Hi once again.
I am still not sure my frog is doing that well. I'm thinking he is looking a little thin, and he seems to want to climb up the side of the tank a lot. He seems active and alert. He seems to be spending a lot of time in his water bowl. Still not eating that well, but I must confess I really suck at feeding him crickets. I have a small plastic cricket house with the flukers powdered food and the gel water, yet most of them die before I can even feed them to him. And I really struggle to catch them with the tongs without killing them. This week he's eaten 2 small crickets one day, nothing the next, one the third day, a mealworm the next day, nothing yesterday, and tonight I bought him medium-sized crickets (thinking they might be easier to handle...they are not!), and he ate one. I left 2 more in the tank with him, but he seems to be just sitting on his rock tonight. I did have a fecal checked, and there were no parasites. I am curious as to whether this is because it's mating season? He also never makes any sound, so maybe he's not even a boy?
I will also answer these questions as best as I can:
1-size of enclosure - 10 gallon glass tank
2-# on inhabitants - specifically ( if there is another frog ---size differences ?) - 1
3-humidity - unsure. I am now misting the sides and plants every other day
4-temp - room temp
5-water - type - for both misting and soaking dish - tap water now treated with a dechlorinator
6-materials used for substrate - currently papertowels - is this always what people use? Or is there something else???
7-enclosure set up i.e. plants( live or artificial) wood, bark etc -how were things prepared prior to being put into the viv - rock cave, plastic bowls (one for food and one for water, frog cone plant, 2 plastic plants with suction cups. All were soaked in hot water before setting up the tank
8-main food source - mealworms/crickets
9-vitamins and calcium ? ( how often ) - just calcium - have been trying to dust the crickets before feeding
10-lighting - natural
11-what is, specifically, being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure - nothing
12-when is the last time he ate - today
13-have you found poop lately - yes and appears normal amount
14-a pic would be great ( including the frog ) any little cell phone pic is fine - see above
15- how old is the frog - 4 months???
16-how long have you owned him - since February
17- is the frog wild caught or captive bred - wild caught - I only kept him because it was the dead of winter when he was found in the house; a cat had him
18- frog food- how often and if its diverse what other feeders are used as treats - ???
19- about how often the frog is handled - only 5 times ever
20-is the enclosure is kept in a high or low traffic area - moderate - in a corner but when I'm home the dogs walk by his tank
21- describe enclosure maintenance ( water changes, cleaning etc) - I have cleaned his tank twice before he got sick. I wasn't sure what to use to clean, so I just rinsed everything with hot water. Water bowl is changes/washed out frequently (again no soap or anything), and his favorite frog cone plant. Since switching to paper towels, I've changed the bottom a few times.
22- has or was the frog properly quarantined - ??? I would guess no?
Thanks again!
Beth





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