Question/Concerns for an Aspiring White's Dumpy Tree Frog Owner

[Frogger00]

Amazingly the crickets will very rarely get out of the bowl. If they can't climb out it doesn't seem to occur to them to jump. I guess they aren't the brightest creatures! Every once in a while one will get scared enough to jump out or will climb out by using your frog as a ladder, but that's pretty rare.

Earthworms are better escapists but are easy to tong/hand feed (just make sure they're small enough or cut up to be edible size)

Another thing I've heard of doing is putting some clear plasticy tape around the edges of the bowl. That way it is too slippery for them to climb out. And yes, they don't jump out much.


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[trkent]

Another thing I've heard of doing is putting some clear plasticy tape around the edges of the bowl. That way it is too slippery for them to climb out. And yes, they don't jump out much.


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I'll be sure to try this! I wouldn't want to have to take them out every time and place them elsewhere to feed them. Seems stressful.

One more question - can anyone give me a reliable source to order my White's Tree Frog? I'm iff-y about buying from a major pet store.

[Lija]

Hi, I haven't welcomed you here welcome!

you got good tips so far

to add to what was said - coco fiber is the best out there, as long as it fine, Exo earth is the finest, plantation soil is the second best, but both are fine. Neither would contribute to impaction.

and in general I must say, good for you, you are thinking, asking questions ahead of time, well before getting a frog! You have my respect for sure... Saying someone who not once did an impulse buy lol

anyhow. Re plastic tape or any tape inside the enclosure... There is nothing worse then taking it out from reptile......it is nightmare to take it out the frog, in many many cases impossible due to their skin structure and the on,y way is to euthanize a frog. You do not want any types of tape anywhere near your enclosure. Only for outside if needed. Never inside.

You should be able to tong feed them, this way you know exactly what goes in and how try different things, but tong trained frog is so much easier to deal with in veterinary situations if any arise, less stressful for a frog to feed meds if ever need to, etc.

as for source - shows or reliable online stores are the best bet, but even then plan on setting up a quarantine for your new frog, do a fecal testing, observe pooping and eating before you transfer the guy into his permanent home.

[trkent]

Hi, I haven't welcomed you here welcome!

you got good tips so far

to add to what was said - coco fiber is the best out there, as long as it fine, Exo earth is the finest, plantation soil is the second best, but both are fine. Neither would contribute to impaction.

and in general I must say, good for you, you are thinking, asking questions ahead of time, well before getting a frog! You have my respect for sure... Saying someone who not once did an impulse buy lol

anyhow. Re plastic tape or any tape inside the enclosure... There is nothing worse then taking it out from reptile......it is nightmare to take it out the frog, in many many cases impossible due to their skin structure and the on,y way is to euthanize a frog. You do not want any types of tape anywhere near your enclosure. Only for outside if needed. Never inside.

You should be able to tong feed them, this way you know exactly what goes in and how try different things, but tong trained frog is so much easier to deal with in veterinary situations if any arise, less stressful for a frog to feed meds if ever need to, etc.

as for source - shows or reliable online stores are the best bet, but even then plan on setting up a quarantine for your new frog, do a fecal testing, observe pooping and eating before you transfer the guy into his permanent home.

Thank you very much for the invites!

Yes, I've been doing as much research as possible for my future friend. The very last thing I wanna do is make a mistake that could use them their life, ya know?
I'm an aspiring veterinary technician so this all helps me in more ways than one. I have a huge respect for animals. <3

I never considered tong feeding before! I really like that idea. I'm certainly going to give it a try. Yes, it would probably make it easier for medicine feeding if I ever had to in the future.

More specifically though... I was hoping to get a link where I could order said frog? It's kinda hard to know who is reliable and not. But thank you so much for your advice!

[Lija]

We need US people here!

id say lll reptile, Josh frogs would be my picks.

For meds - if frog is tong trained he'd eat anything food looking like that, including worm with meds on it or ball of food with meds or fingers lol He'd eat without realizing what is it. No stress = better prognosis.
now if a frog not tong fed, the only way to get stuff in a proper dosage in is to force feed, each time! it's very stressful for everybody involved and more stress? That's right - not so good

the chances are you will never need to do any of that, I hope you won't, but stuff happens.
whites are pretty hardy as long as their basic needs are met, they can tolerate variety of conditions.

[irThumper]

Hi Trkent! Welcome to FrogForum I agree with everything Lija has said, and I agree with the other posts in this thread that Lija agrees with... lol! I did get your PM and will be replying to it in detail tomorrow morning Thanks for writing!