Reed frogs

[WindedFatnNasty]

Hello,
I recently purchased 6 reed frogs from the columbia repticon on Saturday. For some reason, I have lost two of my six frogs already. Im thinking it was poor judgement on my part for purchasing them because im certain they were wild caught. My question is, is there anything I can do to try and save my remaining four frogs? Ive only seen one of them eat and they are all really skinny. I keep the temp at 75-80 degrees during the day and let it get to 70 degrees at night. Ive been misting the tank once in the morning for the two days I've had them. The fact that I've lost two frogs already, I feel like it isn't necessarily something im doing or not doing, but that the frogs are sick. If im missing any key information please let me know. Thanks guys for reading.

[bcworkman]

hey there man, in reguards to your sick frogs, is there an exotic pets vet to whom you can take them to get checked out? they're a species that lives over water, and thus your tank set up needs to have at least a large bowl of water for the frogs. i would take them to the vet if you have one available. here are 3 great links for info and care of reed frogs. hope this is hepful, and i hope you dont lose any more.

Amphibian Care >> Reed Frog (Afrixalus, Heterixalus, and Hyperolius species)

http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/a...dmonds2009.pdf

http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/a...dmonds2012.pdf

brandon

[WindedFatnNasty]

hey there man, in reguards to your sick frogs, is there an exotic pets vet to whom you can take them to get checked out? they're a species that lives over water, and thus your tank set up needs to have at least a large bowl of water for the frogs. i would take them to the vet if you have one available. here are 3 great links for info and care of reed frogs. hope this is hepful, and i hope you dont lose any more.

Amphibian Care >> Reed Frog (Afrixalus, Heterixalus, and Hyperolius species)

http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/a...dmonds2009.pdf

http://www.amphibiancare.com/frogs/a...dmonds2012.pdf

brandon

Yeah it doesnt look like the vets around here can do anything for frogs. Ive been meaning to get a water dish I just havent made it to a pet store yet. They sit in the broms which have a small pool of water in them so I hope they'll be ok until friday. Ive also been making sure the tank is humid which the moss helps. Thank you for the care sheets and the response!

[WindedFatnNasty]

Ps. I know the broms could rot. I have been keeping them wet for that specific reason.

[bcworkman]

yeah man, i hope it helps. you could sub a kitchen bowl with water until you get a proper water bowl. i would deff try that. i love little reeds, keep us updated, and good luck.

brandon

[WindedFatnNasty]

Alright, so I've got the new water dish in. I haven't lost another frog so im hoping they'll all be ok. They've really adjusted to being in the enclosure so now I see them all the time. Thank you for your help brandon

[WindedFatnNasty]

[bcworkman]

the enclosure looks good, and im glad they have adjusted and seem to be doing better. good luck friend, happy to help.

brandon

[WindedFatnNasty]

I'm not trying to bring back a dead post but I just wanted to show what I've done with my enclosure. I attached two brooms and a creeping Charlie vine to the back and then filled the bottom with water. I also added a couple aquatic plants. I like this a lot better than the water dish. I know I have atleast one male because he calls every night. It would be very cool if they were to breed since this setup would allow it. Thanks for looking guys.

[DigitalPunk]

Love the look of the new tank!

[Mentat]

Last enclosure set-up looks way more suitable for Reed frogs . You could also add a couple plastic bamboo perches (from Flukers) or real pieces if you can find some.

[WindedFatnNasty]

So I made the classic mistake of using grape wood and hoping my outcome would somehow be different from everyone else's lol. Long story short, it molded. So here is my third and hopefully final setup. For a while anyways.

[bcworkman]

looks good

[WindedFatnNasty]

Thanks does anyone else have reed frog setups that they'd like to share? I'd really like to see them.