How can I tell if they're both eating?

[rosaphile]

Thanks for the freezer tip, I may give that a try! The husband is picking up some more crickets and hopefully a set of tongs on the way home from work this afternoon. I think my son would like to at least try the tongs feeding so we will see if that works, first.

Would it be too stressful to remove one from the terrarium and put it in a critter keeper at feeding time? I know a lot of keepers do that but I'm not sure about the timing, i.e., would that be better left until they are tamer and more accustomed to their new home.

[UncleChester]

If you are at the point where you don't think one has eaten for several days, then feeding in a separate container is fine. Put the frog in the critter keeper with a few crickets, put it in an out of the way location and don't disturb it for 15 minutes or so to let it settle in and eat.

Keep in mind that a healthy adult tree frog should have no problem going a week (or even much longer) without food. Not that you want this to happen of course, but you don't have to get really worried if it's missed a few days. Being your new babies of course you'll likely err on the side of of a concerned parent and that's understandable

[rosaphile]

Okay, so my more reluctant eater had a spell in the critter keeper this evening. He ate 3 small crickets and made a poopie. Of course the other guy inhaled 5 crickets in a flash, and will probably finish off the other's leftovers. I'm thinking he needs a name indicative of his gluttony.

I was thinking maybe tomorrow I will remove the bolder frog to the critter keeper for a while and let the other one have a chance at the regular food bowl. I also ordered some Exo Terra feeding tongs (Petsmart didn't have the right kind) so we'll give that a try too.