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    The meds are the liquid oral meds.. I do have to give it to her in a syringe, but unfortunately there's no needle so I can't inject it into her food. I'm def gonna get some nightcrawlers as soon as I get paid again because with the powder on the crickets it seems as though she's having a little bit of a tough time getting the cricket to go down. I've been giving her the smaller ones, as I don't want to overwhelm her system. And I've been feeding her one every other day.. Poor thing doesn't have an appetite at all!!
    Just like us when they become ill or are severly injured appetite lose is almost always a common reaction. The only way to keep them from starving is to force feed. I had to do the same thing to my female Pacman Grif. She didn't like the meds either. I did feed her a high calorie cat/dog food through a seringe. She actually liked that a lot and would willingly allow me to open her mouth when she saw what was in the seringe. Very easy for her to swallow and digest.


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    Just like us when they become ill or are severly injured appetite lose is almost always a common reaction. The only way to keep them from starving is to force feed. I had to do the same thing to my female Pacman Grif. She didn't like the meds either. I did feed her a high calorie cat/dog food through a seringe. She actually liked that a lot and would willingly allow me to open her mouth when she saw what was in the seringe. Very easy for her to swallow and digest.
    Could I actually give that to my Whites?? That would be awesome and probably better for her right now!

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    Could I actually give that to my Whites?? That would be awesome and probably better for her right now!
    Yes they are a carnivor/insectivor so they can eat it. Look for the brand "Royal Canine". It needs to be one for malnurished animals and it has to be the solid lump canned food. Not the shredded or chopped. Otherwise you can't suck it up into the seringe. You'll keep it in the fridge and the only problem is it lasts only for about a week then you have to throw it out. When you use it make sure its warmed first. All you have to do is get a small glass and fill it with warm de-chlorinated water. Then set the filled seringe in the water and th food will be warmed. Be careful when squeezing the food out in her mouth. Just do about half the seringe at a time. You'll still want to give her crickets and worms between uses of the canned food so she is still geting a varied diet and her normal food. Plus you can't dust the canned food. Lol! that would be difficult.


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    Quote Originally Posted by GrifTheGreat View Post
    Yes they are a carnivor/insectivor so they can eat it. Look for the brand "Royal Canine". It needs to be one for malnurished animals and it has to be the solid lump canned food. Not the shredded or chopped. Otherwise you can't suck it up into the seringe. You'll keep it in the fridge and the only problem is it lasts only for about a week then you have to throw it out. When you use it make sure its warmed first. All you have to do is get a small glass and fill it with warm de-chlorinated water. Then set the filled seringe in the water and th food will be warmed. Be careful when squeezing the food out in her mouth. Just do about half the seringe at a time. You'll still want to give her crickets and worms between uses of the canned food so she is still geting a varied diet and her normal food. Plus you can't dust the canned food. Lol! that would be difficult.
    LOL that would be difficult!! I do believe I'm gonna give that a try. Last night I got so excited because she got up and sat in her water dish for a while. She had been just sleeping all the time!! I hope this is a good sign!!

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    LOL that would be difficult!! I do believe I'm gonna give that a try. Last night I got so excited because she got up and sat in her water dish for a while. She had been just sleeping all the time!! I hope this is a good sign!!
    Sounds like she was thirsty. That is usually a good sign. Especially if she is becoming active again. Oh and the pics you commented on are both of Grif. She was a little chubby baby and now is a karge chubby adult. Lol! Loki was much smaller than Grif when I got him. I rescued him frog poor conditions at a Petsmart.


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    Sounds like she was thirsty. That is usually a good sign. Especially if she is becoming active again. Oh and the pics you commented on are both of Grif. She was a little chubby baby and now is a karge chubby adult. Lol! Loki was much smaller than Grif when I got him. I rescued him frog poor conditions at a Petsmart.
    She's just the most adorable froggie.. I want a Pacman and a Tomato Frog, and Red Eyes, and more Whites.. Ugh. I want to obtain all the frogs in the world and surround myself with them!! XD

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    She's just the most adorable froggie.. I want a Pacman and a Tomato Frog, and Red Eyes, and more Whites.. Ugh. I want to obtain all the frogs in the world and surround myself with them!! XD
    I know the feeling. Thank you. Grif is very cute and Loki as well. I think Tomato frogs are really cool. I Love the colors and How their facial expressions always look angry Lol! Their eyes are so black. It makes them llok so cool.


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