)*;=‘. i need help with my pet fire belly frogs right now

So I recently got 2 fire belly frogs. They share a tank and a few days ago I dropped some crickets in it to let them eat. I didn’t watch to see if they ate them. But I’m concerned they didn’t eat them. Since i use EcoEarth I think the crickets could hide easily. So with all the stress it put on me, i got a box and put mealworms in it. Today I took out the frogs and held them frequently, making sure they saw the worms and ate them so i could see them eat. But my plan isn’t working well. They seem to be under a lot of stres. One frog did eat 3 worms but the other ate none. I was thinking of force feeding them but carefully. I know how to and it would be out of love, not abusement. I don’t want them to starve and die cause i love them. Should I just force feed every 3 days or so each one like 3 crickets out of pure concern and love for them to be happy and fed, or throw in some crickets and expect them each to equally eat them and assume they get enough food with the risk of having them starve? Or my method which includes a lot of frog stress and a box of mealworms?

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  • Leave them alone and do not force feed them. They will eat when they want. Frogs can go months without eating. I had fire bellies years ago. One escaped before and a month went my and I was sure it had died. Later a girl was over at my house in the bathroom and I heard her scream. The frog jumped out of the sink drain while she was washing her hands. They are pretty adaptable.

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  • e51pegasi

    Hang on I'll just ask Dr Dolittle. He's always round here on a Wednesday. Yeah as I thought, he suggests that you should take them to the vets.

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    • Thank you

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      • e51pegasi

        You're very welcome.

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        • Alichael

          Oh Kermieee, you do have fire in your belly. 🐷🐸

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        • Alichael

          🐸🐸 Croak croak, ribbit ribbit 🐸🐸

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