Sick whites frog please help :(

[Willow333]

I bought a new hygrometer today it is a probe one and says the humidity is about 65 so the old must have been broken. The enclosure is 45x45x60 although I'm not sure how many gallons that is. The bottled water is distilled however it does not say if it is chlorinated or not. I have quarantined the frog today and since then have use water conditioner in the bottled water before use. Unfortunatly I cannot take him to a vet as ours do not specialise in them

[Bolisnide]

I bought a new hygrometer today it is a probe one and says the humidity is about 65 so the old must have been broken. The enclosure is 45x45x60 although I'm not sure how many gallons that is. The bottled water is distilled however it does not say if it is chlorinated or not. I have quarantined the frog today and since then have use water conditioner in the bottled water before use. Unfortunatly I cannot take him to a vet as ours do not specialise in them

Hi Willow, that's a good size enclosure for 2 white's, and is roughly about 30 gallons. 65 is a good humidity for white's...some hygrometer's are off, and the probe ones are much more accurate.
Stop the distilled water right away! Distilled can leach essential minerals from your frog, thus causing the problem you're describing.
Please see this thread:
http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...hing-else.html

[Willow333]

Thankyou! I have just this past hour been researching the water, although I am un certain I do think it is distilled. So as with my fish I will treat all water with the water conditioner. Fingers crossed this will solve it!

[Willow333]

Thankyou! I have just this past hour been researching the water, although I am un certain I do think it is distilled. So as with my fish I will treat all water with the water conditioner. Fingers crossed this will solve it!

I've just searched further and think it was filtered water, is this just as bad?

[Bolisnide]

I've just searched further and think it was filtered water, is this just as bad?

No, that's better actually. At least there should be minerals in it, just add the water conditioner in case there is any chlorine.

[Willow333]

Thank you from now on I will use the filtered water with water conditioner!

[Bolisnide]

Thankyou! I have just this past hour been researching the water, although I am un certain I do think it is distilled. So as with my fish I will treat all water with the water conditioner. Fingers crossed this will solve it!

Treating distilled water, is not the solution, unless you are adding in minerals, but regular de-chlorinators do not have minerals, only rid the chlorine, and neutralize heavy metals. You need to have water with minerals in it, like tap water treated with a de-chlorinator, or 100% spring water. You really should discontinue the distilled, except for misting. Use regular water treated with a de-chlorinator for the water dish.

[flybyferns]

I bought a new hygrometer today it is a probe one and says the humidity is about 65 so the old must have been broken. The enclosure is 45x45x60 although I'm not sure how many gallons that is. The bottled water is distilled however it does not say if it is chlorinated or not. I have quarantined the frog today and since then have use water conditioner in the bottled water before use. Unfortunatly I cannot take him to a vet as ours do not specialise in them

Hi Willow,
I'm happy to read that you got a new hygrometer and have straighten out the water issue!

[Lixra]

We use the bottled mineral water (100% Pure Cumbrian! ... but not that it matters) with all our frogs, geckos and snakes. Now that you've gotten a handle on monitoring your humidity levels accurately, just keep an eye on them to make sure everything's okay.

As far as the vet, our vet is not technically an "exotic specialist" so to speak, but knows far more than than the average vet on reptile/amphibian care. If he doesn't know something he makes a call to the nearest specialist to us, and gets us the information we need. Your vet may be able to let you know of a specialist close by however, so it doesn't hurt to ask.

Good luck

[Willow333]

There's still no luck, the vet was no help either so I'm on my own. I just looked at him, he's bloated again. He keeps 'deflating' the bloating. It also had what to me was a frog fit! He was lying there tensing everything I have never seen it before but a fit or seizure is the best way to explain it I'm afraid. Also from what it looked like he was squirting when he did it, to me it looked like he was urinating small sprays as I don't know what else it could be

[helm96]

Sounds like it may have possibly been shedding. Check out the video linked below and see if thats what your frog was/is doing.
Whites tree frog (shedding skin) - YouTube

[Willow333]

Unfortunately he didn't look like that I wish it was that. He went really stiff and flat, although bloated. He kind of convulsed into in inverted ball, so his legs were above his back. It's so hard to explain but I really don't know what's wrong

[Willow333]

Could it be red leg? Although I have not noticed a change in colour since I bought them, there is a redsh tinge I assumed it was just his colours?