Questions about behavior

[craig121]

Thank you for the welcome. For the moment, I’m feeding him the “Stage 2 Frog Nuggets” that came with him. But I’ve already done a fair amount of reading on this site and I see that the reptovite floating sticks are popular and good for him. So I’m ordering those. Another question. I have him in a 10 gallon tank. (I made sure to keep the water level at 12 inches so he could easily reach the surface to breathe.) He came with a very, very small cube that I knew had to be miserable to live in. My question is, with him being so tiny, how will I know he’s eating? He’s still very wary of me so never eats when I’m around. I’m also really unfamiliar with the stuff he does. Sometimes I see him hanging out near the surface and having kept fish in the past, I immediately assume the worst. I ultimately end up startling him which does nothing in the way of helping him trust me. It’s just very confusing. lol

Hello again, I have no experience with froglets but hopefully a member will pop in soon, floating stix are a great idea will provide good nutrition also food not consumed easily removed# but not all frogs will eat from top my 2 never ever# but you mentioned your frogs basking a lot near top! This could be normal froglet behaviour until his lungs are properly developed also basking near top in wild any floating insects would make a good meal! So this could be a good time to train the frog that foods usually @ surface# just remember patience needed the sticks will have to be removed after said while otherwise they will break down slowly and decade the tank# likewise for sinking food you must gravel siphon frequently to remove decaying food and poo replenish eith treated water# as he grows he will learn and trust so no worries there