Why is my bullfrog not eating?
There are numerous reasons a frog will not eat. Generally it is either in an unsuitable habitat, bad water, too much light, too hot or too cold, stagnant water, not enough shore space to get out of the water, improper food. Also the frog may be sick.
Can you over feed a frog?
Do not feed your frog multiple times per day. Adult frogs only need to be fed every 2-3 days and only a small amount of food each time. Overfeeding can be detrimental to your frog’s health. It is also important to provide a vivarium with enough space for your frog to move around in to encourage exercise.
What to do if your frog won’t eat?
Re: White’s tree frog not eating If he is protesting, try giving him wax/butter-worms in a dish where they can’t get out to entice him to eat. They are fatty so use them few and far between and gradually put more and more of your staple food item in with the wax-worms, until you stop giving him wax-worms and give him all normal food
Why is my white tree frog not eating?
If not it should be.) If you can find and afford an exotic vet in your area, you should try taking your frog, because it sounds like he either has an unspecified illness or he ate something from the tank that he shouldn’t have. No the gravel is too large for him to ingest in his pool (large river stones) so that’s not a problem.
How often should I Feed my white tree frog?
I typically feed him every 3-4 days, with 4-5 large crickets, a hornworm or an earthworm. I dust with calcium once per week and vitamins once as well. Usually he is a great eater. He would eat his food as soon as he noticed it, within a few minutes. But over the past month or so he doesn’t appear to be eating – or at least not successfully.
What causes a frog to stop eating and jumping?
MBD usually makes the frog stop eating and jumping. This is due to improper feeding, which causes a lack of vitamin D and calcium. Edema is when the frog swells up and becomes lethargic because it is so bloated. If your frog is lethargic and not bloated, then it does not have edema. Look for bloating.
Re: White’s tree frog not eating If he is protesting, try giving him wax/butter-worms in a dish where they can’t get out to entice him to eat. They are fatty so use them few and far between and gradually put more and more of your staple food item in with the wax-worms, until you stop giving him wax-worms and give him all normal food
What kind of food does a white tree frog eat?
Again, when using real plants you need the proper substrate and lighting. White’s Tree Frog Diet In captivity, white’s tree frogs eat mostly appropriately-sized crickets although dubia roaches, horned worms, and wax worms can be used as well. Crickets (dusted with vitamins/mineral)
MBD usually makes the frog stop eating and jumping. This is due to improper feeding, which causes a lack of vitamin D and calcium. Edema is when the frog swells up and becomes lethargic because it is so bloated. If your frog is lethargic and not bloated, then it does not have edema. Look for bloating.
Why does my tree frog keep gaining weight?
If your frog has gained weight, this is probably due to overfeeding, or it could be a sign of edema. Cut back on the amount of food it gets and make sure its weight stabilizes by weighing it every few days. If your frog is losing weight, it could be that your frog is just naturally thin or that it needs to be fed more.
Can you force feed a whites tree frog?
The larger the frog, the easier it should be to force-feed. If you’re able to manipulate all the necessary items, it can be done alone, but it is always easier to do with two people. One to restrain the frog and hold its mouth open, and one the put the food into its mouth and push it back.
