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    Alkaline8214
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    How much food should my 6 week old RETF be eating. Currently i am feeding him crickets about this big ---- to about this ------ hes been eating about 1 to 2 every night.

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    I was told that in general you let the frog eat as much as it can/wants in 15 minutes

    and food should be an appropriate size to fit in their mouth

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    Yeh I know about the size, but 15 minutes seems a little weird to me. Not all frogs are as aggressive as others when it comes to eating. Not to mention I have a fairly large tank in comparison to my RETF, so crickets seem to try to hide. On a side note I saw my RETF hunt last night. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever seen. I turned all the lights out. Any sudden movement in the thank the frog immediately took attention to and BAM, cricket was gone lol. I had to share that

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    Hi Mike.

    I dont know how large a 6 week old Red-Eyed Leaf Frog is but just make sure the food you are feeding him/her is able to fit in hi/hers mouth easily.
    With young frogs they need to eat more frequently as they are growing. I give my young frogs as much as they want to eat. When they mature you can change their food in take. Kurt's 15 min feeding every 2 to 3 days is a good one. You give them as much as they can eat in 15 min.

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    Sorry Kat, didn't realise you had posted.

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    haha no prob

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    so the 15 min rule should just to apply to older frogs? My frog is a little bigger than a quarter lol. thanks for all the fast feedback

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    At this age I would feed them every day.

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