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[yoshimi]

No kidding, those bellies are awesome. Little buddahs. Bigger than I thought tho. Googled some pics of White's Tree Frogs and I can see how they can be called Dumpy tree frogs, tho I think that's a little mean. Some get hugely fat, wow. Yours don't look dumpy. I guess in time they may become great big blobs of adorable frog. Do these suction cup themselves to the sides of tank to sleep? Paul and I saw some doing that (think was a different species) and assumed they were fake til I noticed one breathing. Like you were concerned about, there was one just resting on the ground while his buddies were up higher and I worried for him. I still maintain that petsmart is more heart-breaking. At least my local petco has employees seen cleaning the tanks. It was at a petsmart that i saw a terribly thin tree frog. Felt I shouldn't have been able to see ribs, not that I know anything about them. These places should have regular surprise inspections by vets (if they don't already), and if too many amphibians are found to be sick or under-cared for, they should loose their frog license. And that should be a real thing.

Was just watching youtube videos of toads eating earthworms, to see how other people offer them. I still don't have a good system down. I get nervous about doing it correctly, with little or no dirt eating. So far, I'm seeing people just setting it down in front of them where it can't really burrow, and the toads take it from there. The best luck I've had is swishing a worm in toad water to clean it, blotting dry on paper towel, then laying it on his half-log when he was sitting next to it. Then today, holding one part with tongs and letting the other half touch down on rock steps Banjo was sitting on. I'll experiment more, but do you have any tips, what works for you? If it involves chopping it into pieces, I tried that 1st and it was awful. Think it worked but unnecessary cuz he can eat a whole one if he can get even a part of it into his mouth.

Anyway, these look great. Hope they've been pooping more good poops for you.

[yoshimi]

Was just watching youtube videos of toads eating earthworms, to see how other people offer them. I still don't have a good system down. I get nervous about doing it correctly, with little or no dirt eating. So far, I'm seeing people just setting it down in front of them where it can't really burrow, and the toads take it from there. The best luck I've had is swishing a worm in toad water to clean it, blotting dry on paper towel, then laying it on his half-log when he was sitting next to it. Then today, holding one part with tongs and letting the other half touch down on rock steps Banjo was sitting on. I'll experiment more, but do you have any tips, what works for you? If it involves chopping it into pieces, I tried that 1st and it was awful. Think it worked but unnecessary cuz he can eat a whole one if he can get even a part of it into his mouth.

I did it!! Or I figured out a way to make it happen, and I wanted to share it with you. This is the thread where I whine like a sad sack, http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...tml#post165036 but at the end I try a big plastic dish and get him eating one on video. He ate 3 in this fashion, (2 calcium/d3 dusted, one not), and another earlier this afternoon, but I only caught the last on tape. Not such good quality, even enhanced, but you can tell what's going on. I simply asked myself, wwgd (what would Gail do)? hah!

[kueluck]

I watched the video & that's how I started with the worms. You got this toad keeper thing going in the right direction. Wait until you can find moths. It's hilarious watching them chase those down.

I did it!! Or I figured out a way to make it happen, and I wanted to share it with you. This is the thread where I whine like a sad sack, http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...tml#post165036 but at the end I try a big plastic dish and get him eating one on video. He ate 3 in this fashion, (2 calcium/d3 dusted, one not), and another earlier this afternoon, but I only caught the last on tape. Not such good quality, even enhanced, but you can tell what's going on. I simply asked myself, wwgd (what would Gail do)? hah!

[kueluck]

This is Morph, my female Souther toad.

[yoshimi]

This is Morph, my female Souther toad.

Holy cow, that was a battle and a half.
Paul brought him a big fat moth from work, but he was too little and skittish for it, so I let it go. Before that I'd given him a small one but it just hid on flower pot and died. Now that he's bigger and more daring, should be fun. He's like a completely different toad now. If all goes according to plan, I should be going to pick up new toad tomorrow morning.
He was looking pretty full today, and I haven't seen a poo since last week, so gave him a honey soak. It usually works and he goes in the rinse-off. Last time, I watched and it was amazing. Didn't work today and he just got mad. That's the worst! But worms are really easy to digest, right? He ate so many (4, but he's just a little guy), I would think he'd have to go. He should be ok, and I'll try again later if he doesn't make on his own. Sometimes he digs an indent and goes, sometimes the water dish, but it's so erratic. That's the only thing that really worries me about him. If he has a secret poop space, I can't find it, but I hate doing the soak thing. Hopefully new toad is a self-starting pooper, and I can keep her that way.
Old tank is almost all ready for her. Looking forward to being able to put them together eventually. It sounds ridiculous, but I think he's lonely. Sometimes he'll catch a glimpse of his reflection and just stare at it. Sitting in food dish, nose to nose with himself one morning. I have backdrops up, but it might make reflections worse. Doesn't happen all the time, and he doesn't seem too stressed about it. But some company will hopefully be a good thing. And until then I can split my worry between the 2 of them.

[kueluck]

Yes worms are easy to digest, and you can also do just a warm water soak, no honey. That seems to get thing moving also, at least for mine it does. And toads don’t pick a certain spot to “go” in. It’s when ever and where ever, gotta love the toads!!

Holy cow, that was a battle and a half.
Paul brought him a big fat moth from work, but he was too little and skittish for it, so I let it go. Before that I'd given him a small one but it just hid on flower pot and died. Now that he's bigger and more daring, should be fun. He's like a completely different toad now. If all goes according to plan, I should be going to pick up new toad tomorrow morning.
He was looking pretty full today, and I haven't seen a poo since last week, so gave him a honey soak. It usually works and he goes in the rinse-off. Last time, I watched and it was amazing. Didn't work today and he just got mad. That's the worst! But worms are really easy to digest, right? He ate so many (4, but he's just a little guy), I would think he'd have to go. He should be ok, and I'll try again later if he doesn't make on his own. Sometimes he digs an indent and goes, sometimes the water dish, but it's so erratic. That's the only thing that really worries me about him. If he has a secret poop space, I can't find it, but I hate doing the soak thing. Hopefully new toad is a self-starting pooper, and I can keep her that way.
Old tank is almost all ready for her. Looking forward to being able to put them together eventually. It sounds ridiculous, but I think he's lonely. Sometimes he'll catch a glimpse of his reflection and just stare at it. Sitting in food dish, nose to nose with himself one morning. I have backdrops up, but it might make reflections worse. Doesn't happen all the time, and he doesn't seem too stressed about it. But some company will hopefully be a good thing. And until then I can split my worry between the 2 of them.

[yoshimi]

Yes worms are easy to digest, and you can also do just a warm water soak, no honey. That seems to get thing moving also, at least for mine it does. And toads don’t pick a certain spot to “go” in. It’s when ever and where ever, gotta love the toads!!

Really. Such an odd duck. Upset about being in the water earlier, but when i woke up from my pre-work nap, there he was, soaking in his dish. He hopped out, I changed it, and now he's back in there. I want to be all "see?" on him but he's just too cute with those little eye bumps sticking up. Seemed like he was going to work something out before, but was sidetracked by rage over being out of tank and in a cup. As long as he's staying hydrated, it'll happen. I went pretty easy on his system this week.