I don't know what has happened to our dear Sloppy.
Here's a little history:
I bought a white's tree frog, 'Froggy,' November 25th for my 4 year old son from a local independently owned pet store specializing in aquatic pets. However, I found out later the man who helped me, also the owner of store, doesn't know much about amphibians. He told me the frog was a Blue chubby. Also housed in same one gallon tank was another white's and a white lipped tree frog.
After a couple weeks and some friendly advice here at the frog forum, we moved him into an 18x18x24 enclosure with 5 safe and real plants, several vines and sticks for climbing, fake hanging vines, water dish. Humidity and temp good.
Then we decided to get Froggy a friend (I know, not necessary, but still we wanted to add one more frog).
We bought Sloppy two weeks after we bought Froggy from same said pet store.
We were told by same man that quarantine was not necessary because they were from same breeder and were housed in same tank at store.
Nonetheless, we quarantined. But only for one week. Sloppy seemed very healthy.
Then after one week, we introduced Sloppy to Froggy.
Both were eating and eliminating normally. Everything seemed to be going very well.
This evening I find Sloppy nearly and just about dead in back of enclosure - this is now two and a half weeks after we brought him home, and only 1 1/2 weeks in enclosure with Froggy.
I panicked, picked him up. he was limp and barely breathing.
I quickly got a small container and filled it with warm water and a couple drops of honey. (I don't know why, but remembered reading that was helpful, for what I couldn't remember). He seemed to barely perk up for a couple seconds.
Then, nothing... gone. I noticed after he passed that he did look a little bloated, but not terribly.
I'm sorry, but no pictures. I can barely look at him I'm so sad. We will bury him in the morning.
We are so, so sad. And I feel terribly guilty.
I sat at the vivarium for about half an hour mourning our new and now lost friend, wondering what went wrong. (By the way, I'm the type of person that follows instructions obsessively, so everything should have been in order with my husbandry. There still was question of the well water I use that recently tested high in calcium, magnesium, and iron - but still considered safe by the water co and pet store said should be fine, so I continue to use it unless someone here says not to). Anyway, while sitting by the viv I saw what looks like a milkweed bug, but I'm not sure what it was, in the tank. I've seen these in the house before. They make a fruity odor when feel threatened. I removed it. Could Sloppy have eaten one of these bugs and was consequently poisoned? Anyone know if the sudden death could be explained by eating a poisonous insect?
My concern now is Froggy (the first one). What do we do now? Clean and replace everything in tank?
He currently seems the same as ever. Even eating a cricket this evening after everything settled.
Any advice on how to keep our remaining frog safe, healthy, and happy would be most deeply appreciated.
Thank you