Please help

[blaze]

I bough my self a green tree frog yesterday from petcetera.... The told me they eat crickets but they didn't have any so i gave him a worm i found outside... I read up on it and said some worms might have deseases...... I looked in his tank and found a mysterious slug will he eat the slug and be fine from it or should i take it out... please get back to me soon and how many times do they eat he is a juvanile and only 2 inch long

[clownonfire]

Hi Blaze, it's a nice little tree frog you have there. I would definitely remove any insects you have found outside. You are right, they could have parasites which could be lethal for your frog.

As for crickets, I'm pretty sure with a short Google search you will find some in Abbotsford. Also, at this point, he might be a bit stressed as he is getting used to a new environment. If I were you, I would let him in his tank, and make sure he has lots of branches to climb and leafage to hide behind. Try and handle him as little as possible.

Eric

[blaze]

Thank you but the thing is is that crickets are so darn anoying and wondering if theres anything els i can find around the house that i could give him and i went back in there to find the slug and hes gone so my frog might have eaten him

[clownonfire]

Blaze, crickets are the staple diet of your AGTF. Yes, it can eat mealworms, and other small insects, but you should not feed him anything you find. As you already know, it might carry harmful parasites.

For your frog's wellbeing, make sure you feed him the proper diet. Buy smaller containers of crickets if you find them annoying.... If you buy them younger two, there will be less chirping.

Eric

[blaze]

What i was planing on doing was to buy acouple of them and just leave them in a jar or container outside so i don't have to listen to them but would that attracked spiders? and would my frog be okay with eating worms tell this saturday because the store is closed tomorrow?

[clownonfire]

What i was planing on doing was to buy acouple of them and just leave them in a jar or container outside so i don't have to listen to them but would that attracked spiders? and would my frog be okay with eating worms tell this saturday because the store is closed tomorrow?

Your frog is getting used to his new environment and will eat less than usual. Don't stress about not feeding it for a day. Put a shallow bowl of water. As for your crickets, again, find 2-3 weeks old crickets and you won't be bothered by their chirping. Your crickets will dies right now if you leave them outside. I live in Montreal, and although it's colder than in BC, the temperature is not warm enough for these insects.