Update on my albino

[Heatheranne]

What is your frogs name?

[BigBlue83]

I THINK IM GOING TO NAME HER DOROTHY AFTER DOROTHY PARKER MY FAV. WRITER WHO WAS MOST KNOWN FOR HER WHITTY RESPONSES (BESIDES HER WRITING)... sorry wasnt yellin my cap locks were on lol

[BigBlue83]

SHE DID IT!!!!! (im yelling this time lol) she ate the first pinky mouse i gave her!!! im soo excited. today is a good day for her and I!!!. i went to petco to get some crickets and decided it was time to give her something new, to balance her diet. so i bought a three pack of pinky mice maybe about the size of a quarter or half dollar length wise. well i new she wouldnt eat anything dead and they had no live ones so i also decided to pick up some tongs. they worked! im so excited. she took the first cricket within the first 4 seconds so i fed her another one. took her a second or two longer but she ate it. after the third cricket she stopped giving a ****, so i stopped putting it in her face (not directly dont worry just a statement) and she went after one on the ground then left two more. so all together she ate around 4 or five crickets. then came the pinky mouse. i put it in cold water to thaw for fifteen minutes (while i was feeding crickets i did this) then put it in warm water for another five minutes. grabbed it by the stubby tail with the tongs and dragged it by the tail around Dorothy. she was not interested at first keeped at it though, moving it all around it front of her. then out of no where bang! she took it. Im really excited. i tryed to give her one of the crickets that had gotten away from her a few moments before but she looked at it like what is that? give me some more of those pink things lol. i have another pinky defrosting so im going to attempt to give her that one then call it a meal and leave her be. just wanted to share my wonderful news.

[GrifTheGreat]

SHE DID IT!!!!! (im yelling this time lol) she ate the first pinky mouse i gave her!!! im soo excited. today is a good day for her and I!!!. i went to petco to get some crickets and decided it was time to give her something new, to balance her diet. so i bought a three pack of pinky mice maybe about the size of a quarter or half dollar length wise. well i new she wouldnt eat anything dead and they had no live ones so i also decided to pick up some tongs. they worked! im so excited. she took the first cricket within the first 4 seconds so i fed her another one. took her a second or two longer but she ate it. after the third cricket she stopped giving a ****, so i stopped putting it in her face (not directly dont worry just a statement) and she went after one on the ground then left two more. so all together she ate around 4 or five crickets. then came the pinky mouse. i put it in cold water to thaw for fifteen minutes (while i was feeding crickets i did this) then put it in warm water for another five minutes. grabbed it by the stubby tail with the tongs and dragged it by the tail around Dorothy. she was not interested at first keeped at it though, moving it all around it front of her. then out of no where bang! she took it. Im really excited. i tryed to give her one of the crickets that had gotten away from her a few moments before but she looked at it like what is that? give me some more of those pink things lol. i have another pinky defrosting so im going to attempt to give her that one then call it a meal and leave her be. just wanted to share my wonderful news.

Don't give her a second pinky. She will become constipated due to amphibians having trouble digesting mammalian tissue. Don't feed her anymore tonight. Wait a day then offer her an earth worm to act as a stool softener.

[BigBlue83]

i didnt give her the other pinky. my wife and kids came home, as soon as she seen my daughter she went to 85% being covered. lol she really doesnt like my daughter lol. so i flushed the pinky mice because i wasnt going to refreeze it. i had no intentions on giving her anymore crickets. i cant get earth worms around here. petco doesnt have them and ts not fishing season so finding worms is like impossible. Ive been trying to find some for a couple weeks. thanks for info on the 2nd pinky, i know they are supposed to only have one like every two weeks like twice a month. i just figured that it was so small it would be ok. it was literally the size of a large cricket.

[GrifTheGreat]

i didnt give her the other pinky. my wife and kids came home, as soon as she seen my daughter she went to 85% being covered. lol she really doesnt like my daughter lol. so i flushed the pinky mice because i wasnt going to refreeze it. i had no intentions on giving her anymore crickets. i cant get earth worms around here. petco doesnt have them and ts not fishing season so finding worms is like impossible. Ive been trying to find some for a couple weeks. thanks for info on the 2nd pinky, i know they are supposed to only have one like every two weeks like twice a month. i just figured that it was so small it would be ok. it was literally the size of a large cricket.

Well see the size isn't always the issue. You fed her large crickets yes? They can't digest the crickets heavily armored heads and with that combined with 2 pinky mice is a recipe for constipation although not full on impaction, but she may have required help to pass the mouse and cricket combo.
I just recently helped a member with their frog who accidently was fed too many pinky mice in one sitting. You should only offer the pinky mice as a treat preferably once a month due to how much fat they contain. They are nutritious and are a complete meal all wrapped into once tiny bite sized morsel, but can sometimes be difficult to pass.

You may be able to find night crawlers at Wal Mart if you have one near you. Make sure they contain no dyes or chemicals. They should say on the container.

[BigBlue83]

Well see the size isn't always the issue. You fed her large crickets yes? They can't digest the crickets heavily armored heads and with that combined with 2 pinky mice is a recipe for constipation although not full on impaction, but she may have required help to pass the mouse and cricket combo.
I just recently helped a member with their frog who accidently was fed too many pinky mice in one sitting. You should only offer the pinky mice as a treat preferably once a month due to how much fat they contain. They are nutritious and are a complete meal all wrapped into once tiny bite sized morsel, but can sometimes be difficult to pass.

You may be able to find night crawlers at Wal Mart if you have one near you. Make sure they contain no dyes or chemicals. They should say on the container.

im not ashamed to say and quite proud to say you learn something everyday. I wasnt aware of the large crickets the wings and head armor would be an issue, or could cause an issue for that matter. to answer your question about feeding her large crickets im going to say yes and no. I have three firebellys that eat crickets i buy small and large from petco. so i have a variety of different sizes at one time. so she doesnt just get large because she will also get medium and ones that are kinda medium but on the small side. i have thought about walmart too. i know during fishing season they sell night crawlers never noticed if they do all year round. I havent been to walmart in a while, so i will make it a point to go by between now and wednesday so i can get her or try to get her some worms. Thanks for the info on the crickets.