New Chubby Frog. I need some help.

Noctoural88 · #1 06-19-2011, 06:24 PM

Recently, I ordered a chubby frog off of a website, and he arrived a few days ago. I had expected an adult, but ended getting a large juvenile/sub-adult. I planned on putting him in a 10 gallon until I got him and realized that he could probably manage in smaller. So I put him in one of those 5 gallon plastic pet keepers from PetCo filled with wet sphagnum moss and let him settle in. He immediately dug a burrow and brought himself out of sight, and that's where he stayed for two days (I didn't bother trying to feed him in that time. So just earlier today, I took him out to try to feed him mealworms. he seemed paler in color than before and much more lethargic, sitting and not moving from where I put him, and showing no interest whatsoever on the food. I decided that he would want to go to a larger container so I put him in a 10 gallon long with coco fiber, a fake plant and a water dish, of course making sure to adhere to the correct temperature and humidity. but since he's been in there, he hasn't moved. He closes his eyes and slouches down and looks like he's dead until he senses I'm nearby then he opens up his eyes. His eyes seem clear and there are no apparent injuries or problems, but he refuses to eat, burrow, or move really. Is this something I should be concerned about? Or is he just doing some odd hibernation process? BTW he started acting like this after I took him out of the substrate this morning after being buried for 2 days.

Noctoural88 · #2 06-20-2011, 10:59 AM

Well, it's final. this morning I woke up and he's dead. That's the last time I order an amphibian off of a website.

R.I.P. buddy :'(

Megan · #3 06-27-2011, 11:49 AM

Sorry about your frog.

Noctoural88 · #4 06-27-2011, 06:47 PM

thanks

Pavel · #5 06-27-2011, 09:07 PM

Man, that blows. Have you contacted the vendor?

Noctoural88 · #6 06-28-2011, 06:04 PM

no, it's not worth the trouble. what's done is done. I'm just gonna avoid ordering amphibians and reptiles online, as the stress of shipping was likely the culprit.

Unavailable · #7 07-14-2011, 09:44 PM

Sorry about your frog. My pacman died like that too, he stayed in moss for 5 days and got real skinny and I found him dead the 6th day. I don't know what the cause is but I really want to find out. I got my pacman at a frog expo near my home. So yeah, really sorry about your little frog.

Noctoural88 · #8 07-19-2011, 01:09 PM

Thanks

. Sorry about your pacman as well