i am worried about my tiny Albino...

[ninetail89]

hey guys...i am kinda worried about my Albino...he haven eaten for 4 days.....and the last time i feed him was just 4 Mealworms,.....it has been 4days...i tried to dangle a few meal worms infront of him but no movement at all...tried fish...also no movement....tried using my finger also...refuse to open his mouth..
unllike my Fantasy which is nearly 2.5 times the size of my albino...he just ate 5 mealworms today....
its very unlike my Albino not to eat anything...cause last time...i feed one meal worm daily....n always keep on eating unless i stop feeding it..so this is the first time that my albino actually rejected any food from me...which is new to me and i am worried about it...

on another note...:whats the Sh1t colour pacman frog....i saw a few lumps of pinky/light brown jelly light thingy in my pacman burrowed hole...thats the sh1t or vomit?lol..cant tell...its looks like yogurt...lol..

[Sublime]

Try to mix up the diet - some of them get bored of the same food that is placed in front of them. Was their a sudden change in their diet that may of caused your frogs unusual stool? Pick up some Flagyl or Benebac gel or powder form (for birds and reptiles) in case you need to intervene if the poop you keep noticing are very unusual and stinky. I'm assuming your frog may have picked up some parasites or overwhelmed by parasites and has caused an appetite problem along with unusual stools.

Extra note: If all you every feed your frogs is mealworms, then that's not good.

[ninetail89]

emm...so whats the proper kind of stool pacman should release??.i dont know if my frogs are releasing unusual stools or not....i see mine a bit pinky/light biege colour..is that ok?it does not stink...but its easy to notice it as its quite bright lol..
last week i feed both of them small frogs..then some fishes..this week i start feeding mealworms....i seldom feed cricket...they seem to hate it....refuse to eat it...

[Sublime]

Well a normal stool that's released should just be a firm solid black-brown-beige color. I have no clue where the pink color is coming from (maybe undigested parts from a frog)? They might of picked up parasites from the frogs or fishes. Try to be careful with those type of diets and rely more on what commonly is sold for them. Most frog hobbyist stick to safe feeding practices in captivity. Try earthworms or roaches if your frogs show no sign of wanting to eat when you place crickets in there. Also, since crickets aren't really quickly moving to provoke a feeding response, try moving them with tongs in front of your frogs or at least getting them to move. An all mealworm diet is not beneficial for your frogs and will lead to many problems down the road.

[ninetail89]

em..ok..the stools is more to biege colour/light brown colour....nt really pink since i shine a torchlight to see it actually...
i am just worry about my albino...he is not eating....my fantasy no problem...eat everything...even my finger--..
guess i wait a a day or two n try again...for now he just burrow so deep that i can barely see him..

[IvoryReptiles]

First of all, stop feeding mealworms exclusively. The outer shell or carapice is difficult for the frogs to digest and can cause a compaction if fed too often.
Try earthworms or Nightcrawlers. Feeding other frogs is risky as they may be carriers of parasites or chytrid. Also, be careful what fish you feed. Try Mollies or Guppies.....the goldfish & rosies have a slime that can be toxic.

If the albino is burrowing, that is natural. They are nocturnal and feed better at night while they hide during the daylight. Have your temperatures changed? If your temps are too hot or too cold or your humidity is off, it can affect their appetites and they can aestivate to try to escape a stressful situation. The color of the feces will depend on the diet.

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm hoping that you have a temp gauge and hygrometer to measure temp and humidity in their enclosures. Not having these devices and just assuming because the area you live in is correct for the frogs and to assume that it makes the evironment in their enclosures correct can be a fatal mistake. Also as both Mark and Jessica said meal worms are NOT supposed to be given as a staple diet nor fish or frogs. Especially not wild caught frogs and fish. Way too risky and drastically threatens your frogs health. Try not to stress the Albino if he/she isn't eating as it will just make things worse. try the food items that Mark and Jessica mentioned and make sure the food items you are feeding your frogs is of proper size. The item should be at least 1/4 the length of the frog excluding worms as length is most defintly longer than the frog but thickness will be small.

[ninetail89]

wee...Finally..my tiny albino ate something today....after trying various food.......he refuses Cricket/Fishes/small Frogs/mealworms....lastly...i resort to raw chicken breast meat....he just went and bite it and shallow it...within seconds...without any need of dangling infront of him....he stop after the first piece of breast meat..but i guess its good enough..the piece is quite big...guess will last him for a whole week or so....
i got the idea of feeding chicken breast meat ....cause the breeder who sells me the frogs told me that she mainly feed them on chicken meat n fishes....lol...

btw..asking the experts here....Chicken Breast Meat is ok right?? better than feeding fishes/frogs/mealworm??....
my Albino is damn picky...just like a spoil brat...unlike my Fantasy..which just eat anything that is dangle around him....