African Bullfrog Unable to Catch Food

[flybyferns]

Hi,

Sorry to hear of your trouble; Vit A/Cal deficiency can cause what is now being called Short Tongue Syndrome; common in this species as they seem adapted to a diet high in frogs and other vertebrates. Please see this article and the one by Dr Wright linked under Further reading and let me know if you need more info.

Best, Frank

I can't believe this post popped up.
Frank, I was just on your site reading this article on Short Tongue Syndrome.
The link to Dr. Wright’s research ( unless I missed something) does not go to his article?

Scary, I just put a sweet potatoe in the cricket bins.

[Nevfalath]

I definitely think he has a calcium deficiency... when I took him to the vet last week they said his bone density wasn't as good as it should be. So I bought him a better UVB light and calcium dust instead of vitamin dust. Hopefully this does the trick!

[GrifTheGreat]

I definitely think he has a calcium deficiency... when I took him to the vet last week they said his bone density wasn't as good as it should be. So I bought him a better UVB light and calcium dust instead of vitamin dust. Hopefully this does the trick!

You can also purchase calcium powder that contains Vitamin D3. This is why his bone density is low. They need Vitamin D3 to properly metabolize calcium to bone. A UVB light will help, but their range is only up to 12" most of the time and you don't want that kind of light too close to him. It will help greatly in the long run though.

I hope you get him back into good health soon

[Nevfalath]

The calcium powder I bought does have vitamin D3... hopefully it works.