Trouble in the Enclosure...

1. Size of enclosure? Exo Terra Mini/Tall: 30cm x 30cm x 45cm

2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size difference? Originally 6 frogs: 3 approximately 1" long, and 3 slightly under. This has since been reduced to 5, then 4 as two frogs have gotten sick and are now isolated in hospital tanks. I know there were far too many frogs in the tank. Please do not lecture me. It was a rescue circumstance from an inept owner, and they will be split between two tanks as soon as quarantine period is over. I will also be onselling two frogs.

3. Humidity? Unknown, I don't have a hygrometer, but I mist once or twice a day.

4. Temperature? Unknown, but they're in a fairly warm bedroom with a heater on at night.

5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish? De-chlorinated tap water.

6. Materials used for substrate? Original owner used bark and large smooth gravel. I removed the bark and disinfected the gravel. After having to do a tank deep-clean for the second time yesterday, I replaced the gravel with paper towels (plain white, moistened).

7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials. - How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv? Artificial plants: one silk climbing one attached to the glass with a sucker, one silk Exo-Terra plant with resin base. Both plants are large and provide plenty of cover. There were also two other small plastic flowers that the previous owner had in there, but I have long since removed them and put them in the hospital tanks (disinfected) for some sort of cover.

8. Main food source? Up until I got them almost a week ago, their main diet had been unregulated feeding of mealie worms and flies. However, the frogs would just get lazy and gorge on the slow moving mealies. Since coming to me, I'm ashamed to say I've only fed them twice. I'm going to feed them again today. I feed wingless fruit flies which are dusted with calcium+ D3.

9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?) Up until coming to me, the frogs have never been supplemented. I haven't managed to get food into all of them, but they have calcium with D3. I am trying to get a multivitamin ASAP when transport allows.

10. Lighting? No lighting. I read on a care sheet somewhere that litoria Aurea don't need the range of humidity regulators, lighting etc as some tree frogs do. Also lighting is expensive, and I can't afford a light for each viv.

11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure? Refer to temp.

12. When is the last time he/she ate? Unknown.

13. Have you found poop lately? Hard to say. I found a poop while cleaning the vivarium, but I don't know which frog it was from. Hence the separation I now have.

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)

15. How old is the frog? Approximately 4-5 months old.

16. How long have you owned him/her? Coming up to six days, however I've owned my other tiny GGBF since March from a tadpole.

17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred? I would assume captive.

18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats? Refer to earlier food question. No other feeders used as treats.

19. How often the frog is handled? I am trying to handle as little as possible, but since it is the first week of me owning it, I am having to handle more than I'd like. However, I'm trying to make it brief and am handling with moist clean hands.

20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area? Low traffic- Corner of my bedroom downstairs, next to the garage.

21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) Water change every day, check for feces every day and remove, clean substrate once a week. Hospital tanks: Paper towelling and water is changed daily.

Hope this can provide some insight, I've tried to answer them as fully as I can.