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[kueluck]

Well I figured out how to medicate the frogs with liquid drugs that they have to take orally. I got a syringe w/needle, inject the cricket with the meds then tong feed it to the frogs. This works awesome, as long as they will tong feed, which mine do with no problems. I also found this, it’s either Meshack or Abendnego.

[kueluck]

Tonight I got to watch Shadrack shed.
Shadrack White's Tree Frog shedding - YouTube

[yoshimi]

Tonight I got to watch Shadrack shed.
Shadrack White's Tree Frog shedding - YouTube

Heehee! Shedding is so gross; I enjoy describing it to people. I've watched Banjo do it twice, but I think she does it once a month. First she looks a little "sweaty", which is more obvious on a toad, I'd guess, then the next morning, she looks dry and somehow brighter. The 1st time I saw her do it, grabbed the camera but even with video editing software, it's not good, too dark. I love that you got this. The 2nd time, I was too enthralled with it to bother getting camera.

[kueluck]

Benefits for having a cold??? When TJ (husband) blows his nose it sets the frogs off. Some times Abendnego chimes in also, Shadrack, not so much.
Meshack calling 3-11-13 - YouTube

[kueluck]

These guys are just so crazy cute I can hardly take my eyes off of then when I get home from work. They seem to enjoy their new magnet ledge I picked up at the show this past weekend.




Two new additions from the Repticon in Columbia SC this past weekend.

[Heatheranne]

They're so cute .

[yoshimi]

These guys are just so crazy cute I can hardly take my eyes off of then when I get home from work. They seem to enjoy their new magnet ledge I picked up at the show this past weekend.




Two new additions from the Repticon in Columbia SC this past weekend.

They look so great!! And happy. Love the one mugging for the camera. Welcome, new additions. Is that a waxworm? I've never used them, but they look like the big fat grubs I found in my awful backyard. Are they the same kind of tree frog as the 3 amigos?

[kueluck]

Yes, I use wax worms as a treat or to fatten up the skinny ones. I wouldn't feed yard grubs, their pincher heads are so big. And the new additions are American Green Tree Frogs. They all love the wax worms.

They look so great!! And happy. Love the one mugging for the camera. Welcome, new additions. Is that a waxworm? I've never used them, but they look like the big fat grubs I found in my awful backyard. Are they the same kind of tree frog as the 3 amigos?

[yoshimi]

Yes, I use wax worms as a treat or to fatten up the skinny ones. I wouldn't feed yard grubs, their pincher heads are so big. And the new additions are American Green Tree Frogs. They all love the wax worms.

Banjo ate a giant one when she was new. Biggest one I'd ever seen. So fat, it's head didn't look that ferocious, compared to the rest of it. The other I saved but started ordering bugs so I got rid of him. I don't remember HOW I got rid of him... Would be kind of silly of me to put it back outside but I may have. Oh well.
Anyway, can they live with the other 3 eventually? Or is this an indefinite separate housing situation? I'm just curious. I'm going to guess that it will be, since they're from different parts of the world, but maybe not. In either case, buying from a breeder hopefully means you got yourself some healthy ones this time!! You deserve it.

[kueluck]

If you have "leftover" waxworms you can let them turn into moths. The toads love them also. Also my frogs are kept in different vivs, I don't mix species.

Banjo ate a giant one when she was new. Biggest one I'd ever seen. So fat, it's head didn't look that ferocious, compared to the rest of it. The other I saved but started ordering bugs so I got rid of him. I don't remember HOW I got rid of him... Would be kind of silly of me to put it back outside but I may have. Oh well.
Anyway, can they live with the other 3 eventually? Or is this an indefinite separate housing situation? I'm just curious. I'm going to guess that it will be, since they're from different parts of the world, but maybe not. In either case, buying from a breeder hopefully means you got yourself some healthy ones this time!! You deserve it.

[kueluck]

I do love me some toads!! I'm happy to see them above ground and hangin' out more. I don't think the 4 small ones made it & I'm not digging to find out either. Guess Rufus and Morph have the 40 gallon to themselves. That is unless I can rescue some from the reptile shows that people sell as feeders *shudders at the thought*.

[yoshimi]

I do love me some toads!! I'm happy to see them above ground and hangin' out more. I don't think the 4 small ones made it & I'm not digging to find out either. Guess Rufus and Morph have the 40 gallon to themselves. That is unless I can rescue some from the reptile shows that people sell as feeders *shudders at the thought*.

Yippee! (for them. and for us making it to Spring.) This pic and others like it are the reasons I wanted to get Banjo a friend or roommate. If you go by people's photos, they always seem to be hanging out together. Is this really the case, or do people just like getting pics of when they happen to be together? Cuz that guy emailed me again today about taking his toad.
Sorry about the small ones... Your awesome outdoor-like set-up should take care of it, I'd guess. I wish they'd surface, but on a weird note, eventually there'll be skeletons, which when you get over the sad, is fascinating. I used to love Beatrix Potter as a little girl, not just for the stories and drawings, but because she boiled remains to get a better understanding of how they were built. No, I've never done that or dug up a pet grave (there's a roadkill mouse I took home to bury under the shrub outside that should be skeletal by now, but because I buried it, I'll never disturb the site), but I have looked up and inspected x-rays of cats and frogs.
Anyway, what eats toads? I mean, what pet would anyone feed a toad to? I was under the impression that they'd make most animals sick, eaten whole. My guess is snakes. Crazy snakes.

