Red eyed tree frog seems to not eat and sleeps a lot HELP!!!!!!

[DigitalPunk]

Give him some time. I have seen reds go 2 weeks or a bit longer without eating when they are less than pleased with what they have just been through. They are like stubborn children lol

[LilyPad]

When I got my red eyes, I had to cover almost the entire tank before he would eat. In a 10 gallon qt tank, I only had maybe 2 inches of glass open.

[Ositoposito]

So when i got up in the morning I noticed one cricket gone and one dead and another still alive, I only put 3 crickets in the bowl. So that's a good sign, and I didn't see the missing cricket anywhere in the tank so that's a good sign. I'm going to keep on doing the bowl method and see how it goes.

thx again form y'all's responses, y'all are really giving me confedence that my frog is fine, hes just stressed. I'm going to really consider covering more of his tank just cuz lol

ps: my red eye makes a quick croaking sound (every once in a while when he's awake) out of the no where, that's a good sign right??? That he's healthy

[flybyferns]

Hi
BTW welcome to Frog Forum.

If you use a bowl w higher sides/ clear glass/ and LOTS of crickets !!!! Yes LOTS ----Like 10 newly dusted cricks tonight!
All the movement may get his attention...and help him "to get" the bowl idea. The bowl should be large enough for him to get into as they will catch the cricks on the bottom of the bowl or hanging off the side of the bowl on the inside.

He will not over eat. Uneaten crickets should be returned to the cricked bin to feed ( do this during the daylight when the frog is sleeping)
Clean the bowl to get it read for a new feeding. This is the same time you could rinse his soaking dish with very hot tap water ( no soap )
and refill it DAILY with de-chlorinated water.

** be sure you are not offering cricks that are too big. If you are not sure just buy smalls. I have fed 'smalls' to my adult tree frogs for their entire lives.

Feed daily for now and dust daily for now w/ the calcium until you know he is eating then you can develop a calcium and vitamin schedule for the supplements.
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...pplements.html

I feed my tree frogs every day ---- what they don't want--- they will leave.

Be sure the temps are right as the proper temp will aid in better digestion.

[Strider18]

They are like stubborn children lol

Hey! Hehe, we can be stubborn at times... I hope your frog eats soon and gets nice and healthy!

[Ositoposito]

So I keep on doing the bowl method and it was just one night,when I put 10 crickets in a clear bowl, that I actually saw my frog on a leaf looking down at all the crickets, next then u know it, moments later I noticed 4 crickets gone so I assumed he ate them while I went away to go watch one piece for a bit. That was like 3 nights ago but I haven't noticed him eating anymore and I put 6-8 crickets every night now and end up with the same amount the next morning.

my next question is
-how long until my red eyed will get hungry so I can just put a bowl of crickets certain nights of the week
-also he changes dark green at night, is it cuz hes trying to blend in the dark environment, or is it cuz hes stressed

sorry for late reply it's bc I work
Thanks in advance

[DigitalPunk]

Yes the dark color at night is their "Hunting outfit" and allows them to be more sneaky sneaky lol.

I offer food to my Reds nightly, dusted with a supplement. Some nights they eat them all others they hardly touch them. I personally feel it is important to always have fresh food in the tank each night incase they are hungry. Reds very rarely over eat and will eat until they are full and then move on. It is because of this characteristic it is best to 1. bowel feed and 2. Offer them food daily.

The fact he ate some the other night is a great sign! Keep putting food in there for him and he will eat when he is ready. Also be sure you have clean water available daily for him as well and the temps and humidity are within the proper ranges. Stress from lack of heat or to much heat (same thing with humidity) can keep them off of food as well.