mossy frogs wont eat

[zeldonian]

i have 4 young vietnamese mossy frogs, about an inch long, and they arent eating their crickets. are the ckickets the wrong size? are the mossy frogs sick?? please help
thank you
Claire

[MoonontheLake]

Zeldonian,
Are you offering them pinhead crickets or fruitflies? Also, how long have you had the frogs, how well is the vivarium planted, what is it's size, etc?
The more information you can give about their environment the better your help will be!

[zeldonian]

im offering 1/4 inch and 1/8 inch crickets. Ive had the frogs for about a week, i thought they ate the first time i fed them, now a few days later they seem completly disinterested. im keeping them in an empty 20 gallon tank, with clean water and a few rocks, as advised by saurian untill they are a little bigger. I do have a 50 gallon vivarium set up, with a couple of plants, a waterfall, vines, etc. both tanks are heated to 76degrees, the water is conditioned, pretty high humidity. ive been offering food every day, because they arent eating. should i move them to the bigger tank? do they need smaller crickets? Thank you so much for helping,
Claire

[MoonontheLake]

Z,
it sounds like you've done a fine job with your setup . Thelos don't like it too hot, and your temps sound good too. As long as your frogs are not too skinny, (where their bones are sticking out) I would chalk it up to the frogs are simply adapting to their new environment with you. Frogs, if not overly weak or sick, can go without eating for
a week or so without a problem.
Just keep the traffic down in the room they are in, keep noise around them to a minimum, and don't handle them or put your hands inside their vivarium if at all possible. Frogs hate to be touched. Make sure they do have plenty of plants to hide in too.
(I know you mentioned plants, just don't know how many you have)
*And saurian breeds their own, i have heard good things about their cb's and how they treat their frogs, so I wouldn't over worry.

[Rainfrog]

If they dont eat soon I would go buy a smaller tank like one of those plasic criter keepers. at night drain the water and offer crickets. this will keep the water clean and help you moniter the vitals.

[zeldonian]

ok thanks, i think they ate some last night i probably just overeacted.
thanks

[MoonontheLake]

Zel,
Rain has a point that is good for future reference though. If your frogs did not eat after a week or so, and it became obvious that there is a problem, what froggers do is get what is called a Hospital tank.
It is usually a glass 10 gallon tank, with clean, unprinted paper towels as a substrate (the floor) and the paper towel is kept moist. Glass is used because it does not scratch when cleaned later, which would allow any bacteria or viruses to hide in and possibly infect a tenant in the future.
After the paper towel is in, place a clean glass waterdish with water.
Lots of froggers also offer their froga small planted pothos plant for hiding under and comfort, and a coconut husk house to hide in. This keeps the frog from undue stress.
The reason for all of this is so you can visually see how many crickets or fruitflies your frog has in fact eaten. When it is isolated, with no other frogs with him, you can see his poops, and know exactly how many bugs he's eaten. Then you'll know if there is other action to take in order to help your pet.

[zeldonian]

yeah thats good advice, in case they ever have a problem again (which im really hoping wont happen) its kinda amazing how quickly you can get attached to them
thanks for preparation just in case