My frog keeps going into aestivation, help please

[Ribbits]

For the last month or two my adult pacman (4 inches across) keeps going into aestivation. I will get concerned after 5 days or so and dig him up and give him a soak. He then usually sheds his exterior and then goes right back into aestivation again. The temps is around 82-84 in the day and 78-80 at night. Humidity around 70%, although i think my guage is pretty cheap and not sure if it is accurate. I keep the soil moist by spraying once a day and pouring about a pint of water over the soil once a week or so. Also after his soak he will usually eat 1 to three nightcrawlers, but he usually eats 3 nightcrawlers every other day when he is ot in Aestivation. He used to be on a very regular cycle of buried during the day and coming up at night like clockwork. I have not changed anything since then. Is this perhaps an internal seasonal clock thing. Should i not bring him out of his Aestivation. How long should i leave him in Aestivation before I need to be concerned.

[GrifTheGreat]

For the last month or two my adult pacman (4 inches across) keeps going into aestivation. I will get concerned after 5 days or so and dig him up and give him a soak. He then usually sheds his exterior and then goes right back into aestivation again. The temps is around 82-84 in the day and 78-80 at night. Humidity around 70%, although i think my guage is pretty cheap and not sure if it is accurate. I keep the soil moist by spraying once a day and pouring about a pint of water over the soil once a week or so. Also after his soak he will usually eat 1 to three nightcrawlers, but he usually eats 3 nightcrawlers every other day when he is ot in Aestivation. He used to be on a very regular cycle of buried during the day and coming up at night like clockwork. I have not changed anything since then. Is this perhaps an internal seasonal clock thing. Should i not bring him out of his Aestivation. How long should i leave him in Aestivation before I need to be concerned.

I'm assuming that your frog is over a year old due to its size. If you don't want him/her to go into aestivation you must maintain a constant 80% humidity and day time temps of 82 to 85. Night temp should be around 78 or 79. When he/she goes under. You can dig him/her up and place the frog in a warm de-chlorinated soak. Some frogs will go under anyway, but at this time of year he/she should not be trying to hibernate. I would buy a nes Hygrometer and invest in a Zoo Med Hygrotherm and hook a Zoo Med Reptifogger up to it to maintain your frogs climate consistantly. This is an option not something you have to buy. It does do wonders for your frog though.

Keep me posted.

[Ribbits]

so I am now monitoring his temp in two places in the tank, bought a new giant mister, and making sure his tank humidity and temp are exactly where they should be. Tonight I gave him a soak and changed his substrate. He does not seem to be going into aestivation any more, but he has not regained his appetite. He is still pretty fat but he has only eaten one nightcrawler in the past week and a half. He has not pooped in three weeks or so, but has not been eating much in the time. No lumps in his belly. He was chirping yesterday which I think is generally a good sign. Should I go to the vet? I get crazy ideas in my head like his substrate might have been contaminated, which is why i changed it even though I changed it less than a month ago.

[Ribbits]

I think he is two or three although I have only had him for a year. Here is a pic from tonight after I changed the substrate.

[GrifTheGreat]

Monitor him closely. If needs be you can soak him in either a. Honey bath which is a warm soak with 3 to 4 drops of honey disolved in the water or a Pedialyte bath of a 10 to 1 ratio. 1oz of Pedialyte to every 10oz of water. It MUST be UNFLAVORED Pedialyte.

A vet may give him a Baytril injection which is an antibiotic that can spark their appetite, sometimes doesn't work. You could try keeping him at 85 degrees for a couple days to help boost his appetite. Heat is how they digest and metabolize their food so higher temps can spark their appetite.

Try the higher temps first before using the soaks. I wouldn't take him to the vet unless something is actually wrong. It could only provide an unecessary bill for you.

Keep me posted.

[pac]

i would just let him astivate my big frogs just woke last nite

[GrifTheGreat]

i would just let him astivate my big frogs just woke last nite

That is an option, but they aren't supposed to aestivate in Spring. His internal clock should be set to the seasons where he lives right? I wouldn't let him since this is a first time experiance for this member. Since he is worried to death about him going into aestivation I'm pretty sure that he will also worry himself to death while his frog slumbers. Do not want an accidental death due to a first time aestivation. That is my concern.