HELP! Baby Red Eyed Tree frogs not eating

[Ferguscyc]

Thank you so much i will try to adjust the enclosure as well as their feeding habit starting tonight i will keep you updated, thank you again

[Danish]

Im very new to frogs as well, having just received my babies but from what i've read you should only start worrying after a week of them not eating. Even eating after a week should be fine.

[Ferguscyc]

Thanks Put my mind to ease, i was afraid that they will get too hungry. Also, will they not find their food, because they seem to cluster around the same spot?

[flybyferns]

Hello,
Welcome to Frog Forum,

Sorry , I would recommend you 'back-up. It's really important !

ALL water for the frogs must de-chlorinated.

The spray water for the tank ( to maintain the humidity) can be distilled water.

These two babies need to be in a ( QT) quarantine tank.
Not necessarily, because we assume they could be ill but because they need a more simple enclosure ( use this QT tank for the next 2 months) This needs to be done for many very important reasons.

Instructions for the QT if you do not have 2 tanks:
-carefully remove the frogs one at a time ( with dampened wet hands) or wet gloved hands ( gloves should be latex /powder free) and put them in a secure container with a lid and air holes ( put VERY dampened paper towels in the bottom of this container - use dechlorinated water) This will help to rehydrate them. Hopefully you are able to find a container that is only
about 1-1/2--- 2" tall to keep the frogs on the wet paper towel.
-keep all paper towel FLAT and very, very damp- visibly wet ---but no so wet that a cricket would drown.
-if you don't have water de-chlorinator ---- you will need to get some asap- DO not use chlorinated water for this.
-All new frogs need to be re-hydrated this little container you prepare will help the while them while you are preparing the QT tank. Put enough de-chloriated water in so it is visibly wet---but NOT over their chins.
-remove everything from the tank
-rinse the tank / spray down the glass w/ distilled water.
- put this same paper towel in the bottom of the QT tank.
- they will find their food better as you can let a few crickets roam free and use the bowl so they learn the "bowl trick"
-you can include well rinsed plant ( rinse the roots and all ) but this is not necessary
-when in a QT you will get to know them
-you can count the crickets to be sure they are eating
-you can keep an eye on their poop to be sure in is normal and of course it is evidence that they are eating atto be sure they don't have diarrhea.
-clean this paper towel at least every three days - more if it's soiled. Clean thing during the DAY, never when they are awake.
-Keep a very shallow water dish in this QT tank ( for them to soak at night) in the tank- use de-chlorinated water only in their soaking dish- change water daily
-clean the cricket bowl and the water dish every day.
- cover at least 3/4 of the tank with glass/plexi-glass/ or plastic wrap to keep the humidity up.

QT tank:
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...uarantine.html

You need to remove ALL of the tan moss, anyway. If a cricket should escape from the bowl ( and one will ) and the frog grabs the cricket off the moss/eats/the moss accidently----it will cause a bowel impaction.

You need to remove ALL of the tan moss, anyway. If a cricket should escape from the bowl ( and one will ) and the frog grabs the cricket off the moss/eats/the moss accidently----it will cause a bowel impaction.

Cover thee sides of the tank with a towel/ keep COMPLETE darkness at night.

care sheet:
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...caresheet.html

Cover thee sides of the tank with a towel/ keep COMPLETE darkness at night.

The cricket container ( if the container in the photo is a cricket container ?) is too tall. The will never climb in there.
It needs to be about 3" tall. I use clear bowls. ie like a glass food container. Feed them well. Feed them EVERY day. at least for the next 2 months. Put lots of crickets in the container (ie 12 - dusted- SMALL) - the movement will attract the frogs to the container. I feed my adults every day. A common mistake is using too large a feeder

feeder bowl thread:
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...eder-bowl.html

[Ferguscyc]

Hello Lynn,
I have made a new QT tank for my two baby red eyes, will this be suitable for them?

[Mentat]

I would cover all sides but front glass with any dark colored paper you like .