Cricket glass bowl trick????

[bshmerlie]

[QUOTE=Lamb;44855]Hi!

I have yet to try this trick, but I'm planning on it. However, I was wondering whether anyone has observed aggressive behavior at the bowl in tanks where two or more frogs are kept?[/QUOTE]

I have five red eyes in one tank. When "Big Mama" comes down to the bowl all the other frogs leave. Trust me you don't want to be the only frog sitting in the bowl when she's looking for food. I have since added another bowl.

[Lamb]

My two green treefrogs enjoying the cricket bowl! It's a little tall (they basically jump straight up to get out of it), but it works.

[mafoo]

ooo if this does work my firebellies will definately be happy! especialy ice tea cause hes way to lazy to even get up and search for his food lol. the other one is juicy fruit and hes all over the place so has no problem finding it but if it works for em thanks a whole bunch!!

[Nutz1207]

Boy am i glad i seen this. just last night i was watching one of my Red Eyes stalking a cricket that was on the screen top and i was thinking to myself i hope she doesn't do it and a t that very instant she jumpped missed the cricket and smashed her face on the screen there is no way that could of felt good. and i have notice that my other red eyed (i think its a male because he talks to me, and is alot smaller) is not a very good hunter and have been worried about him not eating enough. i was thinking i was going to have to feed them in another cage so i know they wouldnt get hurt and eating. but i think this trick is the ticket im going to try it tonight.

[Easternwolf]

Hi,

I hope your frog is okay, poor thing. I was concerned about my tree frog eating and kept checking and finding the odd cricket that died. I wanted to make sure she was eating and found out on this site about the glass bowl.

I am pretty sure my tree frog is a female, she doesn't say a word. I'm sure you'll be relieved using one.

Cheers, or should I say Ribbit!

Cheryl

[Nutz1207]

Well this trick worked great. i put six crickets in the bowl and after the lights were out for an hour or so i checked in on them and my male was sitting on the bowl and two crickets were missing and when i checked on them this morning my female was sleeping on the glass next to the bowl and only one ckicket was left.

[mafoo]

works awesome and this thread should be a sticky here for sure! in my firebelly toads tank ive always had problems with floaters in there water but now i put the glass bowl in there and i just dump all the crickets in there and they all get eaten! this morning i actualy woke up to look and my frogs and ones sitting in the empty glass bowl and the other is just staring at it! since last time i fed my frogs were thursday and they had all 6 crickets i put in there eaten by friday they havent eaten in a while so i know there hungry!

[RCA1186]

This trick is awesome, my White's just learned how to use his bowl, he loves to perch on his water dish and have at 'em


White's Tree Frog Winston eats from his bowl - YouTube

[Stardust369]

What size glass bowl is good for this? I have baby white's tree frogs and I feed them small crickets.

[Stardust369]

I'm about to try this! I couldn't find a glass bowl small enough, so I'm using a plastic one. So far the crickets are staying in there. I just hope my frogs are smart enough to see them.

[mshine1217]

Sorry everyone. I tried to respond last night but I spilled water all over my keyboard and had some technical difficulties as a result.

This whole glass bowl thing came about by accident. I dump crickets in the enclosure and let my Leaf Frogs hunt them after dark. I have a lot of long stemmed moss in the enclosure and was concerned that the crickets could get away from the frogs so I put this bowl in there with a few crickets so the frogs could at least find a few if they were unsuccesful at hunting that night. To my surprise, the next day the bowl was full of crickets, so began another experiment. I emptied the bowl and dumped crickets in the enclosure after dark and watched them all night. The crickets moved around all over the place and some were caught by the frogs but the rest eventually made their way to the bowl and fell in and could not escape. Viola!!! Problem solved. I can feed from one side of the enclosure and the crickets that don't get eaten will fall in the bowl and become a snack for the frogs later. The next day I dump the crickets back into the cricket tub for re-gutloading and recycling. My enclosure stays clean and my frogs stay fed, a win-win.

This may be an old thread but I am so glad that I found it, and yes it should be a sticky. I had a small tub of crickets sitting on top of my tortiose enclosure and didn't realize that I had some escapees that landed in with the torties. They seem to love the environment because they have been breeding like crazy. I've been trying many different methods to remove them with no luck. I plan on trying this tonight and see what happens. Thanks

[Heatheranne]

I use the glass bowl for my red eyes and my day gecko uses one too. Works great.

[Sasha]

What size glass bowl is good for this? I have baby white's tree frogs and I feed them small crickets.

I use a glass kidney shaped water/feeding bowl from the pet store. The bowl is either the medium or large, I can't remember. My Whites love it because they both can get in the bowl at the same time to eat.

I use the glass bowl for my red eyes and my day gecko uses one too. Works great.

I just started doing the glass bowl trick with my leopard geckos. I used to just dump the crickets in their tank but then didn't know if they got eaten or not. I still never see the geckos eat but I see crickets missing so they must be!

[DeSuper]

Amazing thread, after years of repti and amfibianscare, coming across a trick like this is awesome :-)

[Ilovemywhitetreefrogs]

I have just recently tried this with my two whites tree frogs....and it does work!! Love it

Thank-you for the tips,

Just one question though...how many crickets should I be feeding? Thanks

[Mentat]

... Just one question though...how many crickets should I be feeding? Thanks

It depends on your Whites size and if growing or not. Crickets should be sized to distance between frog's eyes. Babies should eat daily; but adults can be fed every three days.

White's are prone to over eating and becoming too fat for their own good. A way to tell and avoid overfeeding is to observe their "supratympanic ridge," a thick fold of glandular skin called positioned above the tympanum or eardrum. With fat frogs; it starts to overgrow and cover their eyes. The frog on second pic in this article is just about perfect; so try to adjust your's food intake to match that. Good luck !

[Ilovemywhitetreefrogs]

Thank-you Carlos...really helps. The glass bowl really works though... I do worry Im not doing the right thing sometimes as Ive never had frogs before!!
I like to think Im doing my best for them. They seem contented enough....they ate last night so I will skip their feed tonight now..
Thanks again

[kueluck]

So at what point are they considered adults then? I got mine in Jan as tiny babies, and now I still feed every night & most of the time there's an empty bowl in the morning, but sometimes they might leave a few crickets or roaches. Shadrack comes out as soon as the lights go out 6pm and stares where the dish should be. It's a pitiful sight to behold.

[Steadfast]

Not a lot of room? A shot glass works too!



Hey human! Make that a double!!!

[jen17]

This is great! Can't wait to try with my FBTs.


Jennifer