Changed Enviroment

[wosborne]

I changed up the habitat / arrangement in my WTF tank and now the little dude hasn't eaten in a couple days. I went to a full water substrate with lots of vines and driftwood to climb on. Because of this, I am now feeding him in a feeding bowl instead of free range crickets. Is this normal - to get acclimated in the new environment for a couple of days before eating again. Temps are the same - humidity may be a little higher, but good. What do you think? Should I even worry for now?

[DonLisk]

Since these frogs are not great swimmers, I would have to ask why a full water bottom and how deep is it? A photo would help here.

If your frogs never ate from a cricket bowl they may just need time adjusting. If you had the frogs for a white and they had found certain places they felt comfortable sleep at, and you removed those places, then your pretty much going through the acclimation process all over.

[wosborne]

Water is 1 1/2" max. I attached a pic. Its from my GoPro so its a fisheye lens. He is new the cricket bowl and he likes to sleep in a different spot now. I guess he is just getting used to it. Thanks for the reply's.

He is a pic from my GoPro.

[JWells]

Any big change can cause a frog to get out of their normal behavior patterns for a while. Probably nothing to worry about. However, I dont think this is the most appropriate enclosure for a white's, if for nothing else than that the water will need very frequent changing, as waste and dead crickets build up in the water.

Looks nice, tho.

[wosborne]

Thanks. The water has a filter and the crickets remain in the feeding bowl. Water changes every two weeks. Simple to keep clean. Also, there is more land than the pic shows. Its not a very good pic.

[JWells]

I think you'll find that the frog will spend a good deal of time in and around the water feature. You'll likely have to clean more regularly, but the filter will help some. I keep my 3.2 group with a really large water container (about 10 gallons at least) and I need to change it every other day. I used to be more lax about it, but I also would see different bacterial infections in my frogs a few times a year. Since I started more frequent changes, much less health issues. I should note that my group is housed outdoors so they are exposed to more potential pathogens.

[bshmerlie]

I had a frog in the same tank for almost two years...I moved him to a bigger tank and he wouldn't come out of hiding for a month. Give him time.