Whites Tree Frog not eating.

[Brooke0531]

I've owned two WTFs for two years. Only specific times of the year one or the other doesn't eat. The pet store here says they're hibernating but I don't believe that's the problem. My bigger one will eat all dang day. My littler one will not eat for a week straight. Probably longer but I only allow it to be a week. I do force feed my littler one a couple crickets in 5 minutes apart. Sometimes that's what you gotta do. Anyway, the overall temperature is around 80 or 85. Humidity is around 70? My littler one will burrow under a plant or under the log I have in there. He does climb whenever I just fed him but other than that, he just hides. When I do feed him, I take him out of the tank to a flat board. He still doesn't want to eat, therefore I must force a couple in him. I have a type of fine soil in the bottom. The tank is rather tall so that's not a problem. I'm just lost as to what it is. I'm a full time college student with a part time job, on top of it, moving out soon so I don't have time to deal with them. I've considered selling them to a great pet owner but I can't bring my heart to do it. Any help is welcomed!

[elly]

This has happened more than once at the same time of year? Odd.
Is there any chance the little frog was wild-caught? Or was in an environment where they were deliberately hibernated?

I think that the frog might be okay after not eating for only a week if he's a good sized adult. But I could be wrong. Force-feeding might cause more stress than good, but if it got him eating again it might not be too bad.

The only other thing I can think of is that it might be a little warm for the frogs, or the little one's hibernation at the same time each year was just coincidence.