New from Seattle, Washington

[Heatheranne]

No, it's the same, but it seems they have adjusted pretty well. How are they doing eating for you?

[DFM]

No, it's the same, but it seems they have adjusted pretty well. How are they doing eating for you?

Very well, actually. I have a small container that I have started gut-loading crickets with. I'm using Flukers cricket food. I put 1 dozen medium (1/4-1/2 inch) crickets into the tank with the small frogs, and a half dozen large crickets in with Hopsin (big frog). All of the small frogs seem to get an equal share of the food. Just to make sure after the 1 dozen is gone i put 3-4 more in but they rarely go for them after the first helping. I haven't been pulling the legs off (im talking about the small frogs, not the 4+inch rana aurora) but I recently read the thread about pulling off the legs. I observed some of the frogs spit out a cricket after a brief struggle, so maybe this will help? I want to get some different bugs to throw in the mix as well to round out their diet a bit.

[flybyferns]

Hello again DFM,
These frogs are very lucky to to have you.
Luck is on your side as well, as I see you have been rescued by our very own ---- Heatheranne'.
It is not necessary to pull the legs off of the crickets. If the frog is struggling -- even a little-- simply buy smaller crickets.

If the legs are pulled off the crickets:
1- they may no longer wiggle enough to get the frog's attention
2- it will likely die - increasing the risk of additional bacteria in the enclosure
3- if it dies ........well...... it's a waste of a cricket

All uneaten feeders/crickets , if not already mentioned above, should be removed daily to 're-gut load'.

Enjoy your new friends ! I bet they are enjoying their clean water !!!
Lynn

[flybyferns]

Here is some extra cricket help: Keeping them healthy is important for the health of your charges.

An ideal cricket bin:
http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...-crickets.html
Cricket food recipe:
http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...cket-food.html

Lynn :buttefly

[DFM]

Thank you so much everybody!!! Really appreciate the helpful nature and friendliness of this forum If i have more questions I will post them here. I'll use this thread as my "help me get these frogs and their enclosures up to tip top shape"

lol im already becoming obsessed

[DFM]

Hello again DFM,
These frogs are very lucky to to have you.
Luck is on your side as well, as I see you have been rescued by our very own ---- Heatheranne'.
It is not necessary to pull the legs off of the crickets. If the frog is struggling -- even a little-- simply buy smaller crickets.

If the legs are pulled off the crickets:
1- they may no longer wiggle enough to get the frog's attention
2- it will likely die - increasing the risk of additional bacteria in the enclosure
3- if it dies ........well...... it's a waste of a cricket

All uneaten feeders/crickets , if not already mentioned above, should be removed daily to 're-gut load'.

Enjoy your new friends ! I bet they are enjoying their clean water !!!
Lynn

Why yes they are