Little toad doesn't give a poop... literally and I'm worried.

[yoshimi]

She's doing that climbing thing again. Or she was. Means she walked right over and through the roaches. I could put them back but they still have some residue on them. I've read that crickets shaken up with calcium will die after a while. From the calcium on them, I mean. Dunno if the same goes for roaches, unsure about contaminating the rest.
I'd say she seems lethargic, aside from the climbing. She walks, hand over hand. Peed on her dirt. She sat on my hand then hopped off. Then again, it's 2 in the afternoon; she should be sleeping. She's sitting in her water staring off into space.

Maybe she's being driven mad by the cricket chirps. Or maybe I'm feeling lethargic and crazy from cricket noises and I'm putting that onto her.

[yoshimi]

I might be on to something there with the cricket sounds. I moved them and I moved her, and when I went to check on her, she was down from the fake plant and in shed.
Thought she'd just done that, cuz she'd been walking around the other day up on all fours, then returned to normal, ate, and even took a poop.
If she shed a few days ago AND today, isn't that a sign that something's wrong?

Here she is looking almost new: I kinda got some of it on tape. I shouldn't have touched the plant and I kept walking by or adjusting lighting like a dummy, but it didn't stop her. She did get all of it off.

And yes, a piece of her background is missing and the backdrop is on funny. I bought the wrong size.

*put missing piece of backdrop back on.

[yoshimi]

I don't like this, not at all. I thought we'd gotten over sleeping in plants. This makes me super sad, like she wants out. And maybe she does, maybe that would be best. Unless she's sick. Besides being nose to nose with her reflection up on a fake plant in the corner, does she look wrong? She looks like she has rosy cheeks in the 2nd pic, but I always thought those were her ears.

[Mentat]

I don't like this, not at all. I thought we'd gotten over sleeping in plants. This makes me super sad, like she wants out. And maybe she does, maybe that would be best. Unless she's sick. Besides being nose to nose with her reflection up on a fake plant in the corner, does she look wrong? She looks like she has rosy cheeks in the 2nd pic, but I always thought those were her ears.

Hi Crystal! Strange; but maybe frog does realize difference between cage and outside. Some animals don't like captivity at all... no matter it's safer, with food, care, etc. Good luck !

[yoshimi]

Hi Crystal! Strange; but maybe frog does realize difference between cage and outside. Some animals don't like captivity at all... no matter it's safer, with food, care, etc. Good luck !

She definitely knows the difference, I know. After romps outside, she climbs, but then climbs down. She loves it out there, but she looks so small to me still. She's more than twice the size she was when I brought her home in Sept, but I still see a vulnerable little one when I look at her.

I may have inadvertently stressed her out, exactly what gail rightfully advised me NOT to do. Looking at her, and such. I'm used to being very hands on and involved, with all that I do, so frogs are a whole new thing to learn. Part of why I love it, when she's doing well.

(I also don't know what the point of friend requests are.. But I'm too much of a newbie with zero rep power so friend requesting for me just means I like what the member has to say.)

[kueluck]

She looks good, and if she's growing, she's gonna shed. Some times my frogs & toads will shed once a week. As long as she is eating, soaking, shedding, has clear eyes and formed poop all is good. Maybe she needs a bigger tank to jump around in. Native toads are pretty tough little creatures. My Morph has been underground for some time, but this morning there she was, waiting for food.

[yoshimi]

She looks good, and if she's growing, she's gonna shed. Some times my frogs & toads will shed once a week. As long as she is eating, soaking, shedding, has clear eyes and formed poop all is good. Maybe she needs a bigger tank to jump around in. Native toads are pretty tough little creatures. My Morph has been underground for some time, but this morning there she was, waiting for food.

I've noticed she turns down food right before a shed, so I was kind of happy to see it happen, and woke up today to see a poop. I feel fairly certain it wasn't just shed skin but rather something that came out of her. She still hasn't eaten tho. Her home is 22.5 I think. I have a dr appt today, so she'll get a much needed break from my hovering.

[Mentat]

...(I also don't know what the point of friend requests are.. But I'm too much of a newbie with zero rep power so friend requesting for me just means I like what the member has to say.)

Same here, I'm also using the "Like" and "Thanks" bottoms for that according to situation .

[Mentat]

...(I also don't know what the point of friend requests are.. But I'm too much of a newbie with zero rep power so friend requesting for me just means I like what the member has to say.)

After thinking about what you wrote for a while; think maybe it's better to accept friend requests, even when we don't see the point... !

[yoshimi]

She still hasn't eaten, but I took her out while I dumped the worms. They definitely had some moldy looking spots on them. Picked up some dried leaves and a nice stick while I was out there. A fair amount of adorable hopping was done, til she found a spot to burrow and do her rock impression. Then I took her in. A little sunshine, fresh air and exercise will hopefully stimulate her appetite.