Sick White's Tree Frog...please help!

[Badger]

I'm not that educated in the ways of parasites, though your vet could tell you exactly what to do.

[CamilleElise]

Well I thank you for your help! Probably to be safe I should do an extra thorough cage clean, but I will be sure to ask my vet what I should do to ensure the health of my little ones!

[Badger]

No problem, Keep us posted on his progress! I hope it turns out to be nothing.

[En333]

Hey I was searching for a post similar to my problem I found this.

My juvenile WTF, Kirby, is doing the same thing, only he's alone in his cage. He's not very active, sort of dark, and hangs out on the ground/water bowl for long periods of time. He used to go everywhere. Not sure of hes eating, sorta skinny not too much. Idk about feces.

Humidity is always 50-60%, temp usually around 75 day, 70 night. He has a day lamp for light and a lil heat. He has zoo med frog moss on top of coco fiber. Always fresh water, treated with jurassi-safe. Got lots of space to climb, sticks vines fake plants.

Only problem is that I just started treating water around Christmas. I've had Kirby (not sure if male or female yet) since September and have used
well water. (no chlorine or chloramine). Unfortunately I discovered it had ammonia in it when our goldfish started getting black sploches and died :/. Even though we treated its water.....

Anyway I need some help on what to do. I'm getting sort of worried. Can I give him a little bit honey in his water? Should I quarantine him? Will that even work since he's alone?

Usually when I clean his cage he's in a quarantine like container. It's a screen covered glass bowl with lil water on bottom, leaf or stick etc, and a cricket. He doesn't eat the cricket.

Plz help! And sorry for stealing thread lol

[En333]

?tank
?Kirby in a sad little corner
?water conditioner
?water conditioner info

Ps I also dust crickets with calcium and gut load them

[DonLisk]

You can try the Honey or Pedialite to induce some activity which some info on using either is below:
For the honey heat a bath of water to 80 degrees, melt a few drops of honey (there is no exact measurement for this, just a drop of honey per ounce of water) and let the water cool a little before bathing your frog. For the electrolytes, lots of people use unflavored pedialite (which is what I use). Stay away from the flavored stuff, no telling what that has in it. Unflavored pedialite looks like water and has barely any taste. Drop this in warm water (mid-70s or room temp) at a 10/1 ratio (10 water, 1 pedialite, so like...10 ounces of water, one ounce of pedialite) and mix it in, then give the frog a bath for 10-20 minutes to let it soak in the nutrients.

I wouldn't move him but you need to see that he is eating so when you feed watch for him to eat. You can also have a fecal exam done by taking some of the Frogs droppings to a herp vet and have the vet check your frog over.
Does your frogs move around the tank at all? Soaking is usually a sign of humidity issue so check to make sure your hydrometer is working properly. They are not the most accurate things. 50 - 60 percent is a good place to be with WTFs.

[En333]

Ok I'm going to try honey. And usually he eats at night if he were to eat. I'm going to try recording him sometime...

I know his humidity is good because the moss is damp, so are sticks.

I don't have a vet for him yet so I will try to find one.

Thnx for quick reply!

[En333]

And he will move around the tank every once in awhile. Could it just be the weather and pressure? I'm not sure... I'm just confused lol

[En333]

Do I put solution in his water bowl or a different tub?

[En333]

Ok as of right now he has been in that same corner for about a day and a half if not more.... Unless he moves at night and moves back in morning? But I am going to put a cricket bowl in his tank and give him a honey bath later today. I really hope this helps!

[GrifTheGreat]

Ok as of right now he has been in that same corner for about a day and a half if not more.... Unless he moves at night and moves back in morning? But I am going to put a cricket bowl in his tank and give him a honey bath later today. I really hope this helps!

You can take him out for the honey bath. Make sure its luke warm and the water isnt too deep. Should be up to his chin. I wouldn't do the honey bath in his enclosure or his own water dish. Take him out and place him in a large bowl. Hopefully it gives him the pick me up and thats all he needs otherwise you'll need to speed the vet trip up.

[DonLisk]

Your forg will usually find a single place to go back to and sleep. Since he/she is nocturnal, the activity is going to be when the lights are out.
You should see the glass smudged up some and if feeding from a bowl, then some crickets gone in the morning.

Keep in mind that a new frog needs to settle in so the less we disturb them the sooner they will settle in. My Red Eyed Leaf/Tree Frogs took weeks before I saw them move around at night and night lighting actually made them shy away from activity.

[En333]

Well I've had him since mid-August? About half a year. So I did a post on my honey bath and will keep everyone updated so I'll be posting there.

I haven't tried a bowl yet, I can't find right size but I'm trying....