Quote Originally Posted by boog369 View Post
Have had for for bout a week at 1st I had In a 10g with astro turf aquarium plants water bowl he was eating like 3-5 larg criketts a day . Then I see these kicka$$ vivs so I buy the coconut fiber add more plants and swimming pool for a start for him he did not like the fiber at all I called pet store they said to put moss in there ontop of coco fiber now he is just sitting on leaves of plants won't eat won't move unless I try to pick him up . I misted the cage and sprayed him he just sat there I'm scared he mihht die I don't want that to happen .. what do I need to do
Hello and welcome to FF! Sorry your frog is not doing well . If frog is not active at night in such a short time; something is not right. Please answer the pasted questions to try and figure out if anything is amiss in enclosure. Until then; do not stress out your frog more by removing substrate or doing changes in enclosure. It's very important that all frog related water is dechlorinated (can use distilled for misting only to keep glass clean but don't mist frog). That includes for mixing the shredded coco, rinsing hands before handling frog, bath, etc. Crickets should be gut loaded with carrots, lettuce, oats, fish flakes, etc. and dusted with CA/D3 2X and vitamins 1X weekly on different days with skip day in between. Do not handle frog anymore until we figure out whats wrong! Good luck !

The following information will be very helpful if provided when requesting assistance with either your frog or enclosure. To help with your questions, please utilize the below list and post the information in the proper forum area to get advice from FF members that keep the same frog. This will allow for little confusion and a faster more informed response.

1. Size of enclosure
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
3. Humidity
4. Temperature
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
6. Materials used for substrate
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.
8. Main food source
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
10. Lighting
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
12. When is the last time he/she ate
13. Have you found poop lately
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
15. How old is the frog
16. How long have you owned him/her
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
19. How often the frog is handled
20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)

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