Feeding & are my froggies fat?

[meekomeerkat]

Hey everyone! I own three very cute orange-eyed tree frogs: Atala, Hermy and Lela. They are all doing really well, now 10mths old, eating well and growing fast. Just wondering how they are doing weight-wise. I just started feeding them every 2nd day in the last two weeks because they didn't seem hungry enough to be eating every day and I've read that they don't need everyday feeds once they've grown up a little. Since I've done this they've been waking up when I start getting the crickets out to feed them (which they hadn't done much in the last month or so) and they eat happily and well, between 2-4 medium-sized crickets each feed. Is this feeding schedule sounding okay?

My 2nd question is are my froggies a little too fat? A friend noted that they looked fat but it can be difficult to tell. I've been using the little area above their ear/tapetum as a gauge of bodyfat - does that sound about right? Here's some photos for you to help gauge how they're going:



The 1st two are Atala, the 2nd two are Hermy and the last is Lela (who has always been the smallest).

Let me know what you think!

[tgampper]

Hi and welcome to Frog Forum!

I don't think your frogs are obese at all. They look healthy and the feeding schedule seems to be working. As frogs get older, they do not need to be fed as often. Frogs in the genus Litoria (which includes your frogs and the White's tree frog) are very susceptible to obesity. Obese frogs will have large skin rolls or folds around their eyes and waist, much like humans.