i need help

[javier]

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.

 

[meshe1969]

He could be shedding, they eat the shed as it comes off.

 

[javier]

realy...
do they shead

 

[meshe1969]

yes all there lives, but pretty frequently when they are younger.
Here is a good care sheet.:

http://frogs.org.au/arc/caresheets.html

 

[debaig]

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.