One Of My Dumpy Frogs Died Today

[Mentat]

As I said, I can't do anything about the temperature. The air conditioner broke and my landlord hasn't fixed it. I no longer keep the lights on because of it. I do live in the basement, so that's as cool as it will be getting unfortunately....

Bad landlord ! Can you move enclosure to a friend or family house with AC until landlord fixes yours? Those high temps are not good to your frog's and your health too !

[helm96]

If you cannot take them to a Friends house maybe try freezing a bottle of water (or a gallon jug to increase the area of cooling) and place it against the outside of the enclosure. Even if it does not cool the enclosure it will give the WTF a cooler place to go to for some relief. Anything you can do to drop the temp without endangering the frog is highly encouraged. But above all else I agree with Carlos, see if a friend or family can watch them until AC is fixed. High temps are really bad on these little guys.

[kahluafeeders]

Unfortunately, I'm not gifted with any animal loving friends or family who wouldn't do a worse job than I all ready am.

I'll try the frozen water bottle. It won't be until tomorrow however as I'm on my way to work in about five minutes and water doesn't freeze that fast. The landlord said he was going to fix the a/c but hasn't thus far.

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I would give him a bill for the cost of the deceased frog.

[Bolisnide]

I agree with all of the above posts, everyone is giving you excellent advice.
The temp is too hot, that is plain, and *could have* attributed to the death of your first dumpy. What I've done in the past, is get a freezer ziplock bag and fill it with ice cubes then place in an area of the viv that the frog doesn't typically go to (or hang from the top, if you can). This along with a little computer fan placed atop your viv should bring the temp down. Though dumpy's are typically very hardy and able to withstand a wide range of temps, the high temps are a problem... you have got to address it. The frozen bottle of water is also a very keen idea, but if you have ice cubes and a baggy at hand, you can immediately address until the water in your bottle freezes.
My other thought is that a dumpy with no appetite is a big concern. These frogs have a vivacious appetite, so that would be a big concern.
What I would first try, is a pedialyte soak to get the nutrients and electrolytes back into your frog. This will also give him the energy he needs to eat on his own.
The ratio is 10 to 1, water to pedialyte (plain unflavored, found in the baby section of most drugstores and grocery stores). Use treated water for this mix. Soak him in the luke warm bath for about 10 minutes. I like to use a tupperware that I poked holes in (from the inside of the lid). This helps to keep the frog in the solution. But, the fact that you say he jumps on your face (LOL), says to me he has energy and may eat soon.
Repti-Boost like Carlos suggested is a very good emergency product for malnourished or dehydrated amphibians. I've used it before, and it was a life saver.
Also, I recommend using a glass bowl for your feeders, crickets specifically can not jump or climb out, and this is a great way to monitor your treefrog's eating. You can dust the crickets with the repti-boost also.
Lots of advice coming in I;m sure. My final recommendation would be to listen to everyone here, and follow the advice.
Good luck.

[Bolisnide]

meant to ask, when you did find poop, was it solid?
And can you please post a pic of the viv and the frog?

[kahluafeeders]

Just got home at 11:30pm. What a day at work! I work in a pizza place so I'm sure some of you can imagine how my day went. Lol.

I just scanned the temperature with my temp gun and it's reading 77 degrees. Thank goodness for that nice rainstorm to cool things off. At least, I think it rained where I live. I rained where I work, which is in a different city. I'll have to grab photos in the morning. I had bought a little vase for crickets and the remaining frog seemed interested at one point but didn't seem to know how to get to the crickets. He was watching them anyway. I think I'll have to angle the vase instead and find some of my extra branches to lead into it without letting the crickets get out.

I have pedialyte floating around somewhere. I keep it in my animal first aid stuff but with the move, I still haven't unpacked it. Just to clarify, I got the frogs after I moved. I'll find it in the morning as I think it's in the garage. As for the poop, it seemed solid to me, like it had been there for several hours and not soft like the Pacman's was when he went on my arm (so much for hand feeding there! I'm a perch, not a food dispenser!).

I'll also try to find that Repti-boost stuff. Perhaps Jurrasic Pets has it or can rush order it for me. Other than that, I'll be gently yelling at Scales N Tails about my problem and see if I can't eventually get a replacement or store credit after I get my current guy to eat properly.

At this point, I'm not even sure if I should be tearing down the tank and sterilizing things. These two frogs were in the same tank in the store, which is why I didn't quarantine them. They were all ready living together after all and I figured if one had something, the other probably did too.

On a side note, the remaining frog was dark when I got him and then lighted to a green. He's been that way ever since. The one that just died had been staying a dark green and then over the past week had gotten some spotting. He was really spotted yesterday on his head and this morning he was bright green like the one still living is. I wasn't worried as I had read that these guys to change their colors and often get dappling. The color on my now dead frog was flush against the skin and not raised or indented, so I thought nothing of it. I think I might have pictures of it, but I'll have to dig through my recent photo imports. I'll get them up tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for all the advice. Hopefully we can get this remaining guy to eat and thrive. Then, I'll eventually get another one if he seems "lonely". It's hard to tell with reptiles and amphibians if they do like company or if they just put up with each other. Mammals are so much easier in that way!