3yo - Trixie not eating! Help

[GrifTheGreat]

I've force fed him 5 dubias today.
He's not happy when i open his mouth.
Waiting on the intensive care powder to arrive.
Also he seems very stressed lately.

I'd leave him be since you've force fed him. Messing with him a lot will increase stress. Force feeding even more so. That's why it is only used as a last resort.

Bulb height is based on output. Many are recommended 12 inches from substrate so 15 inches should be okay. I would go with lower wattage. 13 should be fine.

Don't force feed him again until after you get the critical care formula. Follow the instructions on the package. You will be using the dosage for reptiles despite the fact that you're feeding a frog. It will be liquid and yes you'll be using a feeding syringe.

[froghub]

I'd leave him be since you've force fed him. Messing with him a lot will increase stress. Force feeding even more so. That's why it is only used as a last resort.

Bulb height is based on output. Many are recommended 12 inches from substrate so 15 inches should be okay. I would go with lower wattage. 13 should be fine.

Don't force feed him again until after you get the critical care formula. Follow the instructions on the package. You will be using the dosage for reptiles despite the fact that you're feeding a frog. It will be liquid and yes you'll be using a feeding syringe.

Alright. I just put him in luke warm water so he could relax, not touching him until i receive the formula.
He did spit the dubias. Once they were in again he was obliged to eat them.
Alright, should i use a tube in the syringe open his mouth get it in and pump it there? Then at the end take the tube away, thats the plan?
How often should this be done? Powder will be here by end of next week.

[froghub]

Hey again.
I've bought the new bulb from exoterra, Natural light compact 13w. Which they don't state it has uvb 2.0 anymore.
By the spectrum i guess it has some. I've put it inside the terrarium so he has some uvb since lamp is 2.0 or even lower.
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/natural_light.php
So it is in place. Frog comes out to catch sun during day(around 6 p.m) which seems impressive to me since he never did that.
Will leave him aline two days and force feed him the carnivore care formula after that.

[GrifTheGreat]

Hey again.
I've bought the new bulb from exoterra, Natural light compact 13w. Which they don't state it has uvb 2.0 anymore.
By the spectrum i guess it has some. I've put it inside the terrarium so he has some uvb since lamp is 2.0 or even lower.
http://www.exo-terra.com/en/products/natural_light.php
So it is in place. Frog comes out to catch sun during day(around 6 p.m) which seems impressive to me since he never did that.
Will leave him aline two days and force feed him the carnivore care formula after that.

Sounds good.

As for the force feeding. You'll probably have to pry his mouth open and you'll only want to feed him about 0.5 mL of the liquid food at a time until. They have not evolved to drink fluid so sometimes they have trouble with a large amount at once. Less than 0.5 mL is also acceptable and may be best until the frog ingests the desired amount.

To be clear, this is the volume per mouthful. Just force feed small amounts. You should be able to use the directions on the bag to determine how much to make based on his weight. I would do this every other day to limit stress.

[froghub]

Sounds good.

As for the force feeding. You'll probably have to pry his mouth open and you'll only want to feed him about 0.5 mL of the liquid food at a time until. They have not evolved to drink fluid so sometimes they have trouble with a large amount at once. Less than 0.5 mL is also acceptable and may be best until the frog ingests the desired amount.

To be clear, this is the volume per mouthful. Just force feed small amounts. You should be able to use the directions on the bag to determine how much to make based on his weight. I would do this every other day to limit stress.

Alright i'll have it in consideration.
I'll try first to do this more solid so it would be like food for him, since it says on the package that the water can be adjusted.
If i'm able to make something that looks like a ball of the powder that will be ideal and he can swallow more at once? If not feasible i'll feed him with syringe then.

[GrifTheGreat]

Alright i'll have it in consideration.
I'll try first to do this more solid so it would be like food for him, since it says on the package that the water can be adjusted.
If i'm able to make something that looks like a ball of the powder that will be ideal and he can swallow more at once? If not feasible i'll feed him with syringe then.

It should be the consistency of melted ice cream. Do not make it more solid because you may give too high of a concentration of formula. This is designed to be a liquid not a solid. Do not feed him balls of formula.

[froghub]

Alright understand. I will get bigger dubias and crickets this time. I'll try that first.
If he heats normally i will not give him that. Since he was force fed already and now has the exoterra bulb things might be better. Otherwise will syringe fed him. I used to have a blue led there at night he seemed more active. Is this recommended or not? Something like a night light?

[GrifTheGreat]

Alright understand. I will get bigger dubias and crickets this time. I'll try that first.
If he heats normally i will not give him that. Since he was force fed already and now has the exoterra bulb things might be better. Otherwise will syringe fed him. I used to have a blue led there at night he seemed more active. Is this recommended or not? Something like a night light?

They are not necessary but can be used if you like. The important part is not using a light source that interferes with the animals day night cycle.