New whites frog owner

[bellk]

Hello! I am the happy new wonder of 2 whites tree frogs. They sure are cute litteguys th(or gals). How often should i clean their terrarium and does their shades changing mean that they are sick? They act fine but i read that if they are brown that it means that they are sick. Thanks in advanced! Kam

[Paul Rust]

Hi, it is impossible to help you without some pics. Cleaning frequency depends on how your enclosure is built. If you would please post some pics we can give some opinions for you.

[bellk]

thanks for the quick reply! i recently broke my camera so i can't post real pics.the pic's i have attached are the exact terrarium set up i have and the frog you see (not mine) the color and consistency of his skin is just like one of my frogs. kinda lame, but it's the best i could do. i have had him for a month and a half and when i first got him and for the next 3 weeks he was blue and now he just has a little blue. he is still active and eating though.

also, when do they become less shy? i try to leave them be unless im feeding them, misting, or refreshing their water dishes. sometimes i can tell their heart rate speeds up drastically when i open the doors to their cage.

thanks for your time,

kam

[Kurt]

Brown White's areN'T sick. They just change brown against a brown background oe in dim lighting. If he's eating then I wouldn't worry too much.

[bellk]

based on my setup that i posted in an earlier post, how can i brighten the place up so he will be blue again?

[into]

Brown White's are sick. They just change brown against a brown background oe in dim lighting. If he's eating then I wouldn't worry too much.

Kurt, you mean brown white's aren't sick? my guys are brown half the time.

[bellk]

i assumed he meant that they weren't sick...
also, they do not like to eat their food when i dust it with the protein powder. any suggestions?

[Kurt]

D'oh! I meant to write "Brown White's aren't sick" or better yet "A White's treefrog turning brown is not an indication of illness" It been a long day, I am tired and I have having trouble concentrating. So you will have to bear with me.