I just got 3 baby red eyed tree frogs a week ago. I have been feeding them 1/4 in crickets, but I'm not sure if they're eating them. I've seen one attack a cricket, but missed and gave up. They are alert that the crickets are there cause they watch them , but don't eat them. Is this normal?maybe too big? Are the crickets Should I be worried about the crickets being left in the cage? Thanks.
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Crickets and Red Eyes
cjcjdcl
Jan 15, 2008 09:45 AM
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gretchenellie
Jan 15, 2008 06:52 PM
if they are babies, then yes, i would be worried about leaving crickets in the cage. they can cause damage and infections from biting and even walking on baby red eyes, this can stress them out terribly.
i would cup feed them. take a small plastic cup, rub some vaseline around the top inside, and put in either some 1/8" crickets or some flightless fruit flies. this will help keep them in one area, and not all over you tank. and you can easily take them out when you're done.
hope this helps.
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Al_frog
Jan 17, 2008 01:42 AM
It sounds like the crickets are too big unless your babies are much larger than mine. My 3 RETF babies were about 3/4 long when they came and I have been feeding them on 1 week crix and Hydei fruit flies (although now the FF are more for exercise than food). They are now 1.25" long. I have them in a 7.5 gal clear plastic tub and they are very active and cover the whole tank and just about finish everything every night. The rule is the length of the crix needs to be shorter than the distance between the eyes but not too tiny or they will be ignored. Good luck!
Litoria
Feb 13, 2008 11:58 AM
You should remove any crickets in the morning. Crickets become adults in a matter of weeks, sometimes in hiding, then reproduce in virtually any substrate in almost unphatomable numbers.
The crickets selected should be able to fit horizontally in the specimens mouth. One or two every other day is fine for a baby. I wouldn't worry if it went on like that for less than a month and a half given that all other factors were normal like the temperature and humidity, light schedule and environmental stress factors like noise.
It is hard for young frogs to catch crickets sometimes, but it is important for development at this stage that they struggle a little for a meal.
