getting ready for new wft, advice please

[lraulston]

thank you Alex. I am a little afraid of stressing a new frog out. If there are symptoms, I could always treat later correct?

[tylototriton]

Yes, you can typically treat later. I have never had a problem with Chytrid in my animals (knock on wood). Kurt might have some insight, I believe he has some in his collection. (?)

Alex

[Kurt]

Once the symptoms of chytridiomycosis show up, it is usually to late. It is also very expensive to treat. I paid $40 for itraconazole which had a shelf life of just two weeks. The animal in question, a Salamandra salamandra, died with just few days of the first treatment. Now the big $50 question is how the heck did it get it in the first place. The salamander had been in the collection for well over a year, almost two. This thought scares me a lot and keeps me up at night sometimes.



I attended a lecture today by Kerry Kriger Ph.D. on the amphibian extinction crisis. He said you can raise the temperature on your frog to 28 Celsius for 16 hours. I always thought the period was three days. So do the research before doing anything like this as this approach can stress an amphibian out.



Ok that being said, if you are purchasing an "Australian" White's treefrog, chances are its captive bred and not likely to be carrying chytrid. Avoid buying large specimens, as they are likely to be wild caught "Indonesians". Of course, with wild caught animals, my first concern is gastrointestinal parasites such as protozoa and worms. Chytrid would be secondary and would have to be tested for, which will cost you $20.

[lraulston]

Kurt, thank you so much for your reply. I will get my setup all ready and have a 10 gal QT tank and decide what to do from there when I pick out my frog. Thank you so much for your help.

[justin shockey]

but don't stress over it i got my two whites at a pet store and they were 2'' inc when i got them and there are fine

[lraulston]

okay guys, I think I am ready to get my white's. I have my tank all set up. Eco earth as substrate. I need to get some more branches/vines, but other than that I think I am good. Temp is around 80 in the tank, 85ish closer to the top, but there are also areas shaded by leaves etc that will have cooler temps. Night time temp has been 70-72 with moonlight. Anything else I need to change before I get said froggie? Humitity 60-80 depending on spraying.

[Kurt]

I assume that you have a water bowl. If so you're all set.