Need help ? and hi all

[mark a d]

hi all this is my very first post but is urgent, my whites frog is looking realy thin and not eating it aint been handle very much and temps are good day temps 80/85 max falling to 73 at night this is first amphib ive ever had got reps loads of em what shall i do tried wax worms but it dont like em tried very small mario worms no luck there tried brown small crickets no luck and black crickets also it was eating fine upto a 12 days ago on crickets ? nothing has changed in encloser it is shedding at mo is this it or am i graspin at straws. all help welcome

[MichFrog]

Hi mark

This thread might help you.

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...d-illness.html

Good Luck

[mark a d]

thank you will try a few things out it is hiding at mo but tommorow i will try feeding it in seperat container

[Ebony]

Welcome to the forum Mark. I would get your frog to the vet as asap. It is not a good sign when your frog is not eating and is losing weight. Good luck

[Kurt]

Is the frog WC or CB?

[MichFrog]

Welcome to the forum Mark. I would get your frog to the vet as asap. It is not a good sign when your frog is not eating and is losing weight. Good luck

I second the vet visit. Also have a wee look at the care sheets on this forum, they are really good.

Michele

[Kurt]

Why, thank you.

[MichFrog]

your welcome, they really helped me out with the whites and i am getting my grays finally. well prepared for it now.

[Kurt]

That's great.

[mark a d]

hi all been to vet with my frog an there is nothing the vet can see that would be making him go of its food ? only thing he can suggest is put heat up and make it a tad more humid, so im stuck he still hasnt ate anything but is moving about abit more, does it matter witch room its kept in as in kitchen since i got him an he was eating then? our dining room is most quietest room most of the time except when its food time for me boys, any ideas would be realy greatfully recieved

[John]

Mark, it could be that the vet you dealt with doesn't know much about amphibians and was erring on the side of caution. However, it's worth a try. I wouldn't move the terrarium if I were you - leave it where it is. Just out of curiosity, does the terrarium have much ventilation?

[mark a d]

ok ty, he did say he didnt know loads about frogs an other amphibs, theres not aloads of ventalation s thats what i read online an in books to do.

[Kurt]

Treefrogs NEED ventilation! Did the vet do a fecal test or treat for gastrointestinal parasites as a precaution?

[mark a d]

he got a stool ssample but nothing else. how much ventilation should i put in viv can make complete top with very fine mesh if thats best !

[Kurt]

If this helps, my tree frogs are in tanks with screen or mesh tops. They provide enough ventilation.

[IgbyKibbits]

This is the type of tank that I use: http://www.amazon.com/Exo-Terra-Terr...ref=pd_sbs_k_1

It has a mesh screen top that works really well. Additionally, I know that you read the thread about my frog (that was the one about the suspected illness). I don't know if this helps, but with the suggestions I read in that thread I was able to determine to things: 1. Because of the large tank, and the type of substrate I am using, the crickets were able to burrow themselves out of reach of my frogs. I cleaned the tank out prior to switching over to feeding them outside the tank, and I found probably 20 crickets that burrowed themselves into the substrate! 2. It really helped to feed them outside of the enclosure because then I knew that the frog in question was eating.

Anyway, I hope he is okay!

[mark a d]

thanx for the replies i made a screen mesh top with a low watt buld an metal shade thats attached to it he or she seems happier will try the feeding out of tank today see how it all goes

[IgbyKibbits]

Glad to hear that you made the switch to a mesh top. I hope you find that he/she eats well today once you get a good look out of the tank!

[mark a d]

what is best to feed the frog in out of its viv, plastic tub or similer ?

[IgbyKibbits]

I have one of the large "critter carriers" that you can purchase at the petstore. It's a plastic tub with a plastic mesh top like this.

That's a smaller version, but it's nice because that's what I can put them in (with some substrate on the bottom) when I feed them and when I need them in there at longer when I'm cleaning the tank.

It's nice because it holds the humidity well (being plastic) but still gives good ventilation without any possible escapes.

Hope that helps!