Toad Tadpole with back legs

[YogaFrog]

Thanks for all your help!! I definitely feel better about his habitat, but am concerned about his not eating. I have put couple fruit flies in and he hasn't touched them. And he has had them crawling around right in front of his face. I have seen him stick his tongue out randomly a couple of times since he morphed, but it doesn't go out very far (or it is just too fast for me to really see). I am only concerned because of how small and skinny he looks. I wonder if maybe the fruit flies are too big. Here are some pics...if you enlarge them, you can see the dates. In the first pic, Wasabi is the one on the bottom. The other one didn't really develop and started looking sickly so I released it (would rather it die in its natural habitat). Wasabi thrived as a tadpole and he was always eating. But in the last picture he looks so skinny!! I am worried!

[kueluck]

Don't worry, the toadlet looks GREAT!! Put about 10 dusted FF in at night and see what is left in the am. Also if you see poop you know something is going in, and the paper towel is great for this.

[YogaFrog]

Okay, good! Actually, when I changed the paper towel I noticed something the looked like a single uncooked rice only dark brown...I assume that is poop. And I just read (on another site) that they contract their eyes to assist in swallowing, and I noticed him doing that when I put the flies in...so maybe he slurped in a fly while I blinked haha. Perhaps he has eaten, and I just need to do a better job of counting the flies so I know for sure. Thank yo so much! I have grown so attached to him, I jus want to make sure he is ok! I too baby anything that is my responsibility

[nicodimus22]

Copied directly from the toad care sheet on this site:

"Paper towel contains bleaching agents, unless explicitly stated to not contain them - these can be harmful to toads and frogs."

Also, toads like to dig, and they can't do that with paper towel.

[kueluck]

That’s why unbleached paper towels are being used. And for newly morphed toad tads this works best. When feeding FF to toadlets that are the size of a cooked grain of rice, substrate is not good, they will ingest the substrate along with the FF. I’ve been through this stage before.

Copied directly from the toad care sheet on this site:

"Paper towel contains bleaching agents, unless explicitly stated to not contain them - these can be harmful to toads and frogs."

Also, toads like to dig, and they can't do that with paper towel.

[YogaFrog]

@Gail He is doing great! He is growing and eating! He is smart too. When I open the top, he hops up onto his highest perch and stares at me expectantly hahaha I have seen him eat, and it is amazing! His little tongue is so cute. I can see he is eating plenty, he has the toady plumpness in his little belly. Thank yo for all the great advice! And the paper towels are working of great. Makes finding his poop and keeping it clean easy. He seems very happy

[kueluck]

Happy for ya. I have 10 of these little critters and they are little eatin' & poopin' machines. Gotta love the toad!!

[YogaFrog]

@Pete I realize they like to dig, I have done plenty of research and have read the care sheets. I have coconut fiber substrate waiting in his permanent 10 gallon home. But you should see this tiny guy trying to walk through that stuff! It sticks all over him, and it makes it hard for him to get around. And I bought the brown, unbleached paper towels from Whole Foods. I change them every day, and keep them moist with fresh spring water. He has a super shallow dish to soak and I have provided plenty of hides. And he is doing great! I do appreciate your concern for my little guy. Thanks.