Pacific Chorus Frog general health questions

[AbranV]

So today my wife tells me that I should stop feeding my frogs so much because they're getting fat! I told her that they were just "big boned" but she wasn't buying it.

I realized after her comment insulting my babies, that I really don't know what is considered a healthy frog. So I thought I would ask y'alls opinions on the matter.

The PCF's turned to froglets mid-late June, so about two months old. Both are female as far as I can tell, and are growing quickly.
they get fed daily fruit fly, and just got big enough for small crickets once or twice per week. Both are VERY energetic hunters and seem to always be hungry. They do seem to have some belly to them, but also look slim at times. Unfortunately I can't post pics so this will have to do.

Any thoughts on the subject?

Is there any "warning signs" of a sick or unhealthy frog?

Thanks for the help!

[Bombina Bob]

Your doing the right thing feeding babies every day will ensure that they grow fast and healthy. If you think that your frogs are fat, they will commonly have rolls of skin on them. My PCFs eat every other day and they can be a little chunky at times As long as they aren't lethargic or losing weight after feeding them, you should be fine

[irThumper]

Hey AbranV, hi from a local Oregonian! I love Pacific tree frogs too, aren't they the best?? Do you plan on keeping your babies or releasing them? I have some PTFs which are "temporary house guests" but I'm sure going to miss them when they go back out.

[AbranV]

irThumper,

I plan on keeping them, I've grown pretty attached to the little guys! We also have another that has been living behind our pond for the past five years he's fairly tame, and will wait at the backdoor for a cricket or two.

We're originally from Colorado, and don't have the variety of amphibians as in Oregon. Its been pretty nice finding all of these random animals in our neighborhood. I've also been following your photos of the PCF's, you've got a great eye for photography! Ive got to get going, but I would love to hear about your frogs sometime, also what part of OR are you in? I'm interested in starting/joining a local group of hobbyists to swap stories, trade equipment, find breeders and so on.

Keep in touch, and I'm always looking forward to your pics!

-Abran

[irThumper]

irThumper,

We're originally from Colorado, and don't have the variety of amphibians as in Oregon. Its been pretty nice finding all of these random animals in our neighborhood. I've also been following your photos of the PCF's, you've got a great eye for photography! Ive got to get going, but I would love to hear about your frogs sometime, also what part of OR are you in? I'm interested in starting/joining a local group of hobbyists to swap stories, trade equipment, find breeders and so on.

Keep in touch, and I'm always looking forward to your pics!

-Abran

Thanks Abran! I love taking pics of these guys, it's certainly been the highlight of my summer Great idea about starting a local group! I'm in Yamhill Co, just about 30 minutes/25 miles NW of West Salem, so we're neighbors practically, lol. Will be putting more pics up soon, and I'm working on a video of the PTF crew, so will be happy when I can post up a link to that.

Take care and happy frogging!

~Lisa/irThumper