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    Default Eastern Gray resting under water

    we have ( what at best guess are ) 12 eastern grays that are about 2 years old now that we raised from tadpoles ( we rescued the tadpoles from an empty jacuzzi that was about to evaporate during a drought so we aren"t 100% positive as to their breed , but considering the wild origin....), and they live in a rather large enclosure with a nice little area to splash around in, and the other day we came home with some crickets and found one laying motionless on the bottom under water and assumed the worst. I went and got a net to fish him out and when I touched him, he got startled and jumped out! Most of the other frogs were dipping in the pool and a lot of he'n and she'n croaking going on.
    He got out and hopped around for a day and as decided to find his way back into the water, but has not gone belly up, he's just laying there on the bottom, not looking at all strange.. Now we keep the house fairly cold and the water end is close to a glass door and the kids forgot to turn their heat lamp on a couple of times at night . Is it possible this is some kind of hibernation behavior ?
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    We want to answer your questions.
    Could you please answer these questions so that members can help.

    Trouble in the enclosure or a frog is sick:
    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)

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