[jmoney]

so i got a frog eye a couple weeks ago right before new years and he hasnt been eating much lately at all and really hasnt since i got him. I cant figure out why this is and i watched him sit no more than 6 inches from a cricket and two mealworms today for at least 5 minutes and never tried to eat them. I was wonderin why this might be and i heard about them hibernating during the winter and stuff and thought this might be the case. I live in michigan so its freezing right now and thought this might be the cause. If anyone has any suggestions it would be appreciated thanks.

[Symbiont]

It could be for a few reasons:

1. It could easily be from the temperature as frog eye's are desert
gecko's so they need warm temps so if the temp is cold they will slow
down and so will their digestion system so it will eat alot less.

2. I've had problems with seperation where the little guys would get
attatched to another one at the store and when the get seperated they
become depressed and don't eat properly among other things.

3. Frog eye's can be picky eaters mine don't even like meal worms or the
beatles, so try alternating it's diet until you find the things it likes.

4. They can also be shy so it might just be waiting for to go away so it
can eat.

5. You could be over feeding it, on adverage you should feed it the
amount of 2 to 3 crickets every other day depending on the size of the
crickets.

[Brian]

Mine got bored of crcikets at a point so I threw in some waxworms and beetle larvae.

[sarahjane85]

Same here, my two wc tend to be very picky eaters. I feed lobster roaches (freshly molted white ones) and occasionally waxworms dusted with calcium/herptivite . They now eat directly from a dish as I initially fed loose crickets (never ate them) and roaches but they usually ended up dying in the enclosure and stressing out the frog-eyeds. Since I've been feeding out of a dish, they have gained a lot of weight. Try a shallow dish and/or pinching off the jumping legs of the crickets. I did not see them for the first couple weeks until they got use to me being in the room and now I feed very late at night (12-1am), twice a week, 5-6 appropriately sized food items. I would think, as Brian and Symbiont stated, that temps. and shyness are playing a role here. I have a UTH on continuously as well as a 40watt reflector light on for 10 hours on the same side and they usually hang out either directly under or very near this area (~ 90F), although they have built an extensive tunnel system throughout the entire 20gallon. Also just to let you know they are excellent climbers.

Sarah.

[Brian]

They also have a powerful jump. These are one of the few things I have which seem to like the dish as well.

[jmoney]

hey thanks for the suggestions and stuff yea i do have a light on during the day like a 75 watt bulb and one of those heat pads you stick to the bottom of the tank on the same side where he seems to hang out most of the time at night and during the day in his little cave type thing. He seems to be eating the mealworms more now and he does eat crickets occasionaly buy usualy they are injured and only have like one leg which ive been startin to do to the crickets. Thanks for the help ill post pictures of it later and stuff hes got a nice size patch on his back right now where his scales are growing back the guy at the pet store grabbed him to hard and his scales just came right off thanks again though for all the help and ill post back later

[Symbiont]

I hate it when they do that
when me and my friend were picking up some bahama curly tails the lady was having a hard time getting them and was freaking out at the fact that their boney
honestly how hard is it to just grab them gently just behind their front feet and cup them?
I even had to get the lizards out of the tank cause she couldn't
??SERIOUSLY?? If you can't do that then you shouldn't be working there. PERIOD!

[Brian]

How hot are you keeping it during the day?