglers/hornworms. These food items are soft easy to digest and nutritious. Plus night crawlers and red wigglers are sticky and the calcium and vitamin dust will stick right to them and is not easy to rub off. These are much better for your frog and will help with recovery.

[Sublime]

Yeah that sucks for that to happen to him - definitely not your fault as Grif mentioned. The setup is nice you have to keep the humidity and heat in with live plants. Is that cantelope in his tank for the crickets to eat if you throw them in there overnight? I'm sure once his system and bone strength is back to normal, you won't need to force feed him anymore. High doubts he'll be handicap the rest of his life. The lip deformation will be a bit more of a struggle, but I don't think that should stop him from eating entirely the rest of his life. Just hard work on you for the first year rejuvenating him.

Calcium and vitamin powder don't even stick to worms excluding the earthworm species. Their tough exterior does not do well for the 'stick' formulas.

[vivalabam]

He was probably born with the deformity, some are. It's not a bad thing, I think it makes them cuter! It also doesn't stop them eating by them self... Mine has a worse mouth shape than yours and he can eat by himself.

[DirtyBird]

Motto ate! By Himself! 2-3 Med crickets!! He looks way better than he did even a week ago.... But, this morning I did notice something odd in his tank.

Little tiny green bugs, that fly. They look like baby fruit flies or gnats, but rounder and green. Never seen them before. Could it be from the pumpkin seeds, which are growing wonderfully!, that I planted in the other part of his tank?

[GrifTheGreat]

Motto ate! By Himself! 2-3 Med crickets!! He looks way better than he did even a week ago.... But, this morning I did notice something odd in his tank.

Little tiny green bugs, that fly. They look like baby fruit flies or gnats, but rounder and green. Never seen them before. Could it be from the pumpkin seeds, which are growing wonderfully!, that I planted in the other part of his tank?

Sounds like a type of knat or fruit fly. Only leave the fruit for the crickets in while he is feeding then remove it and throw it away. This should help stop those knats from staying in there.

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm glad Motto is doing better. Keep it up and keep us posted on his recovery.