Pink in Red-Eyed Tree Frog's feces... is this normal? Photo attached.

[LilyPad]

What kind of vitamin dust are you using and how often? I noticed if my vitamin dust touches water, it turns red. So maybe that is a possibility? Is the cricket quencher dyed?

EDIT - Do your crickets wander the tank that they may be eating a plant in there before your frog gets them?

[MantidBro]

What kind of vitamin dust are you using and how often? I noticed if my vitamin dust touches water, it turns red. So maybe that is a possibility? Is the cricket quencher dyed?

EDIT - Do your crickets wander the tank that they may be eating a plant in there before your frog gets them?

It's calcium/D3, I dust his crickets every other night. Is that the kind you have that turns red? I would hope that's all it is. The cricket quencher is wet, its the yellow type. No i stopped letting them wander, bowl feed, so i dont think its that.

[LilyPad]

I use Repashy. I guess I have not ever noticed their feces being pink though. I haven't looked carefully at them since they were in QT though. Then it was really only to make sure they were solid.

[MantidBro]

I use Repashy. I guess I have not ever noticed their feces being pink though. I haven't looked carefully at them since they were in QT though. Then it was really only to make sure they were solid.

His feces look healthy otherwise, just that weird coloration has got me a bit worried. They are solid though, a bit less than an inch long. They always look the same really, size-wise and solid-wise. Sometimes I find bits of cricket in his feces, is that normal? should those bits of cricket have been digested completely? also a lot of it looks like substrate, maybe some crickets have been escaping the bowl. I wake up to find none in there. I'm going to watch him closer tonight, stay up a bit later.

[MantidBro]

He just pooped. I checked it immediately, there was no pink this time what so ever. Hmm. Weird. but im comforted by that!

[flybyferns]

His feces look healthy otherwise, just that weird coloration has got me a bit worried. They are solid though, a bit less than an inch long. They always look the same really, size-wise and solid-wise. Sometimes I find bits of cricket in his feces, is that normal? should those bits of cricket have been digested completely? also a lot of it looks like substrate, maybe some crickets have been escaping the bowl. I wake up to find none in there. I'm going to watch him closer tonight, stay up a bit later.

Hi
Diarrhea and lethargy is what you worry about.
Yes ..it's normal to find bits and pcs of crickets in the poop.
Obviously, this is more noticeable if found in the water dish.

Sometimes the cricks hitch a ride out of the bowl on the frog.
Use a bowl with higher sides; a nice wide one the frogs can climb into and sit on the bottom of the bowl.

Some ideas:
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...eder-bowl.html

[MantidBro]

Hi
Diarrhea and lethargy is what you worry about.
Yes ..it's normal to find bits and pcs of crickets in the poop.
Obviously, this is more noticeable if found in the water dish.

Sometimes the cricks hitch a ride out of the bowl on the frog.
Use a bowl with higher sides; a nice wide one the frogs can climb into and sit on the bottom of the bowl.

Some ideas:
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...eder-bowl.html

Okay hes not having diarrhea or is lethargic so thats good.

He usually poops on the substrate, not in the water bowl. He goes on a stick, pokes him bum off the side, lol.

Okay ill use a bigger bowl. I think a cricket had indeed escaped, Frenchy was opening and closing his mouth like he just ate something, and there was actually substrate in his mouth. Could that cause any problems?? its coconut fiber. I realized when he sheds, and opens and closes his mouth, you know how they pull the shedding into their mouths? some substrate if its on his shedding skin goes into his mouth when he sucks it in.

Edit, thanks for the link!

[LilyPad]

What size is his tank? Do you have plenty of branches and other things for him to perch on? I don't think I have ever seen mine touch the ground to get substrate on themselves. I also have the viv floor covered with leaf litter, so that helps prevent that. If they are covered with a lot of substrate when they shed, it could be an issue, but not really likely.