My darling tree frog???

[Herpin Man]

Try other foods, such as fruit flies or bean beetles. Make sure your temperatures and humidity are appropriate for this species- and leave it alone for a while. No handling.

[Kathryntheclean]

Thank you!!!! Bless you!!! I'll try this!

[Kathryntheclean]

I've tried mealworms, crickets, and little fruit flies... Not a one has been eaten. I don't handle little Pixie at all. The temp is always at 70 and above that during the day.. humidity is perfect. I tried to find a dead body tonight, thinking surely she couldn't have gone so long without food, but she's still alive.... What else can I do to help her eat?

[DanDrobates]

I hate to say this but sometimes you wil get a dud. It’s happened to me a few times and I’ve owned many frogs over the years. Perfectly healthy frogs will go off feed and or fail to thrive for unknown reasons after aquisition despite all of the keepers efforts. Can you describe the enclosure in detail? Are you providing a day/night cycle? Is your frog active after dark? What kind of lighting are you using? Can you get the temperature up to mid or high seventies? There is also the possibility that this individual was wild caught and then there’s a greater risk of failure to thrive due to the stress of importation.

[Kathryntheclean]

So, Eco Earth on the bottom, some sphagnum moss on top of that. A hide in the cool area, branch for vertical climbing. Food, water dishes, kept clean. Working thermostat/humidity control. Background of the Styrofoam that comes in kits. A big vertical zilla tank.... I gave her fresh mealworms last night and she looked interested then just burrowed into the soil without eating.... And, I forgot to mention the 25 watt bulb for day heat, and the rooms always at 70 anyway.....

[DanDrobates]

Try this, get a deli cup (16oz size) and stick a few very small crickets in the cup after lights out. This way they won’t disappear in the terrarium. Try observing the frog once the lights are out and see if it’s intetested. Hopefully it will eat. I’d avoid mealworms.

[Kathryntheclean]

I will try, thank you so much!!!