Possibly urgent? Baby isn't eating and hes starting to worry me....

[GrifTheGreat]

Well gave Baby an good warm bath Saturday night and a warm Pedialite spiked bath Sunday night and today he finally ate! He's dug himself down in this area where water is for some reason collecting but when I held some crickets in front of him with tongs and lashed right out and took them. He didn't seem interested when they walked by on there own, though. Seems odd but he ate about 3 or 4 from the tongs so I'm happy hes not starving.

I had some of the pedialte water left over and kept it in a small container (just in case I needed to do it again soon) and I put some of that in his water dish (if he'll bother to use it since hes soaking in the collecting water where hes dug down). I'll throw that out when I get home from work tonight and put regular declorinated water in it.


He seems to be doing really well now and I'm gona leave him completely alone for the next several days (sept to refresh his crickets if he, hopefully, eats them all) so he can finally settle into his new home unmolested. I just hope I dont have to go threw this again when he outgrows the critter keeper and I move him to his permanent tank. I'm just so not use to a frog that isn't a major pig. Helly and Percy will eat there weight in crickets every day if I let them. @.@


Thanks so much again Grif! Your awesome! <3

If your frog will eat from tongs than that is actually very fortunate. Most have to be taught to do this. I would continue to feed your Pac from the tongs. Good job. Keep up the good work.

Keep me posted. You can feed your baby every night since at this stage of life they need a lot of food and nutrition. Don't forget to dust his/her food.

[InfinitysDaughter]

Oh ya. Dust. >.< I'll have to pick some more up since I returned the last batch (I think you may have seen the thread in the tree frog forum? about my "drunk" gray). Management is about 99% sure the batch was contaminated so I'll buy the other brand we sell. Its a little more expensive but not much so its ok.

And when I tried to get him to eat from the tongs tonight he refused but he refused to even try to catch them too. Maybe hes just had enough for today? I'll see how things go tomorrow. My mom and Lori both think hes just lazy and wants to be fed. X3

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh ya. Dust. >.< I'll have to pick some more up since I returned the last batch (I think you may have seen the thread in the tree frog forum? about my "drunk" gray). Management is about 99% sure the batch was contaminated so I'll buy the other brand we sell. Its a little more expensive but not much so its ok.

And when I tried to get him to eat from the tongs tonight he refused but he refused to even try to catch them too. Maybe hes just had enough for today? I'll see how things go tomorrow. My mom and Lori both think hes just lazy and wants to be fed. X3

They do get pretty lazy, but that normal. They will not eat every night even though you should offer food every night. Just let him be and try again tomorrow.

Keep me posted.

[InfinitysDaughter]

So once again baby hasn't eaten since monday. Is it normal/safe for a baby pac to go so long without eating?

He seems to be acting "normal" in every other sense. This morning I found him in his water dish soaking then a few hours latter he was back under his half log hiding/snoozing (and he did go in the water too, first time since his warm soak saturday). I've been offering food by tongs and just leaving it for him to go after every night but he's just not interested. I put some of the pedialite mixture in his bowl and let him soak at his leisure for a bit and then dumped it out when he decided to get out of the bath. So I guess I shouldnt be too worried because hes getting some nutrients but not really the things he needs...


Am I just being an overly neurotic mommy? X3

[GrifTheGreat]

So once again baby hasn't eaten since monday. Is it normal/safe for a baby pac to go so long without eating?

He seems to be acting "normal" in every other sense. This morning I found him in his water dish soaking then a few hours latter he was back under his half log hiding/snoozing (and he did go in the water too, first time since his warm soak saturday). I've been offering food by tongs and just leaving it for him to go after every night but he's just not interested. I put some of the pedialite mixture in his bowl and let him soak at his leisure for a bit and then dumped it out when he decided to get out of the bath. So I guess I shouldnt be too worried because hes getting some nutrients but not really the things he needs...


Am I just being an overly neurotic mommy? X3

Try to stay calm and try not to hover over him to much. You must keep stress as low as possible. You can try another warm soak with Pedialyte. Even if you place it in his water dish it should be warm. This way his body temp doesn't drop and he absorbs the Pedialyte more easily. Keep offering food to him. Buy some red wigglers and offer the small ones to him. It is not normal for him not to eat for so long.