[kueluck]

Yes, snakes eat toads......but NOT my snakes.

Yippee! (for them. and for us making it to Spring.) This pic and others like it are the reasons I wanted to get Banjo a friend or roommate. If you go by people's photos, they always seem to be hanging out together. Is this really the case, or do people just like getting pics of when they happen to be together? Cuz that guy emailed me again today about taking his toad.
Sorry about the small ones... Your awesome outdoor-like set-up should take care of it, I'd guess. I wish they'd surface, but on a weird note, eventually there'll be skeletons, which when you get over the sad, is fascinating. I used to love Beatrix Potter as a little girl, not just for the stories and drawings, but because she boiled remains to get a better understanding of how they were built. No, I've never done that or dug up a pet grave (there's a roadkill mouse I took home to bury under the shrub outside that should be skeletal by now, but because I buried it, I'll never disturb the site), but I have looked up and inspected x-rays of cats and frogs.
Anyway, what eats toads? I mean, what pet would anyone feed a toad to? I was under the impression that they'd make most animals sick, eaten whole. My guess is snakes. Crazy snakes.

[yoshimi]

Yes, snakes eat toads......but NOT my snakes.

No, yours eat your fingers... And somehow look kinda cute doing it. What DO your snakes eat? Are they purely bug fed or do you feed little mice too?

[kueluck]

Garter don't eat bugs. They love Canadian nightcrawlers, & I also feed frozen/thawed pinky mice and fresh tilapia, some times salmon. They eat every third day and I just rotate these 3 food items each time.

No, yours eat your fingers... And somehow look kinda cute doing it. What DO your snakes eat? Are they purely bug fed or do you feed little mice too?

[yoshimi]

Garter don't eat bugs. They love Canadian nightcrawlers, & I also feed frozen/thawed pinky mice and fresh tilapia, some times salmon. They eat every third day and I just rotate these 3 food items each time.

Interesting. Just found out they're my state reptile. Which makes sense since we used to catch and release them and one wandered into my bf's breezeway freaking me out. Jerk. I just assumed they'd eat bugs too, but maybe he was there for our chipmunks or baby squirrels. Or random toads that hop by.
I think feeding live mammals would be difficult. And frogs, fuhgetaboutit. People get used to it, but it'd be a difficult learning curve for me.
I have a mental image of you making a thawed pinky mouse dance around. Again, I'm assuming they generally go for live prey, or they'd be swallowing rocks all the time. Unless they also go by scent. So much I don't know. Pondering as I type, and sit here on hold.
It's hard to stick to just frog talk... Anyhoo, can't wait to see updates and pics on new additions. I think they're the same type of tree frog discussed in a post that made me very sad/angry. So looking forward to seeing some being taken care of.

[kueluck]

The snakes hunt by scent not sight, that's why Jewels has chewed on me a few times. I feed them with tongs and the pinky mice are frozen when I get them, so they are just food to me. When the snakes were tiny, like 4 day old tiny I had to cut the pinkies up for them, which I learned you do when they are still frozen otherwise it’s kinda gross. If I didn’t have frozen pinkies they would get worms and fish only, pinkies just make it a balance diet. If you want to see/read more on my garters you can go here Gail's garter - the snake kind silly.

Interesting. Just found out they're my state reptile. Which makes sense since we used to catch and release them and one wandered into my bf's breezeway freaking me out. Jerk. I just assumed they'd eat bugs too, but maybe he was there for our chipmunks or baby squirrels. Or random toads that hop by.
I think feeding live mammals would be difficult. And frogs, fuhgetaboutit. People get used to it, but it'd be a difficult learning curve for me.
I have a mental image of you making a thawed pinky mouse dance around. Again, I'm assuming they generally go for live prey, or they'd be swallowing rocks all the time. Unless they also go by scent. So much I don't know. Pondering as I type, and sit here on hold.
It's hard to stick to just frog talk... Anyhoo, can't wait to see updates and pics on new additions. I think they're the same type of tree frog discussed in a post that made me very sad/angry. So looking forward to seeing some being taken care of.

[kueluck]

Last night in the Whites Tree Frog tank 3 poops, all brown, all solid. They get their last dose of Panacur tonight.

[kueluck]

Guess I did the happy dance to soon. Tonight the poop isn't completely formed, but isn't runny like in the beginning either. It's also a nice brown and not the real light looking stuff either. I know it takes time for healing and tomorrow, first thing in the morning I'm taking in the 3 samples I collected today. I tried to be real quiet around the house so they wouldn't wake to early so I could separate them and know who was pooping what.
It was a successful gathering of poop, all samples labeled and including each frogs weight.

This all started back on 2-6-13. Here's how their weight has been going, in grams.

Shadrack Meshack Abendnego
12 to 19 4 to 14 4 to 12

[helm96]

They are adorable!