First time frog owner ~ need help
My boyfriend brought me home a little surprise about a month ago, i honestly was expecting a bracelet, but instead it was a fire bellied toad. LOL. anywho, Kiwi is cute. I have him in a 10 gallon tank, screened lid, with a regular light bulb in a lamp on top. At first i used rocks and water, but he didn't seem to like it; it got changed to all soil with a bowl of water, but i couldn't keep the humidity up, and it didn't seem to have enough water. so as of right now, there are about 2 inches of water in the bottom with a giant tree stump decoration along with two other hiding things he can get out of the water on. humidity ~ 70-80 right now but it drops sometimes, i mist his tank a few times a day. the temperature is room temp, which currently is 73 degrees F. i use API Tap water conditioner, it says it removes chlorine, chloramines, and heavy metals. Ive been feeding him crickets, i have been gutloading them with Flukers Calcium with vitamin D once a week.
Okay, with all that being said. Mister or Miss Kiwi isn't doing good. About five days ago he stopped hopping around, very lethargic. he hasn't eaten but a couple of crickets, which when i first got him he ate about 6 a day. he doesn't want in the water atall, instead he prefers to just sit in a tunnel in the tree trunk. he is still bright green, normal size and not bloated, but his eyes aren't clear anymore. isntead they are "watery", im not sure how to describe the way this looks. its like its brown gunk around his eyes. not in or on his eyes, but in between them. everything else is clear. hes the only one in the tank, all by himself. no other critters in there either. I can tell something is obviously wrong, but i havent been able to find anything on google that suggests what it might be, and the closest vet that sees amphibians and reptiles is A good 2 hours away. I am currently 33 weeks prego, and driving tht long of a trip isn't exactly doable, i would send my boyfriend, but he works from 5 am to 6 pm, except on weekends. so he doesnt have time. If anyone could please help me figure out what to do here, that would be amazing!
The first two pictures are of his tank, the third is of him just a week ago, he was perfectly fine. and i put 2 pictures of him now in a reply below.
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