Im about to leave what to do

[Bruce]

Ivory beat me to it, you are just as rude and ignorant as they come. I'll still offer to help for the sake of your frog if you're around the eastern boarder of PA, but you really need an attitude adjustment and learn to have some respect for the forum members and the life of your frogs.

[Ra]

I'm gonna be real here...

We're talking about an animal that goes into extended periods of dormancy in the wild that can last for several months. Why cant he just do the same thing someone would do if they were brumating their frogs for breeding?
Ive had pacman frogs that went dormant and went of food for more than two weeks, burying themselves deep in the soil and not surfacing all on there own.

Provided that the frog is healthy, the temperatures are lowered down and there is a very very deep and moist layer of coco fiber, I really dont think it will phase the frog much at all.

[IvoryReptiles]

I'm gonna be real here...

We're talking about an animal that goes into extended periods of dormancy in the wild that can last for several months. Why cant he just do the same thing someone would do if they were brumating their frogs for breeding?
Ive had pacman frogs that went dormant and went of food for more than two weeks, burying themselves deep in the soil and not surfacing all on there own.

Provided that the frog is healthy, the temperatures are lowered down and there is a very very deep and moist layer of coco fiber, I really dont think it will phase the frog much at all.

Gee Ra, I guess you missed the part where it said there would be NO a/c running and the house would be in the high 90's then?? Not quite a cooling down, right? And Morgan is right......you think this kid can pull off a forced brumation if he doesn't know simple care?? It's usually dome under supervision at our house anyway.....we monitor them. Mostly because we care if they make it through. This kid also stated that he has done this exact same thing before and the frog died.....pretty sure this is history repeating itself. Personally, I would advise this child to wait until he/she is mature enough to handle the care of a frog.

[Ra]

Gee Ra, I guess you missed the part where it said there would be NO a/c running and the house would be in the high 90's then?? Not quite a cooling down, right? And Morgan is right......you think this kid can pull off a forced brumation if he doesn't know simple care?? It's usually dome under supervision at our house anyway.....we monitor them. Mostly because we care if they make it through. This kid also stated that he has done this exact same thing before and the frog died.....pretty sure this is history repeating itself. Personally, I would advise this child to wait until he/she is mature enough to handle the care of a frog.

Oh I thought he was turning the heat up to 80 in his house to keep the frog warm while he was gone, I didnt realize he probably doesnt have an a/c. No, that isn't quite a cooling down, and I'll just ignore the condescending nature of your remarks here.
On the note about brumation, I was just raising the question, these are large hardy frogs after all that are evolved to deal with drastically changing seasonal conditions so I think its unlikely that the frog would die after two weeks if the right conditions were met before he left. That is, if those conditions were met. And they really arent all that hard to meet, unless you dont have an a/c unit or a cool basement.

He stated last time that he attempted to take his frog with on vacation on a long road trip which seems ridiculous, but he doesnt want to repeat that scenario obviously.

What I find odd is that there isnt any body that can at least come over every couple of days to mist the tank and change the water dish. Like, nobody at all. That seems odd to me.

[GrifTheGreat]

Oh I thought he was turning the heat up to 80 in his house to keep the frog warm while he was gone, I didnt realize he probably doesnt have an a/c. No, that isn't quite a cooling down, and I'll just ignore the condescending nature of your remarks here.
On the note about brumation, I was just raising the question, these are large hardy frogs after all that are evolved to deal with drastically changing seasonal conditions so I think its unlikely that the frog would die after two weeks if the right conditions were met before he left. That is, if those conditions were met. And they really arent all that hard to meet, unless you dont have an a/c unit or a cool basement.

He stated last time that he attempted to take his frog with on vacation on a long road trip which seems ridiculous, but he doesnt want to repeat that scenario obviously.

What I find odd is that there isnt any body that can at least come over every couple of days to mist the tank and change the water dish. Like, nobody at all. That seems odd to me.

Ra the problem is that we have no idea what conditions the frog is kept in or its overall health. They MUST be of a good weight and of the right age to brumate. If nothing has been prepared correctly to start brumation the frog will still die. A lot of frogs that are allowed to aestivate or brumate under a year of age never wake up.

As I said we have no idea whether the frog is even healthy enough to even think about brumation and yes this particular person lacks any necessary experience and or ability to allow the frog to undergo this process. It would still be a death sentence for the frog.

[DVirginiana]

Ra the problem is that we have no idea what conditions the frog is kept in or its overall health. They MUST be of a good weight and of the right age to brumate. If nothing has been prepared correctly to start brumation the frog will still die. A lot of frogs that are allowed to aestivate or brumate under a year of age never wake up.

As I said we have no idea whether the frog is even healthy enough to even think about brumation and yes this particular person lacks any necessary experience and or ability to allow the frog to undergo this process. It would still be a death sentence for the frog.

Just reading the first post it sounded like the frog was probably not being kept warm enough, so I'd guess it hasn't been eating well... Regardless, the person seems to have stopped replying. They've probably already left. I just hope they found someone to take care of it..

[GrifTheGreat]

Just reading the first post it sounded like the frog was probably not being kept warm enough, so I'd guess it hasn't been eating well... Regardless, the person seems to have stopped replying. They've probably already left. I just hope they found someone to take care of it..

As do I.

[Lija]

Personally, I would advise this child to wait until he/she is mature enough to handle the care of a frog.

so very much agree with that!