Skinny Milk Frog help please!

[samw]

Hello! I have two Amazon Milk Frogs that are approx. 6 weeks old. They live in a 30x30x45 planted exoterra. One is doing fine and has grown a fair bit (its about an inch long) since having them for 3 weeks the other has remained tiny (about1.5cm). I haven't really seen either of them eat but I tend to put crickets in at night and leave them to it. There are a fair few excess crickets scurrying around in there so they aren't running out of food. I have tried taking tiny out and feeding him separately in a tub a couple of times but he doesn't eat in there and I'm wondering if the stress of moving him out isn't helping. Any help from you guys would be hugely appreciated, I want them nice and healthy! Thanks guys!!

[maxQ]

I cant speak for Milks because I have just purchased my first 3 yesterday but, I have a runt of the litter with my Dumpies, 1 of my 3 is just so much smaller than the rest but he seems happy and healthy, Is your little guy eating and pooping?

[samw]

I cant speak for Milks because I have just purchased my first 3 yesterday but, I have a runt of the litter with my Dumpies, 1 of my 3 is just so much smaller than the rest but he seems happy and healthy, Is your little guy eating and pooping?

I've never seem him eat but I tend to leave them food overnight so wouldn't see anyway. He hasn't eaten when I've put him separately with crickets in a tub but I put him back in the viv after half an hour so not to stress him. As for poop there are two frogs and I've never caught either in the act of pooping so couldn't tell whose poo! I'm wondering whether to remove the substrate and some of the plants so there are less hiding places for crickets. Hopefully its just a smaller frog but fatty is about twice the size of him!

[maxQ]

I've never seem him eat but I tend to leave them food overnight so wouldn't see anyway. He hasn't eaten when I've put him separately with crickets in a tub but I put him back in the viv after half an hour so not to stress him. As for poop there are two frogs and I've never caught either in the act of pooping so couldn't tell whose poo! I'm wondering whether to remove the substrate and some of the plants so there are less hiding places for crickets. Hopefully its just a smaller frog but fatty is about twice the size of him!

I wish you luck, I bought 3 Milks yesterday at a show and now I'm having an issue with one of mine, he's very lethargic , I pick him up and he barley moved, hes just sitting on the bottom of my Viv. I hope hes just stressed from the move and new surrounds and that he will snap out of it.

[ejh805]

If you got them just recently, it is probably stress. Could also be smaller because you have a male:female pair.
Males are a lot smaller than females. My boy is about 1/2 the size of the other 2 girls, and is a fair bit skinnier. Milks are very hardy, so I wouldn't be too too worried.
Just make sure they're in a quiet area and that 3 sides of the tank are covered & they should settle in with some time.

[samw]

If you got them just recently, it is probably stress. Could also be smaller because you have a male:female pair.
Males are a lot smaller than females. My boy is about 1/2 the size of the other 2 girls, and is a fair bit skinnier. Milks are very hardy, so I wouldn't be too too worried.
Just make sure they're in a quiet area and that 3 sides of the tank are covered & they should settle in with some time.

Thanks. Do they show their dimorphism this early though? Hopefully its just a fatty girl then! I'd still like to see him eat to put my mind at rest.