Help! Tree frog keeps 'screaming', trying to escape and some other issues :/
Hi everyone!
Recently I purchased a green tree frog. All was well at first, but after about a week it started behaving erratically, such as making sudden squeaking/screaming noises at night for short periods of time and trying to get out of its tank. It has successfully escaped twice now, but each time I managed to find it and place it back.
After these incidents, I have subsequently changed the top of the tank so that it is more secure and it has proved to be effective.
Also, I think it has scuffed its snout several times while it keeps crawling up and down the sides of the tank and hopping about whilst trying to escape.
There is no bleeding whatsoever but the green epidermis seems to be worn away and it looks really raw :/ This can be seen from the photos attached.
Lastly, its hind legs and belly seem a little reddish/purplish too. Is this simply pigmentation and hence benign or could it be signs of red leg? Even so, it is extremely restless and active since it's still looking for a way out of the tank!
Diet wise, it is eating well and had regular bowel movement too.
Details of the surroundings are as such: Temperature around 24-30 deg celsius, enclosure is about 25x18x20cm (LengthxBreadthxHeight), it is the only inhabitant, the water used is dechlorinated by leaving to stand for a few days, tree bark is used for substrate, false plants and cleaned branches from the pet store which I bought the frog from are used, the tank is placed in a relatively quiet area, lights are off for about 10 hours a day and I hardly handle it.
Thanks so much!
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