Green frog + Bullfrog / Dusted crickets

[Psychotic]

The plant in the picture appears to be duckweed. Frogs really like hiding in it. I plan on getting some myself.

[Gnag the nameless]

Ok, now I am worried. Gnag has been acting strange. She only ate 1-3 crickets last night, and she is hiding, and hasn't moved for the whole day from her cave, or even into view. What could be wrong? She seems a bit fat, too. Nothing irregular, though, and no odd spots/bumps. I gave her a short luke-warm water bath with a drop of natural honey.

Could the attack by Bumpy on Gnag a few days triggered this behaviour in Gnag? Or could she be constipated/ill?

As for Bumpy, she's already croaked once, so she must be settling in. Unlike Gnag, she's been eating a lot. And she's out and swimming at night.

[Gnag the nameless]

Oh, Gnag just ate a cricket. That's a good sign. Even so, I'm still worried.

[Psychotic]

Well I'm not a vet so I can't say if there is anything wrong. How often do you feed her? As they get older they only need to eat every 3 days or so.

Also even though she is still in her own home, it may still feel a little new to her not having the other frog in there. So she may need an acclimation period to get used to the other frog not being there.

Hopefully she doesn't have bloat. But that would be very apparent if she did. She would swell up like a balloon and die very fast. I've had a frog die of it before.

Another thing is parasites. Mostly all WC frogs will have parasites. They normally can live with them. But any kind of stress or illness will weaken their immune system, letting the parasites run rampant. This is why so many WC animals die in captivity. Especially imports.

However bullfrogs usually take captive life pretty well. So just keep an eye on her and hopefully she will come around. Also do you feed her at night time and turn the lights off? All my bullfrogs prefer to eat at night. They didn't care much when they were smaller. But once they got around 3 or 4 inches snout to vent, they started becoming more nocturnal.

So if you don't already feed at night, I think it would be worth a try.

[Gnag the nameless]

She ate a few crickets last night, and was in front of her cave, which is a good sign. She's still looking a bit fat, but she usually does. I think she's just getting used to not having Bumpy there. Maybe she thought a predator swooped in, got Bumpy, and is waiting for her to show her face? At their lake they had a huge variety of predators: Snakes, bigger frogs, herons, fishermen, large fish, bears, raccoons, and big turtles.

She's always been a pretty fat frog, and this is nothing really irregular. I looked at her when she was swimming, and it turns out, I'd made the common mistake: Frogs look fat whilst sitting.

Parasites have always been a big concern to me, and I've not the money currently to treat the frogs for any, if it's a Vet trip that is needed. If all I need is distilled water, a similar agent to neosporin/panacur, then I can do that.

Gnag has adapted very well, and so much better than Bumpy, to captivity. Oh, and Bumpy is doing good. She's started croaking and eating again.

I feed my frogs in their evening [When I turn off the UVB lamp and turn on the dim incandescent one at the other side of the room] and then at night [the evening process lasts only from 7:00-10:00]. Normally, they'd be swimming around at night.

[Bombina Bob]

Im glad to hear that gnag has settled into her new environment, how old are the frogs?

[Gnag the nameless]

Great news on Gnag, she ate 2 crickets spot-on. One was floating by, and she doesn't usually get those often due to how fast the current can be, so obviously, she's doing better. Probably just shock from the attack and the disappearance of Bumpy.

I'm afraid I missed my trip on getting more crickets, and the pet stores close early on Sunday so it's only 4 crickets per frog tonight instead of the usual 5-7.

Oh, no, Bob, it's Bumpy who's in the new environment, not Gnag. After Bumpy attacked Gnag, I moved Bumpy to a 20G. As for why I'm so concerned with Gnag is because Gnag has acted strange since the attack, but now she's back to normal.

As for their age, since they are W/C I cannot be exact. However, due to the fact they are both very small for their species, eat a lot, are jumpy, and have adapted well to captivity, I'm betting they just turned from tadpoles last summer.

[Gnag the nameless]

Great news on Gnagger. She's eating normally again, and acting normally, too. Obviously, she was just frightened by either the attack by Bumpy, the disappearance of Bumpy, or both events. Either way, I'm glad she's fine.

As for Bumpy, she's settled in well to her new tank. Eating normally, not croaking as often, but swimming around at night.