Answers to trouble in the enclosure.

[Truffs1178]

I just thought I should answer the trouble in the enclosure questions because my bullfrogs appetite has really decreased recently. He won't eat crickets, locusts or nightcrawlers. Just pachnoda grubs and roaches but they're expensive and I have only just setup my colonies so I can't feed of them yet.


1. Size of enclosure? Picture at bottom. I'll be getting the widest exo terra available for him soon though.


2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences? One male bullfrog. 3 and a bit months old. 6-7 inches


3. Humidity? Currently 80 but varies from 70 to 90. I try to keep it at 80 though.


4. Temperature? Air temp is 28 degrees Celsius and under him in the substrate is 33 degreesCelsius because of the heat mat. The heat mat is small so it's only where he sits under the plant.


5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish? Dechlorinated


6. Materials used for substrate? Coco husk.


7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv? Water bowl, fake plants and substrate expanded with dechlorinated water.


8. Main food source? Usually crickets, locusts, worms, pachnoda. Sometimes roaches waxworms and very rarely morio worms.


9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?) Calcium every other day and multivitamin once a week.


10. Lighting? UVB bulb high up on outside of terrarium.


11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure? Heat bulb and a heat mat under the tank that he always sits on.


12. When is the last time he/she ate? Every day including today but only a few insects which is why I'm worried.


13. Have you found poop lately? Today.


14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)


15. How old is the frog? 3 and a bit months.



16. How long have you owned him/her? 3 months.


17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred? Captive bred.


18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats? Usually every day or every other day. What I feed him is answered in the other food question.


19. How often the frog is handled? Only when necessary so not often.


20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area? My bedroom.


21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) full clean once a month and water changes everyday.

I also want to know how to use dechlorinater properly. I have he exo terra aquatize. It says 2 drops or every liter. My mister is 5 liters so I put in 10 drops plus 1 for good measure. When the drops go in the dechlorinater just sinks down to the bottom. I try to mix it in but it seems to disappear before it could possibly spread to the rest of the water in the mister bottle. Is this actually ok and does this dehlorinater stuff actually work?

Should I make his substrate deeper?

Could he just be going through a phase?