What am I doing wrong?

[Shaymac620]

I am not positive that they are eating, but I think they are. The crickets that I got from Petco were too big, so I bought fruit flies which seem to be better for them because they are really tiny. We did have trouble with the flies escaping from the container, so we bought cheese cloth and taped it over the cover so they couldn't escape. I will make sure to put in enough flies and I am going to try and spray the tank more. Thank you for your help!

[KingCam]

Hmmmm.... that water should be fine, and everything else you described sounds correct. I dunno why they are dying on you.

Those are definitely grey tree frogs, which is an AWESOME species to keep. They make fantastic pets.

[Rae]

Froglets need to eat alot and frequently. So if you aren't sure if they are getting enough that might be why... make sure you are constantly cleaning up the poop. if you don't have a bathing dish you definitely need to be misting more. Mine bath daily on there own for quite awhile and I mist at least once a day more if I see the humidity levels drop. Humidity should be between 60 and 70 and temp between 70 and 80, also make sure you are changing the paper towels very frequently as bacteria and germs can form very easy. Id say every few days max, daily if its not stressing froglets.

Also DO NOT handle them more than you need too... this causes stress and can also lead to deaths

[Rae]

I am not positive that they are eating, but I think they are. The crickets that I got from Petco were too big, so I bought fruit flies which seem to be better for them because they are really tiny. We did have trouble with the flies escaping from the container, so we bought cheese cloth and taped it over the cover so they couldn't escape. I will make sure to put in enough flies and I am going to try and spray the tank more. Thank you for your help!

Call them and ask about pinhead crickets, if they don't sell them they might know who does if you ask... then start calling other Pet and reptile places and ask. Most Reptile places that specialize in reptiles and anphibians will have pinheads which are really tiny. Regular pet stores usually only have 1 or 2 sizes

[Shaymac620]

I just wanted to thank everyone for the help. I am happy to report that since then no more of the little frogs have died. I guess I wasn't spraying the tanks as much as I should have. Now they are all doing great and eating, which is so fun to watch. Here is some picutes of them:



The first two are Oliver and Sylvester and the last two are Arnold and Arthur

[Shade38]

Beautiful little ones! Thanks for sharing and glad they are doing well now.