Hi frog fans,
This is my first post here. I have two green tree frogs, a little more than an inch long. I'm going on vacation for 5 days, and my frog-sitter has had to leave for a family emergency.
Can I leave my boys without food for that long?
I usually feed them small crickets about 3 times a week.
Should I dump a whole lot of crickets in there before I leave and hope they don't eat them all in one go. Do they overeat?
Thanks for any advice!
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Time between feeding - going on vacation
calkiwitoo
Feb 28, 2006 05:26 PM
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bradtort
Mar 01, 2006 08:43 AM
Here is what I would do, based on my observations of frogs and toads in my care:
1) Feed them a little more than usual before leaving. An extra cricket or two.
2) Make sure the water in the enclosure is clean.
3) Maybe reduce the heat a little. Sometimes if I'm gone for a couple days I'll turn off the main heat lamp. I'm in effect creating a cloudy, cooler stretch of weather. The frogs are still warm enough to digest their food, but their metabolism is down a little so they won't burn off as much. Since the weather in their natural setting is not always 80F during the day and 70F at night (or whatever your settings are), they will do fine with a short, slightly cooler period. NOTE: I'm not saying let it drop into the 50s, for example.
These guys would have to endure far harsher conditions in the wild. A short period without food under while completely free of predation, and having plenty of water, will do them no harm.
