Discolored spot (possible sore?) on my male tomato, and mites in his terrarium.

[GrifTheGreat]

You're going to have to remove everything and scrub down the enclosure. You want to get rid of those mites. They will begin to stress him out from crawling all over him. You will have to soak him really well to be sure all the mites are off him.

Remove any furniture and plants fake or live and waste them off really well. Throw away any driftwood because their could be eggs within it. Substrate needs to be new of course. They could have come from the substrate when you expanded it or if its the bagged kind that is pre-expanded. They seem to be more common in the pre-expanded bags of Eco Earth for some reason.

As for the discolored area. I can't be sure what may have caused it or if its a sore. All frogs react when touched from behind. Its a reflex so they react quickly to escape a potential predator. You can apply Original Neosporin to the area twice a day and see if their is any change for the better. Could just be a scrape from one of his furniture items.

Try and be more diligent when it comes to removing the frog's waste. If left in there it will grow mold, fungus, and bacteria. You don't want him becoming ill.

[KingCam]

Grif is right the mites need to be eliminated. As far as the discoloration, it looks like a healed up scar to me. Are you sure it hasn't always been there?

[Mikae3000]

Okay, I'll change everything out tonight and give him a good soak. I got some original Neosporin for him too, and I'll try a little on that spot--although I hope it is just something like a scar.

I always make sure to clean up any stray poop in the terrariums, but I tend not to dig around too much in the holes my tomatoes make. I'll start cleaning those areas too. I worry about Makoto though. He can spend days in one spot like a pac-man frog will, and he gets stressed out if I try to move him. Today he's already buried himself completely in the substrate in response to me messing with him yesterday. I guess I'll just try to clean up after he moves.

As for the spot on his back. I checked this morning before he buried himself, and it looks the same. I'm fairly certain that it wasn't there a few weeks ago. That's just the trouble. He's half buried in one spot for days and days so I can't see him well, and if I mess with him at all other than just feeding him, he gets all stressed out and reclusive. So, I always try to make sure I don't stress him. I guess I need to strike a balance between stressing him and making sure everything is okay with him. I don't have the same issue with my females as they're frequently active and I can give them a good look over all the time.

[Mikae3000]

Update on Makoto:

I did a complete cleaning of his terrarium the other night, and no more mites so far. I've put four applications of the Neosporin on the spot on his back, and it seems to be healing up. The pink discoloration has gone away and there's only a white area that's getting smaller now. I'll keep applying some ointment for awhile longer and keep a close eye on him. So far though, he's doing better. I'm beginning to think maybe it was some kind of irritation from the mites.

Thank you so much for your help! =D I'll be more careful to watch out for things like mites in the future.

[GrifTheGreat]

Update on Makoto:

I did a complete cleaning of his terrarium the other night, and no more mites so far. I've put four applications of the Neosporin on the spot on his back, and it seems to be healing up. The pink discoloration has gone away and there's only a white area that's getting smaller now. I'll keep applying some ointment for awhile longer and keep a close eye on him. So far though, he's doing better. I'm beginning to think maybe it was some kind of irritation from the mites.

Thank you so much for your help! =D I'll be more careful to watch out for things like mites in the future.

You're welcome.