Tomato Frog staying buried all the time

[jasonm96]

If it's a juvenile you have, it will need a lot of food for growing and a lot of calcium and vitamins for bones, I usually feed every day to every other day for any young frog or toad, sometimes twice a day if straight out of the water. Adults need less, i would try two times for this one and then keep an eye on it's weight, feeding more if necessary, but no less than 2 meals a week.

[FrogMom66]

If it's a juvenile you have, it will need a lot of food for growing and a lot of calcium and vitamins for bones, I usually feed every day to every other day for any young frog or toad, sometimes twice a day if straight out of the water. Adults need less, i would try two times for this one and then keep an eye on it's weight, feeding more if necessary, but no less than 2 meals a week.

Thanks for all the help so far, he came out last night and had a great time exploring. He messed up his water bowl but I haven't seen any signs of his droppings. This worries me because I don't want him sitting on them where I can't reach them to clean them up. What do they look like and how often do they leave them behind? I was planning to clean him out in a few days but part of me is worried that it'll be unnecessary and I'll just stress him out.

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[jasonm96]

Good to hear. Because it burrows, the best is to put on power free gloves and check there with your hands looking for any clumbed pieces of substrate which could be fecal matter, scooping out some substrate where you find them and then mix it down afterwards. As long as your temps are fine, it has proper hydration and food items, you shouldn't have to worry about pooping and it should do it in its own time. However, it the frog doesn't go within a week and appears bloated, then you should recheck conditions and place it in lukewarm water. You shouldnt need to clean the tank anymore than every 2 weeks, you might get away with a month depending on the size of the tank

[FrogMom66]

Good to hear. Because it burrows, the best is to put on power free gloves and check there with your hands looking for any clumbed pieces of substrate which could be fecal matter, scooping out some substrate where you find them and then mix it down afterwards. As long as your temps are fine, it has proper hydration and food items, you shouldn't have to worry about pooping and it should do it in its own time. However, it the frog doesn't go within a week and appears bloated, then you should recheck conditions and place it in lukewarm water. You shouldnt need to clean the tank anymore than every 2 weeks, you might get away with a month depending on the size of the tank

Alright, I think I'll do the first clean-out in exactly a week. For now, I'll just remove any clumped pieces of substrate. When I remove him for a cleaning, should I just pick him up with my hands and put him in a plastic storage container with air holes? I want to take the least stressful route possible.

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[jasonm96]

Yeah wet your hands with de-chlorinated water beforehand and then cup it. I prefer to put the tub in the tank when I'm doing this incase the frog decides to jump out my hands and onto the floor, which ofcourse could do some damage depending on the height. You can use anything, an old icecream tub with holes or mesh, but I just use a faunarium. If you put the container in a dark place away from the tank when your cleaning it will probably be less stressful