If your frog is the size of two quarters then it is still young and small. Growing horned frogs need to be fed lots, more than adults that are three times the size! Also, growing horned frogs are very very very susceptible to MBD (metabolic bone disease), so you should dust with calcium and vitamin d3 regularly. The d3 helps in the uptake of calcium, so if you are only dusting with calcium and not d3, then it is almost pointless as they need the d3 to actually be able to use the calcium.

I have alot of experience with impaction in horned frogs. I used to keep them on peat moss (which is a definate no no) and on three occasions the frogs ended up ingesting a small twig that was in the peat moss. All three of these frogs refused to eat after becoming impacted. Two of them I just let be, and didn't force feed, and it took them about 3 weeks to starve to death. The other one I force fed crickets everyday (this was about 2 years ago) and it is still alive today! If your frog is really skinny, like to the point where you can see its bones, that means it is on the verge of death. I would definately force some crickets in its mouth. Hint: after you get a cricket in its mouth, close the mouth with your fingers, and then with a damp finger, touch the eyes to induce it to swallow.

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