Pacific tree frog has severely swollen mouth/ lips

[killerecho]

Can you try feeding him by hand or with a pair of tweezers? If he's lunging after food, there might still be reason to be optimistic.

[bluemoonmonkey]

I have tried feeding him with tweezers and he simply can't open his mouth large enough to fit the smallest of crickets in it. He lunges at the crickets, but can't seem to fit it into his mouth because of the swollen lip/mouth. He even trapped a cricket under his foot and tried eating it, but couldn't manage to fit it in his mouth.

[bluemoonmonkey]

ok so after much research I think it is a ventrolateral gland that is swollen - I was reading it's size depends on certain phases of the breeding cycle. I still don't think this is within normal ranges..I don't see how this is healthy. Maybe he was bitten by one of the crickets and the gland is now huge. I don't understand how he will survive when he can't fit crickets into his mouth.

[HerpDerp]

Since it's been so long since he's eaten you might want to try to force feed so that the food actually gets in his mouth. Instead of crickets try cut up night crawlers. They're softer and easier to get in the mouth. Or even wax worms would be okay for now since he hasn't eaten so the extra fat would be okay. This is very stressful for the frog so it's only done when completely necessary. You just need something blunt and flat (I've used a rounded cuticle pusher that wasn't sharp) to separate he mouth and then just push the food in so they have to swallow it. In your case it sounds like it might be somewhat welcome since he seems to actually want to eat.

[killerecho]

Agreed with the force feeding, just try to do it gently. In the meantime, you should try to give him a nutrient bath using a pedialyte and honey solution, or something like this. Anything to help the frog recover some semblance of energy.