Quote Originally Posted by TheDude View Post
Thanks guys.


The substrate is definatly wet. I will try to get the 3 sides of the tank covered as this makes sense he is in my bedroom and a lot goes on so I could see that being an issue.

"You did mention the frog was exposed to cool temperatures for around a month and that now is "losing size." Could there be possibility frog exhibited swelling caused by water edema (fluid retention starts as jelly like areas near hips)?"

Now that you mention this I think it to be very possible when he was fat at his hips it did seem to be jelliesh and somewhat yellowish/transparent I thought maybe I fed him to much and he was swelling out. Is that what it would have looked like?

I forgot to mention he nips at food like it is bothering him and sometimes he pushes it away or he back up a bit like he has no interest. I will stop leaving his food in the tank overnight as well. But I must admit the water edema is bothering me because my wife is a royal pain in the *** with keeping the window open at night because she gets hot when we sleep and I know the temps have gotten very cold possibly into the upper 50's. I no longer see any indicators of this but clearly remember the yellowish jelly lookat the rear edges of his belly.
Your frog must be kept away from drafts of any kind especially cold air coming in a window and AC vents. Raise the night time temp to 78°F. Keep him at 80° during the day. If you need to move the frog's tank to a room where there aren't any open windows then do so. Cold temps will stress the frog and it will become ill.

If you're having trouble with crickets then try Night Crawlers. Just cut off an appropriate sized piece from the worm starting at the tail. Set the chunk of worm infront of the frog about 1" away and leave it be. Come back after a couple minutes and see if the worm chunk is gone. You can also try Waxworms.

Edema can also be caused by over dusting their food with Calcium.