New and have an SOS!

[Sublime]

As far as trying to feed him since he may appear weak, try rubbing the food up against his mouth or dropping it right in front of him. Since they are ambush predators they will appear 'lazy' to people who think they should be moving more to catch their food. In his state of health, you really need to be helping him during feeding. Not at the point of force feeding it to him though - if he doesn't want it then try again tomorrow. He'll become even more stressed if you're agitating him too much trying to get him to feed. Doesn't seem like his stress came from environmental factors (Improper husbandry) - in your situation it's more than likely from profuse human exposure.

[frogmama]

Thanks so much to all of you. Unfortunately, we lost him around 1:35 this morning. He seemed to be rallying after a warm soak, but was gone when I checked on him about an hour later.

Mark, we kept handling to a minimum as a practice, only handling to clean his tank. Though from your post it appears he wasn't getting the calcium he needed and I also wonder whether the moss was a factor. I wish we had had this advice from the beginning. I did research care when we brought him home but didn't find care sheets as comprehensive as the one posted here.

You've all been a tremendous help, and we will be so much better informed when we try again. We all got quite attached to him, so we may wait a little while.

[Jimbok3]

So sorry for your loss, I just lost my fire belly toads. Tell your son that somtimes bad things happen but remember that you gave "Huck" lots of love and he had a beter life with you guys than he would have had at the pet store.

[Sublime]

I'm sorry frogmama for your loss . Inevitably it wasn't your fault. What I mean by this is so many people get advice from inexperienced employees at chain pet stores that don't know what they're talking about and leads to customers losing frogs. We learn from our mistakes and hopefully you guys pick up a new one after researching through this site.

Tell your son that there are many more out there and that your other frog is in a happy place.

[Jcal]

That sucks and im sorry we couldnt help you sooner. If you have anyother questions for us just let use know.

[Mentat]

Sorry for your frog death! I'm new to forum and frog keeping too and can relate to your loss.