Came Home With These

[andaroo]

I have 3 of these frogs and my males rarely eat, maybe 1 small/medium locust a week, the female however is very greedy and eats what she can get including the boys left overs! Have you tried putting them in seperate simple quarantine style tanks? (paper towel floor, aquarium backing on the outside, 1 fake branch, 1 fake leaf and a small water dish? Try them in that and put 1 or 2 crickets in and see if they go for them.

[BigBruiserAl]

Thanks androo but i think we have progress.

So weekly update guys pretty much what androo was saying moved them into a tiny 30x30x45cm tank which they lived in at the petstore, no heatmat, one large bit of monapi wood that goes to the top of tank, used just soil no moss this time, large water bowl. Put a small brom pup and a spider plant off cut to add some green to the tank and they seem so much better in this tank??

They seem to wake up about 2 hours earlier and are still awake when we get up at 7am which was rare before.
Have put 6-7 small dusted crickets in the tank and can only see 2 left

with a bit of luck we onto a winner will report back

[Chaya]

wow congrats... if all i need to do is give them a tiny tank then maybe their 55 gallon home is gonna disappear! lol

[BigBruiserAl]

wow congrats... if all i need to do is give them a tiny tank then maybe their 55 gallon home is gonna disappear! lol

Lol i just dont understand it the big tank looked really nice, this tiny tank look soooo boring but hey if its better for them so be it. Lets just hope they do eat. One thing i did notice is when the small male was on the top of the glass he peed all over the wood...frogs dont mark their tanks do they?

[BigBruiserAl]

Normal update

Heres some pics of their new home, no where near as nice as the big tank but i can see if there is food in the tank i guess. I have put 10 dusted crickets in this week along with a tub of springtails and cant see any crickets left plus rib looks like shes put on weight?

One thing i noticed she digs the soil up lays on the clay balls and covers herself with soil like a blanket, thought she had got out the tank at one stage as i couldt see her lol

[froggiez]

how cute!

[Chaya]

Glad to hear a good update! i hope everything continues to go well! makes me think that maybe my two will need to be moved into a smaller home...maybe a 55 gallon is too big for 3... i never thought an enclosure could be too big lol

[BigBruiserAl]

Glad to hear a good update! i hope everything continues to go well! makes me think that maybe my two will need to be moved into a smaller home...maybe a 55 gallon is too big for 3... i never thought an enclosure could be too big lol

Thanks jes, checked on the male today and he defo putting weight on as well, they seem to like hunting their food instead of using the bowl

[IgbyKibbits]

Great to hear the update!!! So glad that the change in the setup seems to be working, and I hope that you have continued good news to come!

[BigBruiserAl]

I think i have a bad update...will update in a bit

[BigBruiserAl]

yep R.I.P. rib

I have no idea what happened, They just started eating...feel really guilty i am a prime example of dont buy pets on impulse!

[Chaya]

oh no! Was rib the bigger or smaller (i.e girl or boy) Thats so sad! I'm so sorry. Was he just sleeping in the usual position and dead? I am so sorry for your little froggie loss!

[BigBruiserAl]

Rib was the bigger female. I found her in a corner just outside the waterbowl. she never used to sit there which made me look at her closer.

[charlamanda]

They are soooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!! As far as knowledge and experience go, not to worry, I am sure I am at the very bottom of the food chain in this forum, but thanks to all these wonderful knowledgable peps you'll learn fast and get all the info you need for happy healthly frogs : ). Good Luck and congrads on your new babies.

[BigBruiserAl]

They are soooooooooooooooooooo cute!!!!! As far as knowledge and experience go, not to worry, I am sure I am at the very bottom of the food chain in this forum, but thanks to all these wonderful knowledgable peps you'll learn fast and get all the info you need for happy healthly frogs : ). Good Luck and congrads on your new babies.

You know she died right?

[charlamanda]

Oh no....I am so sorry. I didn't finish reading through when I got to the end and read what happened. I've had 2 very very small Gray Tree froglets that haven't been doing well..Tiny and Baby. Tiny died a few days ago and Baby is barely holding on. I can understand how upsetting it is trying to help them and not having the knowledge and experience to help. I kept Tiny for a few days in a small container to make sure he/she was dead. When I found Baby in a bucket of water he/she was floating and no movement or other signs of life, but when I finally scooped it up he/she was alive and it's been a rollercoaster ride since.

[charlamanda]

How's Bit doing?

[BigBruiserAl]

How's Bit doing?

hes still asleep, i really hope frogs cant die of a broken heart....my 3 year old just asked daddy where is froggie gone...um err

[Chaya]

thats gonna be a hard convo with your 3 year old... So far mine are holding on. I havnt hand fed them in about 3 weeks but i am putting crickets in their cage...and they do seem to move around at night... problem is the way ulu's sleep its sometimes hard to see if they are really skinny...i think today i might take a look.

I dont know if they can die of a broken heart...i know my bb toad did... one died and then the other refused to eat that was sad...

Crossing my fingers for your other little one.

[BigBruiserAl]

Thanks jess, im womdering if to put him in a spare plastic tank with just some paper towel so can keep on eye on him just in case the tank is infected or just leave him be