Getting worried about BETF not eating

[Ribbitmethis]

Here's the tank specs:

Temperature - 75*F
Humidity - 55%-70% (automated ventilation causes fluxuations)
Size of tank - 21 gallons
Tank mates - none
Food - 1/4" crickets, mealworms
Supplementation - Crickets gut loaded, fed carrots and Fluker's calcium fortified cricket quencher
Substrate - expanded coco eco brick, topped with sheet moss
Environmental hangouts - 2 pothos plants, irish moss, mini african violet, and 2 PVC branches
Glass area: 1 wall, the rest are climbable and covered.
Lighting: 14watt CFL 12 hrs/day (have plants, need light for them to survive), 45watt red incandescent light 12 hrs/day

One somewhat odd behavior I've seen is his preference to be on me... If I open the cage to mist, he'll often jump onto me.

[Chaya]

There is a thread called "came home with these" in the tree frog section I believe where someone bought some Leptopelis Ulugurensis (which i also have) The Leptopelis can be temperamental, you wont always see them eat. As stated before keep a good eye on him, be sure the sides of his cage are covered and he has lots of hides so he feels safe. If worse comes to worse and you really can see his bones sticking out a lot then it could be time to hand force feed... but try letting him calm down to his environment. I have been forcefeeding my ulu's for over 3 months now... i love them but its hard work and definitely not what i expected. Try reading through that thread though. I know they arnt identical to yours but being the same species it may have a little insight. Keep us all updated...and try posting a picture or two so we can know exactly how dire it is

[Ribbitmethis]

Here's a photo of Merc I took today. The back bones stick out much more predominantly when his stomach is not resting on something.


I have been reading the "came home with these" thread. The sides of his cage are always covered, as the cage is built into a bookshelf and only the front is built of glass. He seemed a little better today, slept a little less, was more active in the environment (though not nearly as much still as before his near-death experience). On the bright side, I just realized that I am now out of crickets, haven't found more than a handful dead, haven't seen any hopping around the house, and don't see any in the viv. Maybe he is eating, just having everything through his system by the time I wake up...

[Chaya]

he doesnt look too bad yet... so for now i say keep feeding him in the cage and keep an eye on him...hes a very good looking frog