Is my white tree frog ok??

[chefrobert]

About four weeks ago I purchased three white tree frogs. They have been very active and feeding. Two of them have already gotten bigger. The one white tree frog I noticed about 4 days had a inflamed eye so I gave him a pedialite bath and started giving him turtle eye drops. Yesterday he was on the ground most of the day so last night I gave him some more eye drops. Today he was climbing around and his eye look liked its completely cleared up. he is so small compared to the other two tree frogs and seems very docile. When i take him out he moves around and looks very healthy. I have a exo terrarium 18x18x24 temp during the day is 80 and night 70. I have a uvb light 2.0 and coconut fiber on the bottom. I mist everyday and change the water everyday with bottled water. I dust the crickets every other day with the proper vitamins . Is this normal behavior for the small guy?? Should i separate him from the others even though he seems to be doing better and doesn't look skinny or mis colored?? I dont want to stress him out more could he not be moving around as much because of the stress from the bath and the eye drops What does everybody think ?? And is it normal for whites to grow at different paces?? he is the one on the left

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I also at one point in time had three whites Tree frogs.And one was very aggressive and usually ate all the food before the other two had a chance.
The solution was to use a feeding chamber which is just simply a Tupperware container with a moist paper towel and I would put the frog in the container along with crickets and I would use that for each frog.

That way I could be sure that all the frogs are getting food.
I also started tong feeding them individually as a treat for me and the frogs.

[flybyferns]

Hi,
Louis has given you good advice.
I hope things continue to improve

It's really best to always remove a frog that is ill and house it in a quarantine tank until it is well:
1) to keep a close eye on it until its better
2)make sure it's eating well
4) keep an eye on the poop
3) reduce the possibility of the illness spreading to another frog

Here are a few links to help you out :
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...caresheet.html
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-supplies.html
http://www.frogforum.net/general-dis...uarantine.html

His eye? I don't know if the turtle drops are the right medication for a frog's eyes ?
Here is a link to a vet you could email or call the company.
http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html

I'm sure you have checked the enclosure for anything that could injure him or his eye ,
especially the tips or parts to artificial plants as most of them have covered metal parts..

Water:
"I mist everyday and change the water everyday with bottled water. "
De-chlorinated water - only - should be used for the soaking dishes and paper towels in quarantine.
It is VERY important to make this change
I use Aquatize ( exo-terra product) to de-chlorinate
Distilled water can be used to mist the tank ( not the frogs ) as distilled will not stain the glass.

Keep us posted!
:butterfly

[Mentat]

Agree with above comments specially about ensuring the small one is eating well and that there are no sharp items in enclosure .

[chefrobert]

thanks everyone I moved the little guy this morning into a plastic critter cage with a ventalated top I put in one fake plastic bush and wet paper towels on the bottom with a water dish. I will put in three crickets tonight to see if he eats them.

[chefrobert]

I need help everyone I put him in a hospital tank and just put some crickets in and he is completely ignoring them

[flybyferns]

Hello,
Hang in there---this takes time.

See how things go-- if he begins to look lethargic and does not eat at all; you will; need to be prepared to do a fecal.
So if you see a poop be ready to get it to a herp vet. I may be his only poop for a while.

In the above post - the vet will give you directions for this - It can be mailed.
Or, make some call to locals vet and find one that is willing to do the fecal test w/out actually seeing the frog.

Wrap three sides of the tank with a dark towel- it will help him feel more secure.
Keep the the enclosure in a warm and quiet area -away from the window.
Handle him only if necessary. Be sure the feeders are not too big.
Give him a day or two; hopefully he will come around. Count the crickets you put in.

He will likely need to be in a separate enclosure for quite some time.
I believe you should convert a 10 gallon - so he has more space. ( Screen lid covered most of the way with plexi or glass rom an old picture frame.)

There is a photo of a 10 gallon quarantine tank in the link - in the previous post.

You could wet the paper towel with the 10:1 ( water: pedi) solution for him to sit on for a while.

Please keep us posted

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

You also might want to put the crickets in a small clean glass bowl so the crickets don't have free run
of the hospital tank and bite your baby.