Quote Originally Posted by Willow333 View Post
I am new to owning frogs but for Christmas my boyfriend bought me two whites frogs. After a while one of them started to become clumsy and could not climb anything, he just kept falling and getting dirty. I also noticed he would not sleep up high, only on the floor and a low leaf. He just got worse and worse and ended up rolling a lot before eventually dying

because of this we bought the lonely frog a new companion of roughly the same size. Unfortunately it is happening all over again, although I am unsure if it is the new or old frog with the symptoms. I will inspect closer tomorrow.

i dust the crickets before feeding my frogs and mist them every day. I did however notice today that the humidity is too high, is this the cause behind the problem?

I would appreciate any help and I really hope it is not too late as I'd hate for it to happen again

Hi Willow,
sorry your frog is ill.

Was the the new frog quarantined? I would recommend removing the sick frog into a hospital tank; continuing to meet all the proper temp and humidity needs. There it can be monitored more closely,can be treated easy, and helps to reduce the possibility of the other becoming ill? This especially important so it can find its feeders easily! A FF search will provide you with several threads regarding a simple hospital tanks ( ie 10 gallons)

Willow, If you don't want this to happen again.... you need a herp vet. asap. Sorry ...They will both need to be treated since they were kept together.

Answering the questions below may help (moving forward) to reveal what may have led to his illness.
A photo of both frogs will help !
1-size of enclosure
2-# on inhabitants - specifically ( if there is another frog ---size differences ?)
3-humidity
4-temp
5-water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
6-materials used for substrate
7-enclosure set up i.e. plants( live or artificial) wood, bark etc -how were things prepared prior to being put into the viv
8-main food source
9-vitamins and calcium ? ( how often )
10-lighting
11-what is, specifically, being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
12-when is the last time he ate
13-have you found poop lately
14-a pic would be great ( including the frog ) any little cell phone pic is fine
15- how old is the frog
16-how long have you owned him
17- is the frog wild caught or captive bred
18- frog food- how often and if its diverse what other feeders are used as treats
19- about how often the frog is handled
20-is the enclosure is kept in a high or low traffic area
21- describe enclosure maintenance ( water changes, cleaning etc)

Hope all goes well, please keep us posted.
Lynn