New white's wont eat!

[Jake864363]

Hi, about 4 days ago I got a new white's tree frog (a male) so that I can breed him. He's in a separate tank to my girls and is on his own. I am trying to feed him appropriate sized crickets and waxworms, but he isn't eating. 2 days ago, I did a count of how many crickets were in his tank and yesterday morning, the number remained the same. I was wondering why this was? He isn't skinny at all! in fact he is very chubby but he doesn't seem to eat in my tank. I asked one of my friends who also owns tree frogs and they said that he just needs some time to settle in? is this correct?
I am concerned because my girls have a HUGE appetite and will eat literally anything that comes into their tank that will fit into their mouths, but I haven't seem him eat yet. He climbs a lot and I do see him stuck to the glass every morning. I just wondered if this was normal that they don't really eat for the first few days of owning? thanks

[MatthewM1]

Yupp just settling in, some frogs take a week or more to adjust to a big move.

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[kueluck]

It might be stress being in a new environment. Cover 3 sides of the tank with something so he feels more secure. Have you seen him soaking or any fecal matter? I would continue to offer food each night just incase he decides it time to eat, but I would use the bowl method so they don't bite him while he's sleeping.

[Jake864363]

It might be stress being in a new environment. Cover 3 sides of the tank with something so he feels more secure. Have you seen him soaking or any fecal matter? I would continue to offer food each night just incase he decides it time to eat, but I would use the bowl method so they don't bite him while he's sleeping.

Thank you for the advice! 3 sides of the tank are covered. I have just seen fecal matter in the water bowl which I guess means that he is soaking in the bowl at night. I will try the bowl method to see how many he's eating, but the fecal matter I found today was the first I've seen.

[Jake864363]

Yupp just settling in, some frogs take a week or more to adjust to a big move.

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Thank you! that is what I thought it was!