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 2 Golden Tree Frogs - one looks kind of skinny - should I be worried?

Hi everyone! I’m new to these forums AND new to owning tree frogs as well. I’ve had a gazillion other animals but have to stick to ones without fur now because of my allergies.

Anyhow, two weeks ago we went to a local pet store and purchased 2 Golden Tree Frogs. The two we picked looked pretty healthy. I haven’t read very much about them, but I did read I was supposed to feed them at night, so I’ve stuck about 8 crickets in there for both of them. Gary - the smaller of the two, seems a little skinny to me. Velociraptor - who is much larger, looks healthy and like he/she has a little meat on their bones.

Am I feeding them correctly? Do they need to have crickets every night? What about meal worms?

And, I hope this question doesn’t sound dumb, but I am curious - can they see in the dark? I want to know how they can see the crickets.

Thanks



10/01/08  04:15pm

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 2 Golden Tree Frogs - one looks kind of skinny - should I be worried?

Just toss in crickets at night and collect the uneaten ones in the day. Also, make sure to dust your crickets once or twice a week as well as gut load your crickets.

I have mine under a UV light.

I wouldn’t do mealworms and would just stick with crickets.

I don’t know how they do it either, but I can hear them jumping to eat crickets at night.
10/05/08  08:39pm


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