Help needed very urgent plz

[Waybueno]

Wow that's amazing! I remember raising tad pools in elementary school and thought it was the coolest thing watching them grow their legs and slowly turn into frogs. I keep my horse at a friends ranch and she has a creek going through it and there's always tad pools in it and HUGE toads like the size of baseballs or bigger, ive saved a number of them from the barn cats or from being stepped on by horses, i've even found one chillin in my horses water bucket like it was the thing to do and my horse wouldn't go near it. lol

I was actually really surprised Jaba lived when I took him and his sibling home they were so small and I knew nothing I thought for sure they'd both pass on but I thought they'd have a better chance home with me anyways and they were so cute I couldn't help myself.
There was also this girl I worked with and she knows a lot about reptiles and the basics or more about frogs she was a lot of help when I got them.

[Julia]

Glad your frog is better. I am curious about what may have caused this. You mentioned mealworms in your first post...is that his main diet?

As for substrate you should consider building a false bottom...and covering it with leaf litter. A quick forum search will give you all the info you need on how to do that.

[Waybueno]

Glad your frog is better. I am curious about what may have caused this. You mentioned mealworms in your first post...is that his main diet?

As for substrate you should consider building a false bottom...and covering it with leaf litter. A quick forum search will give you all the info you need on how to do that.

His diet is a mixture of crickets and mealworms, since this is my first and only frog I wasnt sure what his main was supposed to be and my friend that has had frogs said to feed him mealworms. lately he has been eating more meal worms than crickets. I dont have a cricket keep(ill get one if you want me to) so I'd by maybe 4 days worth of crickets and feed him till there gone then go get some meal worms then feed those to him till there gone.

But this last time the mealworms I got were a little bigger than normal they were out of small and he ate a good 11 of them or so, I think it could have been caused by him eating to much?

how long should I wait to feed him again?

( I dust all mealworms/crickets that he eats.)

[Julia]

That is your problem. Mealworms have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is what your fingernails are made of. Chitin is very hard for a frog to digest and break down. Continuous feedings of meal worms can and most likely will cause an impaction. Crickets should be the main diet. Meal worms should only be offered as treats or not at all. This means 1 or 2 meal worms a month. Try something more nutritious like silk worms or horn worms.

The warm bath that Paul suggested probably saved your frogs life.

[Waybueno]

That is your problem. Mealworms have an exoskeleton made of chitin, which is what your fingernails are made of. Chitin is very hard for a frog to digest and break down. Continuous feedings of meal worms can and most likely will cause an impaction. Crickets should be the main diet. Meal worms should only be offered as treats or not at all. This means 1 or 2 meal worms a month. Try something more nutritious like silk worms or horn worms.

The warm bath that Paul suggested probably saved your frogs life.

Now I feel like a horrible frog owner
I guess I should buy a cricket keep then, the noise they make annoys my step dad.
Are silkworms more of a treat thing to?
I wish there were like online feeding charts like feed this monday, this the next feeding time and then crickets again this day.
Should I give him another warm bath today? He pooped last night sometime when I was sleeping he's still a little sluggish but a lot more normal than he was.

[Julia]

I don't think you are a bad owner! You just did not know. The fact that you are on this site seeking new information means you care about your frog. Silk worms are kind of pricey so I would not recommend them as a staple. You could buy crickets that are a little bit younger, I think its 4 week old crickets that are still large but too young to make noise. (The dont have their wings yet.)

Another warm bath cant hurt. Im sure your little guy will be fine, I am glad the problem was this simple....a change of diet is an easy fix!

[Waybueno]

I don't think you are a bad owner! You just did not know. The fact that you are on this site seeking new information means you care about your frog. Silk worms are kind of pricey so I would not recommend them as a staple. You could buy crickets that are a little bit younger, I think its 4 week old crickets that are still large but too young to make noise. (The dont have their wings yet.)

Another warm bath cant hurt. Im sure your little guy will be fine, I am glad the problem was this simple....a change of diet is an easy fix!

Money is not a problem if silk worms are the kingfrogs meal then thats what he will get and I'll go get a cricket keeper today and some crickets.
Im gonna give him another warm bath right now and let him sit in the sun with me for a couple minutes.

I feel so much better now at least knowing what caused it so thank you so much. I was actually prepared to get in contact with a vet today and take him in if he wasn't doing better.