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myLot reputation of 68/100. chrisanimelo444 (102)   ranked 878 out of 1,131 in animal lover3 months ago

I recently bought a new pet frog (African Dwarf Frog) two days ago from Petco. I'm a fish hobbyist, so this would be the first time I've kept a frog. I brought the little guy home, placed him in the tank and tried feeding him. He didn't eat anything, so I figured that he just needed to get used to his environment. A day later, I tried feeding him again. Still he hasn't eaten anything. Now, he mostly hides out inside the fish log I have floating in the water (he seems to adore it!). I'm not sure if he's eating when I'm not looking.. but it's really starting to worry me.

I've been feeding the frog TetraFauna ReptoMin. He doesn't seem to be touching the mini-sticks or mini-krill. He has tried to eat the baby shrimp a few times.. though I don't think he got much down. The baby shrimp usually falls out of his mouth and onto the floor. Once the food hits the gravel, he doesn't touch it again.

Anyone know what I'm doing wrong? I have no idea why he won't eat.. Maybe he is eating while I'm away? I hope so.. I can't tell whether or not the food is being eaten though.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 97/100. olydove (487)   3 months ago

It seems that the African Dwarf Frog doesn't normally need to be fed every day. I was just reading this website where this person states they feed their frog about every 3 days. Here is the link, and there is lots of good information on here.
http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/mypets/dwarfs.html

I hope this helps:)


myLot reputation of 68/100. chrisanimelo444 (102)   ranked 878 out of 1,131 in animal lover  3 months ago

Thanks a bunch Oly! That website helps a lot. I heard some frogs don't need to be fed everyday, but wasn't sure if it was the African Dwarf Frog as well. You answered everything! Now I can rest in ease.:)


myLot reputation of 97/100. olydove (487)  3 months ago

Not a problem, I'm happy to help. Please do let me know if the situation improves any? I'm glad to see you're a concerned froggy parent as so many people get animals just to have them and don't really care about their well being. Good luck to youhappy


myLot reputation of 68/100. chrisanimelo444 (102)   ranked 878 out of 1,131 in animal lover  2 months ago

I think my African Dwarf frog actually _is_ eating when I'm not looking. I recently cleaned the tank and the little bit of food I put in there disappears after a while. I also got to witness my frog shedding, heh. They definitely are interesting creatures.


myLot reputation of 97/100. olydove (487)  2 months ago

That is excellent news. happy I bet seeing him shed was awesome! My husband uncovered the tractor the other day and there was a tree frog just sitting there on the roof. It started to hop towards him, and he was telling it "No no go the other way over there" so I looked to see what on earth he was talking to.

Sure enough it was the cutest frog I ever seen,. so the poor thing sat there on the roof of the tractor just looking down at the ground almost as if it was thining "man that's a long way down there" LOL so I got him and walked him over to the trees and put him down in the grass. I managed to snap a photo of him with the cell phone but his cute little head was hidden under a piece of grass so all I got was his back and his hind legs LOL. That was an enjoyable experience and he really did sit there staring at the ground for a couple of minutes LOL. I waited to see if he would jump off but when he didn't I said well I guess I got to help him LOL.


myLot reputation of 68/100. chrisanimelo444 (102)   ranked 878 out of 1,131 in animal lover  2 months ago

Lol, that was nice of you! It must have been a great experience. And yes, seeing my frog shed _was_ awesome! Haha. He's done shedding now and is sitting happily on the purple gravel I have in the tank. He really is adorable!

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