Need help about what sickness my WTF has..

[flybyferns]

Hello,
I do not have Whites. I will try to help you get things going.
I do have some questions, comments and a suggestion though. I hope a whites owner will chime in !

questions: How much ventilation is the enclosure getting? (C02 can build up if the tank is all closed up)
How often does he get calcium ? ( could be a neurological problem ? )
When is the last time you found poop ? And what did it look like.


When you went to move him - he may have acted that way because he was so scared- could have been defense mechanism? I don't know if Whites would react this way?

I'm not so sure superworms are the best feeder for him? So, hopefully others can help you w/ this?
The lethargy could be a sign of an illness/parasites?

suggestion: I would take him to/ or speak to a vet

email Dr Frye , send him photos ! It is a very easy process !

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html

I would cut / paste/ and answer all of the questions in this thread.
It will help you , the frog, the vet, and FF members ------moving forward.

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...enclosure.html

Lynn

[tmalla1]

Thanks for your response!

How much ventilation is the enclosure getting? My enclosure has a screen top with a light on it.
How often does he get calcium ? I dust his crickets off with herbtivite twice a week, or i used to before he stopped eating them. Thats when i noticed he was only eating the worms and so i dusted the worms off too.
When is the last time you found poop ? I havent found poop lately.


When you went to move him - he may have acted that way because he was so scared- could have been defense mechanism? I think when i went to get him, he had a heart attack or something and started seizing. His arms scrunched to his body and his legs went stiff and he started twitching, had bubbles coming from his mouth, and was weirdly croaking. After about a minute of this, he came back to and was walking around. This is when i noticed him seemingly gagging, and at the front of his mouth, he had a bump which i had never noticed before? Ive been observing him all night (as im studying for finals) and over the past two hours, he has green dots on his back ill post pics from my phone in a second.

[helm96]

I have a few whites but I have never encountered a issue where I have had a seizure. I did see something that concerns me is you said that you dust with herptivite and thats it. Herptivite is a multi-vitamin, it has no calcium. You need calcium, I think its a lack of calcium causing the seizures; but I cannot say for sure. If they have not had Calcium since January this is not good at all! This is the biggest issue I can see from the info provided.

[tmalla1]

For real?! I feel so stupid! I read in a ton of places that herptivite had everything I needed to give them I feel terrible..the little guy just isnt doing good..

[helm96]

You will need to set a schedule for dusting. Dust with calcium one night and vitamins once to twice a week. I would get calcium right away and focus on that for awhile till they appear to be getting better. Start getting the Calcium in to their diet at tonights feeding. I am not sure how bad off your little guy is at this point. If it starts to look too bad I would contact a vet and see what they can help with.

another note, personally I would also switch from superworms to Wax Worms. When you get into some of the bigger super worms they can actually bite the inner lining of the frogs tummy after they eat them.

[tmalla1]

Thanks for all the help guys. Little guy didnt make it through the day When he passed, he had bright, neon green marks along his back. I guess this was some sort of bacterial infection from what ive read on here? It was painful to come home right as he was passing too and having to watch it and realize i couldnt do anything...

[helm96]

Sorry to hear about your loss.