Help! Red Eyed Leaf Supp. Schedule & Humidity

[TheLivingLegend]

Could someone please help me with a very good supplement schedule and proper humidity for Red Eyed Leaf frogs? Your help is greatly appreciated, thank you.

[flybyferns]

Hello,
Welcome to Frog Forum.
I'm happy to share my routine.
You will get advice that differs slightly, from one person to another; caresheet to caresheet.
As always, it's best to research everything so you are able to make as informed a decision as possible regarding all aspects of their care.

Here's a great caresheet:
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...caresheet.html

Temps:
day 78-82F
Night 71-75F

Humidity:
70-80 % [should not remain/ or be sustained sustained (for red eyeds') above 82 % except for after a mist]

supplements:
I feed my A callidryas ( red eyed tree frogs) and A moreletii ( black eyed tree frogs) the same way:

I vary the supplements I dust the crickets with:
Repashy-Calcium Plus
Rep-cal calcium with vits D
Rep-cal Herptivite

I feed small crickets - only
I feed them everyday
I do not ration food in any way
I feed in clear glass bowls
I dust daily, alternating the products above

The reason I dust daily is because I have 4 frogs in one enclosure and 5 frogs in another- want to be sure they - all- get what they need.
Crickets are not very nutritious.
I have always fed daily and simply remove the uneaten crickets the following morning after 'lights on'

It is as equally important to feed the feeders well
A healthy cricket = a healthier frog.

Keep things clean..............including your hands
Limit handling red eyed tree frogs ... only if absolutely necessary

Hope this helps
Lynn

[Heatheranne]

Great advice by Lynn .

Feed my red eyes small to medium crickets, never large. A good rule of thumb is their food should be no larger than the width between their eyes. I tend to use a 2/3rds of that width rule for mine.

I dust with calcium/vita D 3 every other night and herptivite every Sunday.

I too remove unbeaten crickets the next morning and feed every night.

The glass bowl trick is my favorite way. This way you can monitor how many have been eaten. It also keeps crickets in the bowl and not running around the tank where they can bite your frogs, nibble at your plants, or deposit eggs in your substrate.

Monitor how often your frogs poop and the color and consistency. They should be soft, moist, brown. Diarrhea is a bad sign and often means the frog has a parasite, worms, infection, etc.

The temps Lynn posted should be followed. Having proper temperatures keeps their metabolism regulated, and thereby aides in digestion and triggers hunger.

Hope this helps .

[TheLivingLegend]

Great advice by Lynn .

Feed my red eyes small to medium crickets, never large. A good rule of thumb is their food should be no larger than the width between their eyes. I tend to use a 2/3rds of that width rule for mine.

I dust with calcium/vita D 3 every other night and herptivite every Sunday.

I too remove unbeaten crickets the next morning and feed every night.

The glass bowl trick is my favorite way. This way you can monitor how many have been eaten. It also keeps crickets in the bowl and not running around the tank where they can bite your frogs, nibble at your plants, or deposit eggs in your substrate.

Monitor how often your frogs poop and the color and consistency. They should be soft, moist, brown. Diarrhea is a bad sign and often means the frog has a parasite, worms, infection, etc.

The temps Lynn posted should be followed. Having proper temperatures keeps their metabolism regulated, and thereby aides in digestion and triggers hunger.

Hope this helps .

Thank you! How often should I use the calcium without d3?

[Heatheranne]

I believe Repashy has calcium with vitamin D3 in it. Peek at the ingredients.

Calcium without vitamin D3 is not helpful. Vitamin D3 helps with the absorption of calcium. Because we do not provide enough vitamin D via sunlight, we need to replace what they are not getting naturally. Calcium deficiencies can lead to tetany and loss of motor functions and if severe enough can lead to paralysis, seizures, and Metabolic Bone Disease. For the best absorption, I always recommend it with vitamin D3.

This actually applies to humans as well.

When using a vitamin D3/calcium supplement, dust lightly every other day.

Signs of low blood calcium levels are numbness and tingling (which we can't really assess in amphibians), twitching, stiff like motions of joints or lack of ability to control movements, tremors, seizures, paralysis. You will see that the bones become soft and weak. It will also affect their bone marrow, which therefore can lead to anemia.