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[Sanimal]

When I said "I don't think I can feed them daily", I simply meant putting crickets into their cage every single day. That does not mean that they have no food on the following days, because the crickets usually last for several days. The frogs don't eat them all in one day, so, they have food throughout the week! Even my vet, specialized on amphibians, said it would not be necessary to put crickets into the cage every single day. Since my book (it is not outdated, by the way) said to feed the frogs two times a week, I thought that would be enough. That does not mean they have no food on the other days! I am sorry some of you so much misunderstood. Believe me, I am a very caring and responsible person.

[Deac77]

feed what you feel is right others and I have simply stated our opinion i will say that keeping crickets in the enclosure is a bad thing it tends to stress the frogs out and ive seen more hardy REPTILES lose legs, toes or their lives to crickets before

stress being one of the top killers of most frogs is one of the primary reasons

Given what i have learned in MY studies ( attending school for herpetology) twice a week feeding seems very low this is MY OPINION on what i have read, been taught it may work for reptiles but you have to take into consideration the metabolism of them compared to amphibians most CAPTIVE amphibians don't really drop in temp so their body's metabolism doesn't slow as much as a reptile given that most frogs (including american green tree frogs) are nocturnal they rarely get below 80degrees so they do not slow down till hibernation time (doesn't come often in captivity) this is my reasoning as to why i think its to low of a feeding amount they may survive but not flourish.

[Sanimal]

Thank you so much for your professional, helpful and friendly advice. After some of the other messages that had been posted I have to admit I felt a little discouraged. I will make the necessary changes. Thanks once again!

P.S. I will talk to my parents about what feeding method would be best for my frogs.

[Deac77]

best way ive found for tree frogs is the glass bowl method

[Rae]

When I said "I don't think I can feed them daily", I simply meant putting crickets into their cage every single day. That does not mean that they have no food on the following days, because the crickets usually last for several days. The frogs don't eat them all in one day, so, they have food throughout the week! Even my vet, specialized on amphibians, said it would not be necessary to put crickets into the cage every single day. Since my book (it is not outdated, by the way) said to feed the frogs two times a week, I thought that would be enough. That does not mean they have no food on the other days! I am sorry some of you so much misunderstood. Believe me, I am a very caring and responsible person.

It is easy to misunderstand when one types one thing then changes it... as above you claim to be feeding them and leaving crickets in the cage HOWEVER.... in your first post you typed : I use this method for feeding crickets (I feed them in a separate container because I can't feed them in their terrarium: they escape). Which implies otherwise. Its very important on this site to be honest, clear, and detailed.

[Sanimal]

I was feeding them in a separate container, but now I changed that so now I place crickets in a bowl in their cage. I was being honest the entire time. I simply changed the feeding method.

[CJ PELCHER]

This thread is ridiculas! I'm sorry you got a bad rep for this. You shouldn't have.

MY OPINION:
Everything that Rae said was right. I would take her advice on this. Since your still living at home with your parents I am going to recommend a trick for you since I know your parents wont go to the pet store to get your crickets EVERYDAY.

***Buy a cricket keeper and buy enough crickets at once to feed you the whole week (once per week) and that should be sufficent for you to feed daily. SO 2-3 crickets per each frog a day = 2 dozen (24 crickets) I would buy a little more to plan ahead for cricket deaths. One trip to pet store a week and easier for you to feed daily (WITH A GLASS FEEDING BOWL).***
Here is one off amazon that is cheap and will be sufficient for the amount of frogs you have per week.
CRICKET KEEPER

Also i didn't see anything about you dusting your crickets with Calcium D3 or vitamins. You should be dusting your crickets with calcium 3 times a week and one time a week with vitamins. It will help prevent certain disease and prolong the life of your frog.
CALCIUM
VITAMINS

Also Please look into feeding your crickets and watering them as well to prolong their life as well:
CRICKET FOOD
CRICKET WATER CRYSTALS

This may seem like a bit of money for you and or your parents...but in all seriousness all this stuff will last you well over 2-4 months for the frogs you have. I hope this helps and once again I'm sorry about your reputation. Learning the ropes doesn't deserve a bad reputation. I know you are not deliberately saying NO to Rae your just going off the care sheet recommendations. The PETCO care sheet says the same thing for this species, so don't be too upset. Rae is just been doing this for awhile =). I wish you all the luck with your little guys and please take our suggestions seriously. Your frog WILL eat daily.

Very Respectfully,

Corey

[Sanimal]

Thanks for the kind reply Corey. Actually, I am now feeding my frog daily. Also, I already have the cricket keeper, and I do dust the crickets with calcium/D3 every other day and with a multivitamin supplement once a week (the Rep-Cal brands; I recently switched from Reptivite to that). The crickets are fed fish flakes and carrots before I feed them to the frog. The other thing I wanted to point out is that my mom has never had to go to the pet shop daily; I usually have a good supply of crickets in my cricket keeper, so she only goes occasionally (and she really doesn't mind; she will always happily go when I need more ).

Thank you for the encouragement, and everything's fine; I'm not upset.

Very Respectfully,
Sanimal

[CJ PELCHER]

Just curious on the switch of the brands...? I never had any bad things happen from reptivite.

[Sanimal]

Yeah, Reptivite is probably fine, but there were two things that caught my eye. The vitamin A doesn't come from beta carotene, so I wanted to be safe with a supplement where there isn't pure vitamin A in it. The other is that it has calcium in it as well as a variety of vitamins; I wasn't sure if the calcium and vitamins should be mixed, and if that is too much calcium if I use that and another separate calcium supplement.