Thin frog?

[GrifTheGreat]

I've tried tong feeding and there is no interest shown in the crickets, or other food, offered to the two "problem" frogs. A cricket can walk right in view of the frog and the frog shows no interest.

The containers are beside each other lengthwise (the longer sides) and the heating pads are on one side of the long side as they won't fit on the back. So due to the heat concerns there is no background on each long "side". The containers back up to a mostly solid surface but it wouldn't hurt to put a darker background on the back. The bottom half of the front is covered. I hate to move any of them but will move one or both of the ones I've had the longest so I can put a dark background on the opposite side of the heat pad.

My green cranwelli eats fine (I now have 3 Cranwellis, the "oldest" being the green one), but I didn't realize it could cause stress. I will make sure that they can't see each other. Plus I will work on a more consistant climate as well.

Thank you for all the advice I've been given.

You're welcome.

[emandkel]

My first attempt at feeding nightcrawlers did not turn out good -- no attempt to eat them for any of them, except my Ornate -- who promptly spit the worm back out.

I think both "problem" frogs may be eating, especially my newest Cranwelli that had gotten thin. It comes out early morning and stays hidden all other times. There were several small crickets in it's container and I counted three left. On the other hand, the day before I thought it had eaten 3 of the 6 crickets in there and then I saw all 6 later. That little one attacked the tongs last night with a cricket but then I found a dead cricket below the frog not long after. My fantasy frog I think may have eaten one or more crickets in the past couple of days. I did put each one in their water dish and both soaked for a little while, and have since seen the fantasy frog soaking. But, I am hopeful there is progress.

I ended up putting black electrical tape on the side between the containers versus moving them. Problem solved such as the frogs can't see each other, and I think that is safe to use around the heating pads.

Edit: I saw the fantasy frog eat a cricket tonight!

[Arie]

That's great news that your fantasy frog ate a cricket! Keep up the great work! As for nightcrawlers, the ones I get often secrete mucus which might be a reason why your ornate spit it back out. I have to thoroughly rinse the worms off, then wipe them with a paper towel before my frogs will eat them. Once I get rid of the mucus, though, they happily munch on them!

[GrifTheGreat]

That's great news that your fantasy frog ate a cricket! Keep up the great work! As for nightcrawlers, the ones I get often secrete mucus which might be a reason why your ornate spit it back out. I have to thoroughly rinse the worms off, then wipe them with a paper towel before my frogs will eat them. Once I get rid of the mucus, though, they happily munch on them!

Usually the mucus isn't a problem for the frogs UNLESS the worms are Red Wigglers which secrete a noxious mucus when hurt or threatened that both smells and tastes bad. Usually after a frog eats a couple Red Wigglers they kind of stray away from them because of this secretion.

[emandkel]

Update: They are eating and growing

I haven't tried nightcrawlers again, the worms all died for some reason. Some were more listless than others when I got them. I wasn't sure what type of nightcrawler they were so kept them at room temperature in damp coco fiber. Maybe the frogs knew they shouldn't eat them although the one I cut up and offered was nice and wiggly.

[IvoryReptiles]

My guess is the batch of worms was going bad already.....it's the only time my frogs refuse nightcrawlers. You will see the mulch look wet and it will have a bad smell in the container........it smells like clean dirt when the worms are still good. They need to be stored in the fridge.....NOT the freezer.

[emandkel]

Updated pictures as of yesterday of my fantasy frog -- I put him in the dish, he was covered with coco fiber. He's grown -- both sizewise and fatter