White's Tree Frog Help Please ?

[Bellerophon]

Kirb, can we get a pic of the tank? Most of the time problems with amphibians can be directly attributed to the environment they're housed in. Its best to rule out any husbandry problems before trying to dive in and play veterinarian with the animal.

[kirby1306]

Hey Bellerophon,

I'll try and take a picture of the tank later and upload it.

Thanks for everyones help so far
Kirb xx

[maneeta]

I've had a similar problem with one of my frogs. When I got him he ate 3 crickets in about 3 weeks, the next 3 weeks he didn't eat at all and I was more than worried. The guy that owns the shop I've got them from (he knows a lot about them) told me that as long as she seems healthy and is not losing weight, it's okay I should not worry too much. Amphibians seem to be able to live without food for months. Mine is eating now as much as the others do.

As the others said I would not force him, it seems that he is able to eat and he just doesn't want to... Maybe he feels a little bit stressed, so I wouldn't take him out for a while (I did it like that with mine).

Another question: You wrote you kept them in a 20 liter tank, but I really really hope you meant 20 gallons..? (If it really is 20 liters that would be the same as keeping a child in a closet and I could imagine why he's not eating.)

[kirby1306]

Haha yes you are right lol , 20 gallons !! I didn't even notice my mistake on my original post - thanks for pointing it out though , i'd hate for people to think we were keeping our lovely Fargo in such a small enclosed space.

Anyway , thanks for your post - that has put my mind at ease somewhat knowing that you have had a similar experience and that he began eating again. Fargo has only not eaten for just over a week, and I actually think he has had ONE cricket - so it's not that he can't eat altogether.

I think from this site and from another forum, people have asked me questions and have rules out any illnesses etc , and have come to the conclusion that he was eating a lot before and he just simply isn't hungry at the moment. However to vary the diet and he may be interested lol. so that's what I'm going to do.

I just thought i'd add this picture of fargo in his tank among the vines and branches. You can see the gorgeous colour I was talking about and also that his eyes are not like the first pictures I posted, as some people seemed concerned about that ! I took this picture literally just as he hopped from one big branch to another . I do love him

[maneeta]

*phew* ^^

I hope he'll eat again soon, so you don't have to worry no more. Although most people say white's are ALWAYS hungry and if they don't eat they must be sick, it seems that sometimes they really aren't like that. I hope it's the same with your little (very pretty) one...

Another thing is that it means a lot of stress for the little guy if you take him to the vet that's why I didn't take mine there (of course only because she really seemed to be in good health) and it was the best choice since the vet couldn't have done anything and maybe she hadn't eating for a longer time because of that stress.

If you want to be sure he doesn't lose weight I recommend you to scale him.

keeping fingers crossed

ps: Don't worry about the humidity, I think around 50 to 60% daytime a little more at night is great. The temperature is okay as well, it might be slightly lower during night (around 20°C or a bit lower). The shop owner told me the reason for the appetite loss could be if it's too hot for them... (In my case that wasn't the "problem" but you never know.)

[kirby1306]

Hey Maneeter

Thanks for saying Fargo is pretty - he is gorgeous , and such a fabulous colour (this is another one of the reasons that I don't believe he is ill to be honest!)

Your information has really put me at ease, I agree though that many people have said that they will ALWAYS eat but since asking about this on the two forums I use, many people have popped up and said that they have had similar problems, and it's simply because they just weren't hungry!

As you can see he looks pretty healthy - he is only around 2 1/2 3 months old (can't be too exact =()
but has been putting his weight on fairly well. I will weigh him I think, but maybe not this week, I might leave him till next week and see what his eating is like, if its still off I'll weight him. I just don't want to stress him out if it is absolutely necessary !!

I'm so glad I have access to all you knowledgable guys who are actually willing to help .
thanks !!

Kirb xx

[Kurt]

Before we state the reason he's not eating is because not hungry, lets have a look in his mouth. Make sure that everything is normal and healthy. A fecal float should also be done to be on the safe side, make sure its not parasites that diminishing his appetite.