Please help me identify this tadpole!!!

[Rat The Unloved]

Oh yeah, that's a Bullfrog! And a very handsome fella at that! If you're looking for an easy way to do a 50/50 setup, go to Walmart and get yourself a cheap plastic tub (I used a shoebox/6qt size in a 10gl). It makes a perfect pond. Just add rocks so he can climb out.

[Tori Savage]

Well HELLO!!!

I know that ive been absent for a while... After my pacman died, i got pretty bummed. but all of my other frogs are still alive, doing well.

Now onto the Bullfrog that I have........ Its tank setup is completely different compared to what it was. I watched the frog for a while and realized that it hardly left the water. So what I had done was this... Put a layer of gravel on the bottom, put 2 big rocks on top of each other. Covered it in gravel to where there is a dry spot. But it is at a slope so it can enter/leave which ever area.

it has completely lost its tail. theres not even a nub there. ive offered small red feeder fish, with no result. ive offered crickets, no result. Ive even offered tetras, the smaller feeder fish, no result. ive offered blood worms (they were in a frozen block), but nothing. Ive even offered small chunks of earth worms, and still no result. my poor frog is getting to the point of looking very skinny. id hate to have to force feed, but its looking like thats my only route as of rightnow. i dont know what else i could offer to try to get him to eat.

his tank has more water in it than the old setup. what is a good, but cheap submersible filter/pump which ever ya want to call it, to put in there...

once again, thanks guys for any and all advice.

[Iratus ranunculus]

Well HELLO!!!

I know that ive been absent for a while... After my pacman died, i got pretty bummed. but all of my other frogs are still alive, doing well.

Now onto the Bullfrog that I have........ Its tank setup is completely different compared to what it was. I watched the frog for a while and realized that it hardly left the water. So what I had done was this... Put a layer of gravel on the bottom, put 2 big rocks on top of each other. Covered it in gravel to where there is a dry spot. But it is at a slope so it can enter/leave which ever area.

it has completely lost its tail. theres not even a nub there. ive offered small red feeder fish, with no result. ive offered crickets, no result. Ive even offered tetras, the smaller feeder fish, no result. ive offered blood worms (they were in a frozen block), but nothing. Ive even offered small chunks of earth worms, and still no result. my poor frog is getting to the point of looking very skinny. id hate to have to force feed, but its looking like thats my only route as of rightnow. i dont know what else i could offer to try to get him to eat.

his tank has more water in it than the old setup. what is a good, but cheap submersible filter/pump which ever ya want to call it, to put in there...

once again, thanks guys for any and all advice.

If he has not shuffled off the mortal coil...

1) Everything Must be Live.
2) Make sure he has hiding places, and that he has a shallow approach to land. This is very important. On land they like to explode outward at prey from an ambush position. In water, they creep up on their prey, jump out, grab, jump back in. It may be possible that he just feels exposed. Ranids dont really work like pacman frogs. They are really cagey, and if they dont feel safe, they dont eat. He is probably sitting in the water all the time because he feels most secure in there, but on land they like to excavate caves (not bury themselves in the same way a pacman does, but excavating a little hollow where they can sit in ambush). I will get some pics up of my tank in this thread and show you how to create something perfect for the little guy. Once the habitat issue is sorted out, he will probably start feeding.

[gulfcoasttoad]

It's been a month and no one has posted, so I am hoping the worst hasn't overcome your frog. Iratus ranunculus is right, they really do need to feel secure in order to eat, more-so than other frogs. Is he still in the 10g glass tank? If so, I would recommend putting a background on all sides of the tank except the front. You could also use construction paper--that's what we do with the tanks in my classroom when the budget is tight.