Whites tree frog and worms??

[Bombina Bob]

Hi Castiel. it looks like your frog has worms You've done a good job setting him up in quarantine. Try getting your crickets from somewhere else and we have a page on the Frog Forum - Basic Frog First Aid Ive been to Petlovers before and i wasnt really impressed with how they keep their reptiles and phibs.

[blaze]

Yeah, The thing is. The area I live in, the Petlovers is the closest pet store I have. Petcetera is no better and often don't have crickets. What causes worms? He is fussy, I have tried to feed him mealworms several different ways, and each time refuses them. Tried leaving some in the tank and he doesn't eat them. I don't know what els I could get that he would like and is a safe supplement for food.

[Bombina Bob]

Usually the worms is caused by a food item infected with parasites. I feed my frogs within a separate container except within my vivariums. That eway teh frog is in close contact with the food item. Nightcrawlers are usually a good food, as soon as your tree frog notices teh worm. he should eat it up

[demon amphibians]

I keep hearing more and more about this parasite problem i am currently treating 17 of my frogs and toads for parasites that they caught from crickets. I know it is coming from crickets because the frogs i do not feed crickets to are fine. I normally staple dubia but i decided to give them a variety which is why i bought crickets. The eggs in the poop are a dead give away. Anyone who uses crickets should keep a close eye on there frogs because these reports i keep hearing about are coming from different areas not just one individual area. not to mention the crickets are coming from different stores as well.

[blaze]

Nightcrawlers are usually a good food, as soon as your tree frog notices teh worm. he should eat it up

Were would I find some night crawlers or even horn worms in abbotsforD?? I have other reptiles. I have 5 crested geckos and a leopard gecko. I was wondering what about them. Do I stop feeding them crickets as well?? I don't know if it could have an impact on it but I keep my crickets in their cricket keeper, outside because they are loud LOL. And roughly how much would the nightcrawlers and or horn worms be?

[Bombina Bob]

Usually you an find nightcrawlers underneath rocks and logs in the garden or you can buy them at fishing stores as bait. Only stop feeding crickets to your other animals if they chow symptoms of wormy poo. What do you feed your crickets?

[blaze]

Well, I don't know the name of it, because my friend gave me a fairly big bag of the cricket food. It looks kinda like a grain, and its yellowish gold. I am sure its by flukers. And I also give them the blue gel water stuff LOL. I would not feel safe giving my critters outside bugs. That could cause a lot more problems LOL I herd you can buy NightCrawlers from fishing bait stops.

[Bombina Bob]

As long as you are gut loading your crickets properly, you should be good. Earthworms are
pretty healthy and i have never had any problems with them before. Keep him in quarantine
untill you get positive stool samples without the worms.

[Mentat]

Hello Castiel! Read your posts and I'm still a bit unclear about what's going on with your White's frog and a male Gecko. Since I know nothing about the last, will discuss issue with frog.

Until you have a herp veterinary examine frog or conduct a fecal test (or both) there is no telling if frog has parasites or not. Those little white worms you mention could be detritivores feeding off frog poop. Frog anti-parasite medications come in various forms and strengths and should be administered by a veterinary after weighting frog to ensure it's safety and treatment success.

For gut loading crickets, use fresh carrots and lettuce, cereals like oat or cherrios, and veggie type fish food flakes. If buying canadian night crawlers ensure they are free of dyes or chemical fish attractants.

Please read this article if you haven't done so and ensure your frog's enclosure meets all the recommended parameters. Good luck !