Chubby Firebellies, no exercise

[Hoppity100]

Ok, so I now have 4 chubby frogs. Does anyone else have a similar situation? Yes mine happily eat when food is provided because they are bored and have nothing better to do than eat. They could be swimming but instead sit around, staring out the window. They even wait for crickets to come to them! They often wait on their driftwood like they are looking for my hand. I'm surprised they don't applaude when I am near their tank. If hamsters have a wheel, is there any way to exercise frogs? If I had a bigger tank I'd turn them loose in it so they might get the idea to move around more. Just wondered if others have frogs like mine that eat because it is a hobby for them. Thanks and any tips are welcome.

[Dynamitella]

Haha! So it's not just me?
I've got two fat males. Females arriving next week.
Since they are (were) young when I got them this summer, I was advised to feed them "one small bug each day". So I did, and now I have two potbellied frogs and not firebellied
I'm cutting down on the food now and only feed them every 2-3 days to get them used to it.

[Hoppity100]

Oh, its not just me either! I read some people only feed their frogs like twice a week or maybe less. Well, I can't go 24 hours and longer without eating. I don't think my frogs should either. They look forward to worms or crickets. I think its their nature to sit, what else can they do? With that in mind, feeding them gives them something to look forward to. So they are chubby. Its from sitting, not so much eating as long as they are not given too many worms too often. I'm not concerned really. Mine are happy though. Glad to know someone else has same thing.

[ejh805]

A fat toad is a healthy toad

[Faith]

Our of my three, one of them is quite chubbeh. I think it's cute but I've read multiple times they shouldn't get that big. I feed mine every other day, 3 crickets each. The other two are a lot more active (swimming wise), I guess that's why, but Fatty (aka Azazel) just sits there, eats and occasionally tries to nom on one of the other two (boredom, guess that's what it'll do to you.) I bought a lot of stuff to put in the 'dry' side of their tank (I have a half/half one set up) and they rarely go over there. They swim, hang out in the water plants, and sit on the dock all day.

[Hoppity100]

They each eat 3 crickets? Wow, mine eat crickets when I turn them loose in the tank once a week. The other days they have a choice of wax worms or mealworms. The earthworms I bought are too long, I cut them up but they did not wiggle long enough. You must get the small crickets which is what I buy. But mine look bored, they sit on the driftwood or in the water on a plant leaf. One chirps every night which I like. But, I would describe mine as chubby eventhough they swim. Yeah I have a dry area they sometimes sit in but are usually in or near the water. I'd get mine guppies but don't want to risk giving them a sick fish.