Peacock Emerald tree frogs sticky fingers?????

[Silverwitch1]

Hello and help please. My daughter and I have two Big eyed Peacock Emerald tree frogs, we have have had them for almost a year now. Hummer still has quite a bit of green left in her coloration and is smaller than Houdini. Houdini is mostly brown now with darker markings, but both have been catching their fingers/toes in their mouths mostly when catching crickets but at other times also. Their cage is cleaned on a regular basis, their water, soaking dishes cleaned and refilled every night and the cage misted every night. I haven't seen any bumps, lumps or discolorations on their skin. Currently they are in a 10 gallon tank, with one live plant and some driftwood for climbing. I am going to get the 18"x18"x24" Terrarium as I have the 12"x12"x12" for Yoda our Tiger Leg Monkey Frog and I really like it. I have checked out frog first aid but didn't see anything there. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you. Silverwitch1

[bshmerlie]

If you could please clarify the problem for me. They are eating their toes when jumping at crickets? Is that correct? Hmm...I've never heard of that before. You could try a cricket bowl to monitor what they are eating. The jumping distance would be shorter so maybe they won't end up with their feet in their mouthes.

[Silverwitch1]

No its almost like their toes are sticky and they sometimes "paw" at their faces/mouths and get toes in mouth. Also toes sometimes not splayed out but curled and sticking together. But I don't feel anything "sticky" on their toes.

[leesahlynn]

They're pushing the cricket antennae/legs farther into their mouths. When you notice them doing it the other times, is it just after they wake up? They shed their skin and eat it, using their "hands" to pull it up and over kind of like a sweater. They also open their mouths repeatedly while they shed, to help it move along. I thought my red eyes were dying the first time I saw it happening!