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13-Jan-07, 08:34 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: hoppers crossing Age/Gender: 16  | | |
i fed my new green tree frog a cricket half an hour ago and he seems to be gasping for air and i hade a closer look at him and he seemed to have abit of mucus or slimey stuff around his mouth...plz tell me what it is.
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13-Jan-07, 08:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: melbourne | | | |
He could be shedding, they eat the shed as it comes off.
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13-Jan-07, 08:40 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: hoppers crossing Age/Gender: 16  | | | |
realy...
do they shead
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13-Jan-07, 08:45 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-05 Location: melbourne | | |
yes all there lives, but pretty frequently when they are younger.
Here is a good care sheet.: http://frogs.org.au/arc/caresheets.html | 
16-Jan-07, 04:50 PM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: NSW - just south of Sydney Age: 40 | | | |
He sounds as tho he is shedding (they use their hands to wipe over their eyes & down their head...then back again....they also consume their skin. It's quite interesting to watch.
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1 x coastal carpet - 2 x beardies
2 x short necks - 3 x mgtf -2 x shinglebacks
2 Bluey's - and a bloody Galah... 
geeze better add another 10 blueys...
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