I offered Peggy (my new Fantasy frog) a nightcrawler not too long ago, and she showed no desire to eat it. Actually, she hasn't eaten since I got her on Sunday. Can someone help me out here?
I offered Peggy (my new Fantasy frog) a nightcrawler not too long ago, and she showed no desire to eat it. Actually, she hasn't eaten since I got her on Sunday. Can someone help me out here?
0.1.0 Lepidobatrachus laevis-George-RIP
0.1.0 Ceratophrys cranwelli x cornuta-Peggy
0.0.1 Litoria caerulea-Fremont
0.0.1 Lithobates catesbeianus-The Bullfrog
0.0.2 Ranitomeya sp.-Clay and Gemma
She was fed crickets before I got her. So, am I allowed to start freaking out if she doesn't eat after her first week? I neglected to mention that she ate a few crickets in her deli cup the day of the reptile show.
0.1.0 Lepidobatrachus laevis-George-RIP
0.1.0 Ceratophrys cranwelli x cornuta-Peggy
0.0.1 Litoria caerulea-Fremont
0.0.1 Lithobates catesbeianus-The Bullfrog
0.0.2 Ranitomeya sp.-Clay and Gemma
Horned frogs cue in on movements of potential preys. At times nightcrawlers don't move nearly enough to gain the attention or a feeding response from the frog.
Here's a video of my frog eating a nightcrawler. Notice how she ate it after the worm twitched dramatically (after I pinched it).
Mine almost never takes nightcrawlers based on movement alone. That's why it took me so long to get her on them. I finally just got her to where I could rub it on her lips and she will take it, but it took forever for her to associate that with food.
A good rule is not to panic about a frog not eating unless it starts losing weight or you have good reason to believe something bad is causing a change in appetite. Just cover three sides of her tank and keep traffic around her to a minimum for a few days, she'll probably calm down quicker that way.
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