Is my red eyed tree frog sick?

[Chrono1081]

Hi guys,

I have two red eyed tree frogs, but I noticed today the one looks pale and discolored on part of his skin. I can't tell if its just color change or if it could be some kind of infection.

Nothing in their tank has changed, and I treat the water that goes into the tank. I feed them gut loaded crickets too.

The frog acts normal, and doesn't sleep on the ground or anything and still hunts crickets and things.

Heres a pic of him:



And now to further confuse things here he is 10 min later, he's back to full color so I think its just the coloring but I wanted to ask to be sure.

[DonLisk]

You probably caught him when changing colors. One of mine was a calico of brown and green one day and I immediately thought it was in trouble only to find it was fully green a few hours later.

[flybyferns]

Hi guys,

I have two red eyed tree frogs, but I noticed today the one looks pale and discolored on part of his skin. I can't tell if its just color change or if it could be some kind of infection.

Nothing in their tank has changed, and I treat the water that goes into the tank. I feed them gut loaded crickets too.

The frog acts normal, and doesn't sleep on the ground or anything and still hunts crickets and things.

Heres a pic of him:



And now to further confuse things here he is 10 min later, he's back to full color so I think its just the coloring but I wanted to ask to be sure.

I'm wondering what kind of light was he exposed to, if any?

[wkcheng2]

Not infection, just color changing

[flybyferns]

Not infection, just color changing

I still think it is the result of exposure to a uvb light source or a plant light ?
Bottom in the dark ( under a leaf ) and the top of the frog exposed to the light.
I have seen this a few times on my RETFs ( I hang a 2.0 UVB - on a timer- and have plant lights to keep many plants in the enclosure alive and well)
It has always occurred when a leaf was covering a portion of the frog's body.
Lynn

[lukebaksavich]

I am not sure of the chemical processes that cause the colour change. But I have seen it happen with tree frogs with simple florescent and even incandescent lighting. I have also seen it in rain chambers where the top of the enclosure (where the light penetrates) is completely glass, so even with UVB lights (which I was not using), the uvb would not pass through the glass. The frogs skin changes colour with the level of lighting. This (and everything) is the result of natural selection. Creatures that blend in better are not eaten. If part of a leaf is covering your leaf frog, it is going to be lighter/darker in places depending on the whatever light is hitting it.

[flybyferns]

I am not sure of the chemical processes that cause the colour change. But I have seen it happen with tree frogs with simple florescent and even incandescent lighting. I have also seen it in rain chambers where the top of the enclosure (where the light penetrates) is completely glass, so even with UVB lights (which I was not using), the uvb would not pass through the glass. The frogs skin changes colour with the level of lighting. This (and everything) is the result of natural selection. Creatures that blend in better are not eaten. If part of a leaf is covering your leaf frog, it is going to be lighter/darker in places depending on the whatever light is hitting it.

Makes complete sense to me !!!! Lynn