Crickets should be small. No longer than the distance between his eyes. Red wigglers are a small earthworm that get no longer than 3". Feed him the small ones or cut pieces off the longer ones.

Try another warm soak with Pedialyte and place food in for him to catch. Break the hind legs off the crickets so they are easier for him to get.

Do you have 3 sides of his enclosure covered with a background? If not you should. This helps make him feel for secure and hidden.

Try this and keep me posted.

[InfinitysDaughter]

The hovering thing. Ya. I need to stop that. >>

The baths are always warm. I try to make sure its just a little warm to the touch for me because I dont want it to be too hot for him. I figure if its just over my own body temperature it should be ok right?

My crickets are itty bitty. If you know, there the 10 cent ones from petsmart (11 cents for big ones). I'll see if we carry red wigglers at work but probably not. If not I'll stop by walmart tomorrow (or maybe today before work if I can) and see if they carry them. If not what about cutting parts off of regular earth worms? I know walmart has those in the fishing area. I'll set up another bath and disable the crickets and see if that works. He did seem to lunge at one on the tongs yesterday when I put him in the pedialte bath in his own tank but when he missed he just refused to try again.

Hes tucked into a corner of the room where 3 sides are blocked by other items. Is this ok or should I maybe put some dark colored construction paper around the tank instead?

I know I ask a lot its just if he is sick I only have one day left on my 14 day guarantee. I would never just up and get rid of him but if I take him back to work he'll be taken care of by Lori who is a total expert (she has, like, 3 pacs of her own) and they pay for his care. If I have to pay for his care it could cost upwards of 200-300$ for a visit because there is only one frog specialist in the area and they, apparently, think very highly of themselves. Once hes better I get to buy him back and since its at work I get to visit him daily if I wish (I did while they were taking care of his infection).


This morning when I checked him he was out and about like a normal frog but it didn't look like he'd eaten any of the crickets I left in his tank. Maybe hes fine he just dosn't like crickets? I am NOT a fan of meal/supper worms but if the red wigglers/earth worms dont peek his interest I guess I can try them.... *shudder and gag* Ya. I know. I dont mind the crickets and actually enjoy watching them eat those so I shouldnt have a problem with the worms but, really, there just big maggots! D;

[GrifTheGreat]

The hovering thing. Ya. I need to stop that. >>

The baths are always warm. I try to make sure its just a little warm to the touch for me because I dont want it to be too hot for him. I figure if its just over my own body temperature it should be ok right?

My crickets are itty bitty. If you know, there the 10 cent ones from petsmart (11 cents for big ones). I'll see if we carry red wigglers at work but probably not. If not I'll stop by walmart tomorrow (or maybe today before work if I can) and see if they carry them. If not what about cutting parts off of regular earth worms? I know walmart has those in the fishing area. I'll set up another bath and disable the crickets and see if that works. He did seem to lunge at one on the tongs yesterday when I put him in the pedialte bath in his own tank but when he missed he just refused to try again.

Hes tucked into a corner of the room where 3 sides are blocked by other items. Is this ok or should I maybe put some dark colored construction paper around the tank instead?

I know I ask a lot its just if he is sick I only have one day left on my 14 day guarantee. I would never just up and get rid of him but if I take him back to work he'll be taken care of by Lori who is a total expert (she has, like, 3 pacs of her own) and they pay for his care. If I have to pay for his care it could cost upwards of 200-300$ for a visit because there is only one frog specialist in the area and they, apparently, think very highly of themselves. Once hes better I get to buy him back and since its at work I get to visit him daily if I wish (I did while they were taking care of his infection).


This morning when I checked him he was out and about like a normal frog but it didn't look like he'd eaten any of the crickets I left in his tank. Maybe hes fine he just dosn't like crickets? I am NOT a fan of meal/supper worms but if the red wigglers/earth worms dont peek his interest I guess I can try them.... *shudder and gag* Ya. I know. I dont mind the crickets and actually enjoy watching them eat those so I shouldnt have a problem with the worms but, really, there just big maggots! D;

You can cut off appropriate sized pieces of regular earthworms too. I would only feed him one to 2 mealworms a week no more. Waxworms can be used as well, but they are very fattening so maybe 2 or 3 of those per week.

The water temp should be 80 degrees or a little less for his bath.

It would be best to actually place a background on the sides of the tank rather than just placing it in a corner.

Keep me posted.