New White's Tree Frog possible issue

[Rainrad2002]

Yeah, I saw that too about the moss mat carpet which is why it is still in the box. Thank you so much for your help!

[irThumper]

Yeah, I saw that too about the moss mat carpet which is why it is still in the box. Thank you so much for your help!

No prob, happy to help!

[Rainrad2002]

What do you usually feed yours?

I HATE crickets, and if there is a chance they bit her on the face I will never buy them again. I have not seen the special "non biting" crickets around here so not much of an option. We've been raising Dubia roaches for a couple years as feeders for the reptiles because I can't stand crickets, not fond of the Dubia either but at least they don't stink, die, and jump out of the tank chirping all over the house. The Dubia are very nutritious and very easy to breed fortunately.

I started giving her crickets only because that seems to be the most popular food for them and she was a bit skinny when she arrived, I just wanted to make sure that she was eating. Now that she has fattened up a bit I am going to try the small roaches again. I have some red wigglers that I can try and see if she likes those. Every time you (I mean me) get a new animal you get to go through this nerve wracking period at the beginning figuring out what works best for them. Not easy separating out opinions from facts when researching, it is nice to talk to people who actually own the animal to see what works best for them.

[irThumper]

General consensus is frogs think Red Wigglers are GROSS and sometimes will never attempt to eat any other kind of worm after trying one My guys eat a rotation of crickets, waxworms (sparingly due to fat content) & Canadian nightcrawlers right now. I do a combo of bowl feeding, hand feeding, and free feeding in a tank with no substrate. I tried Dubia with the frogs when they were younger but they didn't seem to manage or digest them well, even though they did tackle them, so thinking of giving them and/or Turkish Red Runners another try. Hornworms are on my list of must-try. I tried Phoenix/Calci-worms (Soldier fly larvae) and they were terrible! The frogs ate them but popped them out whole, total waste of time and money there.

My frogs generally hand feed, even on non-moving things, so going to look into the options of the Can O' Pillars (etc.) food items too.

[elly]

Red wrigglers? Do you mean earthworms? Because nightcrawlers are pretty nutritious, but I have a frog that won't take anything from my tongs because he got a taste of red wriggler and didn't like it.

[irThumper]

If "Red Wiggler" means the composting worms (those are the ones frogs hate) otherwise just plain ol earth worms (non-composters) or nightcrawlers are on the nom nom list

[Rainrad2002]

They are actually nightcrawlers, just checked the container. Thought they were red wigglers (the ones you get for fishing) as I had bought those previously for my axolotls but I must have changed over to the nightcrawlers at some point. The frog's name is Quibbit and she is about 3 inches from nose to rear end, can she eat a whole nightcrawler or do you guys cut them up first?

[irThumper]

She should be able to manage a moderate/full sized one. I have a video of my Martha (who's about the same size, maybe a bit more) taking one down. Will have to round that up and post it.