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    Thanks! I'll try the smaller enclosure/smaller nightcrawlers. I also turned down the temp a bit for now, because he was slightly buried on the coldest side of the tank when I woke up. Also, I've noticed these little white spots, are they normal? You can see them on the sides. He's starting to look really skinny now, lots of folds where there weren't before.

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    Can't see white spots on picture. If white specks and moving they are mites and not good for your frog .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    They weren't moving. They're the little bumps near the edges of his belly. They were probably there before, I just noticed them and thought I'd mention them just in case.

    Also, what does hand feeding mean? Apparently he was hand fed at the pet store, I figured that meant with tongs.

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    Hand fed can mean with tongs or with just hands. While this might seem like a good idea when your frog is small, some won't do this because a giant hand is scary. Also, it's a bad idea because when you have a frog the size of your hand, if your frog is used to hand feeding, good luck with your fingers.

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    I got a smaller enclosure, but the pet store was almost out of crickets due to a snow storm. I tried putting them in the tank but they all promptly drowned themselves as far as I can tell. Also, every time I mist the tank the temperatures go way down, out of acceptable range. Any way to prevent this?

    Also, I can't tell if it's because of the smaller tank or ehat, but he seems to be glistening a bit. Here's a picture that I took while soaking him in hot water.

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    I don't know if this will help you or not, since I am new to all this myself. I found that a dry substrate caused one of my Pacman frogs to stay buried all the time and wouldn't eat. When I added water to the substrate, he came out and ate just fine for me.
    I am keeping 4 frogs in a 20 gal. aquarium with tall dividers in between each frog so they are separated and feel secure. I didn't realize that one end of the tank was drying out more than the other. The other frogs were just fine, but their substrate was a lot 'wetter'. Subsequently, I've found that they tend to burrow less deep the wetter the substrate is and if their heads are above the substrate, they will see their prey without you disturbing them.
    Just a thought.
    Your substrate looked a little dry compared to mine.

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    Substrate should be mixed with dechlorinated water until damp and clumps in fist; but does not drip water out .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Quote Originally Posted by KerkeringJ View Post
    I got a smaller enclosure, but the pet store was almost out of crickets due to a snow storm. I tried putting them in the tank but they all promptly drowned themselves as far as I can tell. Also, every time I mist the tank the temperatures go way down, out of acceptable range. Any way to prevent this?

    Also, I can't tell if it's because of the smaller tank or ehat, but he seems to be glistening a bit. Here's a picture that I took while soaking him in hot water.
    Try handling your frog as little as possible. The water in a soaking bath should be 80F which is barely warm and not hot. If crickets are drowning you need to use a bath dish with a ramp built to let crickets get out or remove bath during feeding. Temperature for baby frogs should target 82F. A way to help temps stay steady and retain humidity is to cover most of the ventilation holes with either plastic food wrap or aluminum foil .
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    How does the frog react to your presence? Does it breath rapidly or remain calm?

    A good way to offer crickets is to break the hind legs off them so that they can't jump. This makes them easier to catch. You can leave them in over night, but be sure to count how many you put in and how many are left the next morning. Always remove the uneaten feeders the following morning.

    Are you dusting the crickets with a reptile/amphibian calcium powder that contains Vitamin D3 and a Multivitamin powder? If not you need to start doing so. Dust every other day with the Calcium+D3 and once per week with the Multivitamin, but don't ever dust with both on the same day.

    Since you have placed the frog in the Medium Reptile Carrier have you covered 3 sides of it? If not you should. Being able to see out into the 10 gallon all around the frog is stressfull. The frog will feel it is still in the 10 gallon's large open space.

    Are their any other details about your frog's behavior that you feel is off?


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