Help!!! Asap

[teacherfrog]

This morning morty was looking tons better and he ate a couple of crickets. Is it possible his tongue was swollen? Perhaps a cricket went down the wrong way? I will post pics later today..I'm trying to leave him alone and not stress him out. We don't pick him up and he is in a critter keeper inside a 10 gallon right now. He eats crickets that are small and not dusted but they do get fortified cricket quencher. He last pooped on Wednesday and I know this because I soaked him to make it happen. It was a fairly large bowel movement. His temps are around 80/81 and humidity around 60 percent. .. i mist often but we use a 40 watt blue light and a heat pad on the side of the tank and the lamp seems so drying. Would you suggest going to night crawlers?

[Lija]

Yes nightcrawlers are way better then crickets, but for some it takes time to get used to them

are supplementing with ca/vitd3 and multivitamins and if so how often?

you gotta do smth about humidity, yours is way too low, you gotta keep it at around 75 (70-80%), but never lower then 70.
How big is a frog exactly? And yes picture of a frog and his enclosure would be very helpful.

[teacherfrog]

I hadn't been giving him any extra vitamins other than what the crickets ate but I bought some today. I had been told by Petsmart that he didn't need any thing else. I also bought night crawlers today and a stand for the lamp so that I can cover more of the top with saran wrap to increase humidity. Should I cut up the worm for him or offer it whole? Will he eat a whole one? or is that too much? I have the digital hygrometer in the large tank and he's in he critter keeper inside of the large tank. I honestly think its a lot more humid in there than the big tank but I will also attempt to increase it in the larger tank. Right now he's burrowing and he hasn't done that in the critter keeper up until now. Im hoping that's an indication Ive finally got the temps right. Ill try to grab a few pics tonight when I try to feed him, Im trying not to stress him out anymore than I have to

[Lija]

You need to get ca/vitd3 and separate multivitamin powder. Use ca 2xweek, multivitamins 1 x week in a separate day.

With your frog however you need to get reptiboost (petsmart usually carries that) and dust whatever he is eating every time.
he has vitamin deficiency, i would think vit a to be exact.

[CalculatingFrog]

With your frog however you need to get reptiboost (petsmart usually carries that) and dust whatever he is eating every time.
he has vitamin deficiency, i would think vit a to be exact.

I am curious what helped you to decide that? How can you tell what he needs?

[Lija]

I am curious what helped you to decide that? How can you tell what he needs?

Experience and knowledge. In that particular case a frog had a history of nonsupplemented food items, especially non supplemented with vitamins, he also presents as not able to catch crickets properly=very possible A vitamin deficiency.

therefore that is where treatment should start.

[GrifTheGreat]

Lija is correct. Lack of Vitamin A reduces their production of the sticky mucus that coats their tongue making it difficult for them to catch prey. If the frog lacks both calcium and. Vitamin A it will develope short tongue syndrome which not only reduces mucus production, but also weakens the muscles in the tongue and the frog cannot flick its tongue out at full length hence the name of the syndrome.

[Mentat]

... I had been told by Petsmart that he didn't need any thing else...

Sorry; but Petsmart is wrong and Lija is right !