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    Default White spots in RETF?

    Hi,

    I recently noticed some white spots in my red eyed tree frog. (I can't say for sure if they were there before and I just now noticed them, or if they are new). From doing some research, I've heard that it could be a sign of oodinium, or that some red eyed tree frogs just naturally have white spots as part of their skin coloration. These spots are small, and seem to appear more when he is a darker shade. It doesn't look like they are raised above the surface of his skin, but it was hard to get a good angle and I didn't want to pick him up and stress him out.

    Here is a picture of Wally: (You can see the largest spot is about 2/3 of the way down his body, and there are a handful of other tiny spots along his back).
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    I appreciate any thoughts/advice anyone could give me!

    EDIT: Wow it's been a long day, I completely forgot to mention that he doesn't really appear sick in any other way. He's been eating well (about 15-20 crickets a week dusted with calcium) and is active at night and sleeps throughout the day. I did notice him shedding a few weeks ago, but he seems done with that now.

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    Default Re: White spots in RETF?

    Hi,
    I don't believe this is odium, and I don't believe these are normal pigmentation 'white spots" either, as those are very slightly raised and smaller. Keep an eye on them. Sometimes these little spots appear when the frog is changing coloration.
    Do you see these spots when his color bright green, which is usually( daytime) when they are sleeping?
    He looks good
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    Default Re: White spots in RETF?

    Hi,

    Thank you so much! I have only seen the spots when he is a darker color in the night/evening, not during the day when he is brighter green. Is that a good sign? He might have just been changing colors when I saw him this evening, so maybe that is it?

    Thank you again for your advice!

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    Default Re: White spots in RETF?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ksams821 View Post
    Hi,

    Thank you so much! I have only seen the spots when he is a darker color in the night/evening, not during the day when he is brighter green. Is that a good sign? He might have just been changing colors when I saw him this evening, so maybe that is it?

    Thank you again for your advice!
    I think he's ok.
    Current Collection
    Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
    Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
    Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
    Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
    Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
    Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"

    Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
    Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
    Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"

    Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
    Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
    Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
    Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
    Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
    Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
    Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
    Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
    Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
    Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
    Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"

    Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)

    Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
    Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
    Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
    Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
    Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
    Oophaga histrionica "Tado"

    Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
    Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
    Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
    Ranitomeya vanzolinii

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