Red Eyed Tree Frogs in New Mexico!

[Bolisnide]

I'm so bummed... I feel very defeated at the moment, and very much over my head. I'm surprised that there are not more people commenting/helping out on this thread.
I went to petco yesterday and explained the situation. The manager said that out of the 5 they got, 3 have died, and the one left was not looking good. I opted out of bringing home another red eye that may be sick as I already have one that may or may not be on the edge. I refunded my money and buried the poor babe that died.
As far as the one I have left, has a worn nose that requires attention, and I need to upgrade to a larger enclosure. This frog stilll has not pooped, and may or may not of eaten since I brought him/her home on Sat. Definitely didn't eat last night. At least it is resting up high on the snake plant and I have a handle on it's environment.
I will post pictures soon, don't want to disturb the already stressed red eye I have left.
I have applied non-pain relief neosporin to the worn snout, but it's tricky... I don't want to stress further nor do I want to clog the nose with the neosporin. And the frog is soooo little and fragile.
Anyone with more advice, thoughts, etc. please chime in.
Lynn? Heather?
Thanks.

[mrzoggs]

Im so sorry you feel that way. Im sure this wont make you feel any better, but after i bought my first 2 red eyes, one also died within a week. It was sleeping on the floor and acting weird also. Pretty much the same thing that you went through. I took my time with the one that lived and he turned out to be doing great. Do you know how long Petco had them before you bought them? They could be going through the stress of moving to Petco, and then being quickly moved to your house could of stressed them out even more. No telling where Petco got them from either. If i had to guess, i would say the cheapest red eye dealer on the internet (same place i got my first two from). They couldve been field collected which stresses them out WAY more. It also gives them a good chance of having worms or parasites which wouldnt help the situation either. With the neosporin on the nose, i would wait until its asleep. Maybe use a q-tip and gently rub it on there. It shouldnt even wake up. Maybe you can use the tip of your finger. (wash hands or wear a glove).

If i were you, i would cover 3 sides of the enclosure. With my new red eye, i put a blanket over the enclosure at night to ensure complete darkness. If it comes down to it maybe a force feed???

Remember, it IS NOT YOUR FAULT!!!!! I cannot stress that enough. Dont beat yourself up about it. Obviously Petco isnt doing any better with their red eyes. You can take a picture while its sleeping during the day. It shouldnt even notice.

[Bolisnide]

Im so sorry you feel that way. Im sure this wont make you feel any better, but after i bought my first 2 red eyes, one also died within a week. It was sleeping on the floor and acting weird also. Pretty much the same thing that you went through. I took my time with the one that lived and he turned out to be doing great. Do you know how long Petco had them before you bought them? They could be going through the stress of moving to Petco, and then being quickly moved to your house could of stressed them out even more. No telling where Petco got them from either. If i had to guess, i would say the cheapest red eye dealer on the internet (same place i got my first two from). They couldve been field collected which stresses them out WAY more. It also gives them a good chance of having worms or parasites which wouldnt help the situation either. With the neosporin on the nose, i would wait until its asleep. Maybe use a q-tip and gently rub it on there. It shouldnt even wake up. Maybe you can use the tip of your finger. (wash hands or wear a glove).


If i were you, i would cover 3 sides of the enclosure. With my new red eye, i put a blanket over the enclosure at night to ensure complete darkness. If it comes down to it maybe a force feed???

Remember, it IS NOT YOUR FAULT!!!!! I cannot stress that enough. Dont beat yourself up about it. Obviously Petco isnt doing any better with their red eyes. You can take a picture while its sleeping during the day. It shouldnt even notice.

Thanks, I appreciate it. I felt so excited on Sat, like I could give them such a good home. and now I feel like a failure to these poor frogs. The pet store said they had just got the frogs in, I assumed that meant like just a couple days or so... I can see how stressed the frog is, and I feel so bad for it. I'll try bowl feeding tonight and see if he eats. I'll try that for a couple more days? And continue with neosporin until the wound heals>
Thank you

[mrzoggs]

put some outside the bowl, and inside the bowl. they might not "know how" to bowl feed yet hehe. i would try covering up some sides too. just so the frog isnt as scared.

[Bolisnide]

the frog ate 3 very small crickets last night (at least I think), I put 3 small crickets outside the bowl and 3 inside the bowl. The ones outside the bowl are missing. As I have papertowels for substrate, I'm pretty sure they were eaten! I'm so happy
Also, covered the sides of tank for security...

[Shade38]

Sorry to hear you lost one If they weren't transported correctly, they could have been exposed to extreme conditions, heat, cold, circus juggling, who knows?!

You sound like a very responsible keeper-- like mrzoggs said, don't blame yourself. You don't know what they'd been through before they came into your care.

[Ceri]

Hi
Iam a little bit lost,I don,t know if iam allowed to just post a mgs here?Iam intrested to start keeping RETF I have been on my project build for 6mths,I hope to complete it by xmas,I have started to plant Bromilads+Air Plants in the Canopy,I have done a lot of reading,+got a fair idea what to aim for ie the Climate ect,My build is in our attic away from the tv,I did want to mix TF But they they say it,s a bad move.illness ect,I just want to pick up more gen about RETF they look stunning,That,s why I have taken my time over getting things right for them, any advice would be welcomed atb
Ceri

[Bolisnide]

Sorry to hear you lost one If they weren't transported correctly, they could have been exposed to extreme conditions, heat, cold, circus juggling, who knows?!

You sound like a very responsible keeper-- like mrzoggs said, don't blame yourself. You don't know what they'd been through before they came into your care.

Thanks Toni. Well, lessons are learned everyday, right! Will never support these big chains by purchasing another living creature from them. After reading about Heather and her red eyes she brought home from Petco, I too wonder where they're coming from and how they're transported. Not to mention how they're housed when they finally arrive at the store. Poor things.

On another note, I found poop! I'm so excited and thought I would share
(my husband thinks I'm nuts that I'm so excited about poo, but that is a very good sign things are moving along!

Also, will post a picture soon.... the viv is totally different now (still too small, but I'm really happy with how it is for now).
Paper towel substrate, lots of pothos and snake plants, and a plastic fake tree. The frog is up high in a snake plant, and seems to be more comfortable (less stressed). And it's nose seems to be healing, so yippee!