Thin frog?

[emandkel]

Froggy addiction strikes again ... due to wanting a couple of green tree frogs to go with my lonely one, went ahead and ordered a few other frogs when I had the opportunity.

I got a fantasy frog and a brown Cranwelli, both are about maybe 1 1/2 inches at most. Brown cranwelli looks good, fantasy frog looks thin to me. Here's a couple pics of the fantasy frog I managed to get before my camera battery died:



Does it look thin? It's hard to tell but it's back kind of sinks in a bit and it looks a bit thin at the back. Despite what it went through in the last 24 hours, it did eat a small cricket when offered and has jumped around a bit. I will try to feed more later this evening. The frogs are in large maybe 3 quart containers right now with wet paper towels but due to necessity of heat pads will be moved soon this evening to medium to large Kritter Keepers or 2 1/2 gallon small aquariums.

[GrifTheGreat]

Froggy addiction strikes again ... due to wanting a couple of green tree frogs to go with my lonely one, went ahead and ordered a few other frogs when I had the opportunity.

I got a fantasy frog and a brown Cranwelli, both are about maybe 1 1/2 inches at most. Brown cranwelli looks good, fantasy frog looks thin to me. Here's a couple pics of the fantasy frog I managed to get before my camera battery died:



Does it look thin? It's hard to tell but it's back kind of sinks in a bit and it looks a bit thin at the back. Despite what it went through in the last 24 hours, it did eat a small cricket when offered and has jumped around a bit. I will try to feed more later this evening. The frogs are in large maybe 3 quart containers right now with wet paper towels but due to necessity of heat pads will be moved soon this evening to medium to large Kritter Keepers or 2 1/2 gallon small aquariums.

Yes the frog looks thin. Feed it well and it should start to put weight on. Offer pieces of earthworm too. They're far more nutritious.

[Heatheranne]

He's a cutie! Nice patterns. He does look a tad thin, but I'm sure he'll be fine in no time now that he'll have a good home .

[emandkel]

I love the patterns on this little frog. I thought it would be more of a light brown with a bit of green, and was very pleasantly surprised the color is more reddish.

Regarding feeding: I have butterworms, waxworms, phoenix worms, calci-worms (same thing as phoenix worms???), and red wrigglers. How can I get my frogs to eat more of a variety of food? My little green cranwelli spit out a phoenix worm, my green apple and my green cranwelli won't touch the red worms (but both have eaten waxworms), and even my ornate doesn't really go for the red worms. I haven't tried the butterworms at all yet -- well I think I fed my ornate one when I had a visitor. I know the waxworms and butterworms are more of a treat food. I'll keep trying to offer a variety of food.

[GrifTheGreat]

I love the patterns on this little frog. I thought it would be more of a light brown with a bit of green, and was very pleasantly surprised the color is more reddish.

Regarding feeding: I have butterworms, waxworms, phoenix worms, calci-worms (same thing as phoenix worms???), and red wrigglers. How can I get my frogs to eat more of a variety of food? My little green cranwelli spit out a phoenix worm, my green apple and my green cranwelli won't touch the red worms (but both have eaten waxworms), and even my ornate doesn't really go for the red worms. I haven't tried the butterworms at all yet -- well I think I fed my ornate one when I had a visitor. I know the waxworms and butterworms are more of a treat food. I'll keep trying to offer a variety of food.

Red Wigglers release a noxious secretion when they feel threatened or are cut and this secretion smells bad. I can assume that it probably tastes bad too. This probably deters predators from eating them. Get some earthworms or night crawlers and just cut off appropriately sized pieces and offer them to your frogs.

[emandkel]

Red Wigglers release a noxious secretion when they feel threatened or are cut and this secretion smells bad. I can assume that it probably tastes bad too. This probably deters predators from eating them. Get some earthworms or night crawlers and just cut off appropriately sized pieces and offer them to your frogs.

I was somehow thinking red wrigglers were the same as earthworms. I will get some earthworms and/or night crawlers.

The fantasy frog ate a total of 2 small, 1/4" crickets and about an inch piece of a red wriggler. The brown cranwelli ate similarly but I put a few small crickets in it's container yesterday evening and I think it ate more crickets. Neither would touch a waxworm nor a phoenix worm. I'm really worried about the little fantasy frog. Should I try to force feed it if it doesn't eat much this evening?

A few more pictures -- the bowl is 3" outside diameter. 1st two are of the brown cranwelli; the other is the fantasy frog.

[GrifTheGreat]

I was somehow thinking red wrigglers were the same as earthworms. I will get some earthworms and/or night crawlers.

The fantasy frog ate a total of 2 small, 1/4" crickets and about an inch piece of a red wriggler. The brown cranwelli ate similarly but I put a few small crickets in it's container yesterday evening and I think it ate more crickets. Neither would touch a waxworm nor a phoenix worm. I'm really worried about the little fantasy frog. Should I try to force feed it if it doesn't eat much this evening?

A few more pictures -- the bowl is 3" outside diameter. 1st two are of the brown cranwelli; the other is the fantasy frog.

No. If the frog is attempting to eat on its own then force feeding may make it stop eating due to how stressful force feeding can be. Just keep offering food and he will be fine.