my RETF viv Build... my 3rd viv Build!!! - Page 7

beckdg · #61 09-12-2010, 10:55 AM

might want to run sets of fecals from now on... especially if you're going to keep use that setup.

what silicone did you use? windows/doors/attics/basements... kitchen and bath?

have you checked with 3m to make sure they're not adding chemicals to their pads? they make everything "better" so it's a possibility.

maybe discuss with grimm about feeding and such... he might know some things...

roxxygroup1 · #62 09-13-2010, 10:55 AM

Well I think it may be the stuff I used to wipe down the glass this time... it was suppose to be safe for frogs but after he died I thought about it and red eyes are sensitive to a lot and he only started to act sickly after I. Wiped down the glass with that crap... it never hurt my wtf and my fbts before but they also seem to be tougher frogs then retfs.... it sucks that he died tho... and sucks that the others died before him... he was my first that didn't die within the first week.... idk if its because they were what they like to call "farm born"... wish I could get captive born retfs instead but its hard to find captive bred sub adults... most places only have babies.... I deff checked into everything I used to build the viv and its not that at all because he was happy and healthy up until a day or two after wipeing off the glass with that "suppose to be safe" pet encloser cleaner.... so I'm really thinking that was what killed him... thinking from now on ill just wipe the glass with distilled water and a squigie thing to avoid any thing that could hurt the frog when I actualy get my replacement female in a few weeks or so

beckdg · #63 09-13-2010, 11:04 AM

well that sucks. if you really think it's that stuff, i wouldn't use it on your other cages. just cause it's not killing them doesn't mean it's completely safe long term, ya know?

roxxygroup1 · #64 09-13-2010, 11:27 AM

Yea deff... I threw the stuff in the trash lol... from now on only distilled water to clean the glass... I posted a new thred in the tree frog section.. I am hoping I can get a rundown from others that have kept retfs for a while so I can narrow it down so this won't happed again