White's Tree Frog Help Please ?

[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.

[kirby1306]

Could you tell me what to look for , or point me to a resource that can give me this information?

Kirb x

[Kurt]

The mouth should have a healthy pink look to it. No sores or mucus or puss. A fecal float will have to be done by a vet. The fecal sample should be no more than twenty four hours old to test properly.

[kirby1306]

Mouth is all fine and dandy Just had a look at him and he looks pretty good.

I've hunted down a vet that has experience of amphibians so will be sorting that out first thing in the morning !

How would you suggest he could have got parasites??

Kirb xx

[Kurt]

His size suggests that he may be wild caught, which means it is very likely that he has gastrointestinal parasites. Under stress or illness these parasites can expand in population thus further making the animal weaker and possibly contributing to its death.