Red Eye Tree Frog possibly sick? Please help

JayF · #1 10-29-2010, 06:07 PM

I am kind of new to this and only have had my 18x18x18 tank for about 2 weeks. I only have 1 Red-Eyed Leaf Frog right now. He is dark green most of the time with a lot of the top of his head lime green dots. There was a very long thread some time ago that had the same problem. I don't know how to get pictures up here i know that would help a alot. I use a fogger for humidity which is around 80 to 85 all the time and temp ranges from 75 at night to about 80 during the day. I stopped feeding him for 3 days because he looked bloated so i wasn't sure if he was backed up or not. Whatever it was his belly basically went back to normal. The only concern that i have is he is awake sometimes during the day and sometimes at night he is sleeping but not the whole time on either or. I fed him last night a cricket with tweasers and he ate it. Not sure if he could food on his own when i tried feeding him again. He possibly went 5 days with no food. His belly looks fat again. Any tips would be appreciated.

WannabeVivMaster · #2 10-30-2010, 09:04 PM

Sounds like you may have "force fed" your frog... I wouldn't do that until extraordinary circumstances are presented. You can do much physical damage; not to mention stress on your frog. Reptiles and Amphibians are cold blooded animals. They do not need to eat as often as we do.
Many animals sleep a little during the day and a little during the night and vice versa. I wouldn't be all that concerned with sleep patterns. Your frog will figure out what he is supposed to do.
Only having the tank for two weeks, the frog is still trying to acclimate to it's new set up. I can imagine you probably "harass" the frog frequently. They are nocturnal animals (sleep during the day). I can imagine you "poke and prob" him during the day constantly.
Your frog needs time to itself to adjust.
Keep the humidity at optimal range, keep the temperature at optimal range. Offer food every day of appropriate size(he may eat, he may not) Try not to "mess" with him. Ensure there are plenty of hiding places for him.
We really can only control those above listed things. Sometimes they just don't make it.

JayF · #3 10-31-2010, 01:19 AM

I def didn't sit there and poke him and stuff. I would check on him a lot but I wouldn't touch him. He is actually doing a lot better now since i bumped up the humidity. I bumped it up to 80% before it was at 70. He has eaten 4 crickets are far as i seen in 2 days. He was his normal lime green today. I'm guessing he was a little stressed out from humidity being to low for him. Not sure. He does always wake up once during the day and comes down and drinks. He hasn't had anymore of those spots and like i said before colors are back to normal. I just check on him once in a while to make sure he is ok. Def seems like he is trying to adapt. Thanks for the response.

WannabeVivMaster · #4 10-31-2010, 01:29 AM

Good Luck. I haven't had a RETF. They look awesome! Gotta remember, they are adapted to their environment. Have to feed them their normal food, keep their temps and humidity right and provide them with plenty of hiding places. Not sure but they may require some UVA/UVB rays too.