Help with young leopord frog, please!

[Mattiez]

I'm starting to worry a little less, I think he's just really really shy. Sometimes I catch him sitting in one of his pools, and once I cought him sitting right next to the piece of watermelon looking at the flies. This is only when I sneak in. I think he's just extremely hesitant to move/be in the open when he senses I'm there. I read somebody else had a full grown leopard frog who was just as shy, so It's not surprising a froglet would be too... And his little tummy is still nicely robust, so I'm feeling more confident that he sneaks his flies in when I'm out or at work...

[John]

You are probably right. I've always found that Rana/Lithobates don't make good captives because they are nervous and their big jumps make them prown to head injuries.

[Mattiez]

You think it would be beneficial to move him to a room where he'd be left alone virually all day, except for me feeding/changing his water?

[John]

You think it would be beneficial to move him to a room where he'd be left alone virually all day, except for me feeding/changing his water?

Well he'll never get used to people if he's hidden, but he will be stressed less on an ongoing basis. Hard choice to make.

[Mattiez]

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give a little update. For a long while, I was pretty nervous about my little guy, since he'd just sit in the corner for hours when I was home, and I'd never see him. Now he is trained to greet me in the morning when he receives breakfast. I'd put new flies in each day when I wake up, before I leave for work (around 6:40am). Now, every time I wake up and open the blinds, he's sitting in the middle just waiting for the flies. He doesn't get too scared when I open the lid, and when I dump flies in he actually eats them in front of me. I think he's got a good appetite, as his little tummy is nice and robust. Tomorrow I plan on getting calcium powder, and start dusting his flies.

Right now I'm feeding pretty generously once every morning- is that fine for a young froglet? Also, how often should he be fed dusted flies?

[John]

That's good news Mattiez. I would feed him some tiny crickets too - fruit flies aren't the best growth food long-term. I would recommend dusting the flies for a young frog twice a week.

[Mattiez]

Alright, sounds good. I'll be on the look out at pet stores for some tiny crickets. So when I go to petco after work today, I should just get a standard reptile calcium powder? Or should I look for a multi-vitamin thing too? Thanks again for your constant help, John. Peter (the little guy's name) and I appreciate it greatly.