My mossy frog (4 yrs old) has eaten crickets her whole life & now has developed cholesterol deposits, clouding her vision. The vet recommended switching food sources as crickets have been documented to have this effect on some species of tree frogs. It's been about 2 weeks, I've offered meal worms, super worms, baby nightcrawlers & butter worms with no luck. She won't even try for them, but will still snatch up crix. Any suggestions on getting her switched over?
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cholesterol deposits in Mossy frog
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I am guessing she is overweight too.
It is my feeling they get clouded eyes from "cholesterol" because they are overfed on a very nutritious food source. The body just runs out of space to store the excess fats.
Treefrogs can go quite a long time without food if they start the fast overweight. The animal is imprinted on crix as this has been the sole food nearly her entire life. To get them to eat other stuff, you need to get her actually hungry. I say hungry, not just "ready to eat" due to a schedule. You'll know when she is actually hungry as she will do a lot more roaming around. This is foraging behaviour and is a clear sign the animal is ready to pounce on any prey. However, the crix must be withheld entirely. It may take a month (or more) before she accepts alternative insects.
Try silkworms too.
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| HJ |
She is actually a trim frog. The vet says there's literature about this phenomena in several species of tree frogs. I appreciate the advice on letting her get hungry. I've been trying to do that, but worried that she wasn't eating. I'll continue to give her time & will try silkies. Thank you.
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1.1 Blue Tongue Skinks Indigo, Azure
1.1 Bearded Dragons J.J. & Missy
1.1 Eastern Box Turtles Squirtle & Yurtle
1.1 Pacman Frogs Tilicum & Buffy the Cricket Slayer
0.0.1 European Green Toad Lucy
0.0.1 Red Eyed Tree Frog Scarlet
0.0.1 Green Tree Frog Verde
0.1.2 Mossy Frogs Kate Mossy, Oau & Tortula
0.1 Tiger Salamander Sally
1.1 Firebelly Newts Wayne Newton & Thandie Newton
3.1 Cats Baxter, Jasper, Gibson & Zoe
