[Steve905]

I recently purchased a pair of wild caught frog eyes. I was told that they had gone through the rounds of panacure and flagyll. I've been feeding 3/8-1/2" crickets and some wax womrs. The male seems to be losing weight again and they both seem disinterested in food items because the crickets stay around for a couple of days before they finally get eaten. I have them in a 10 gal tank on sand with a heat tape running under one end @ 90 degrees, and a 60 wat buld for a hot spot @ 100 degrees. They have 2 hides on warm one cool a water dish and some rocks to climb on. Any ideas what I can do to get them eating more?

Thanks

[cliff_f]

How often have you been offering them food? How many crickets do you offer them at a time? If you have crickets that are running around the next day you should take them out till next time you feed. The crickets do not have any nutritional value after 24 hours. I would only offer food every other day. I would also put two hides on each side of the tank, so if they both want to be on one side but dont want to be together they can.

[Hilde]

Which species are we talking about?
I'm inclined to think a pair in a 10 gallon is about the minimum size, a bit more room wouldn't be amiss. It's not uncommon for female frog-eyes to get testy when gravid, even getting nasty with the male. If yours are WC, there's a chance she might be gravid and stressing the male with her almost constant "bickering and perma-PMS". In a relatively small tank, he might not be able to escape far from her for some peace and quiet, which could lead to lack of appetite and weight loss.