My African Bullfrog, Jeremiah is not eating. He’s had 1 nightcrawler and a few mealies the past month and that’s it. I’ve tried crickets, dubias, mealworms, nightcrawlers, frozen/thawed pinkie mouse and he doesn’t want any. I think his enclosure may be too cold. It is 68 deg. I have a stick on heater and a heat dish and it just won’t get warm enough. It’s a 75 watt and I have to turn off the heat lamp at night because it’s too bright to sleep with, and then it drops to 60-65deg with just the stick on heater. I’m really worried. This is my first frog.

I’ve answered the frog enclosure questions below in case it helps.

  1. Size of enclosure? 20 Gallon long glass aquarium

    2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences? 1 African bullfrog

    3. Humidity? 65

    4. Temperature? 68 deg

    5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish? Tap water treated with dechlorinater made for reptiles.

    6. Materials used for substrate? Coconut Fiber soaked in treated water

    7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv? Just a few artificial plants.

    8. Main food source? A variety – crikets, dubias, nightcrawlers, mealworms.

    9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?) Multvitamin once a week, Calcium with D3 3 times a week


10. Lighting? Heatlamp during the day, also have a UV light but haven’t used it in a while as I’ve heard it’s not needed for Bullfrogs

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure? Stick on heater and a heatlamp with a 75 watt heat light.

12. When is the last time he/she ate? 10 days ago

13. Have you found poop lately? No, but it might be in the coco fiber somewhere. He doesn’t go in his water dish much.

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine) Can provide a pic if needed


15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area. Looks physically ok, just won’t eat and stays burrowed all day

16. How old is the frog? About 6 months old

17. How long have you owned him/her? Since August 2015

18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred? Captive bred

19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats? Crickets, Mealworms, Dubias, Nightcrawlers, occasional pinky mouse

20. How often the frog is handled? Not much

21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area? Low traffic

22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) Water changed daily, bedding changed completely every 2 months