please help my white tree frog??!

[mommyof4froglovers]

I have 2 that I literally have to move them to feed them. I think they only play at night when I am safely asleep. They keep hidden in thier plant during the day. I want to ensure my fatty frog that does enjoy moving around doesnt eat all the crickets so they each have thier own feeding bowls. All my frogs get fed in glass bowls. But they do move some are just more shy than others and some just need time to adjust. Make sure you have plenty of hiding places that helps mine, not so much when I try to find them to feed them though.

[frogoff]

thank you both for the informative replies! shes got loads of places to hide and the temperature is kept at the lower end so i doubt its her overheating and im sure theres no chemicals there shouldnt be. when i slept last night i heard a few thuds and scrmbles so shes obviously doing something but was in the same spot this morning :S i'll try to move her into a diffrent container for her nom noms next time :P any tips for handleing her? i've handled wild frogs for years which is no big deal when they hop out your hands but im a little bit worried with a pet frog in a bedroom! Heather is a wee bit of an escape artist im afraid! i'm also considering getting some meal worms in a small food bowl. this is gona sound silly but if i use a small food dish at the bottom of her tall cage (where she spends all her time high up) would she smell or see the bowl at the bottom? she really doesnt get down there much! they just seem like a good idea as they're easier for her to catch! thanks agin the pair of you! this is a friendly forum indeed so thanks from me and heather!

[helm96]

Personally I would feed wax worms instead of mealworms. I have read that Meal Worms can eat through the lining of the frogs stomach. I am not sure how true this is, but for me its a better safe then sorry thing!

[DonLisk]

Since your WTF is going to be active at night, sometimes night lighting will affect how much they move around.
Just make sure he/she has a place to soak that is not over her head and the water changed daily, you feed a staple of crickets that are no longer then the distance between his/her eyes, and you provide plenty of higher up places to perch and sleep. Bromeliads and Snake Plant are great choices for this.

The glass bowl feeding method works well since you can monitor how much he/she is eating and how often.
You should also calcium dust the crickets at least two to three times a week.

If your frog is in a high traffic area, think about a more quiet location since unfamiliar or loud noises may cause them to shy away from being more active.

[GrifTheGreat]

Personally I would feed wax worms instead of mealworms. I have read that Meal Worms can eat through the lining of the frogs stomach. I am not sure how true this is, but for me its a better safe then sorry thing!

That's the giant meal worms or super worms as they are called. Meal worms can bite but the regular small ones usually can't do any real damage like the super worms can.