White's Tree Frog Sick?

[Mentat]

Hi Emma and thanks for answering questions. OK, that Gerber water might be great for pre 6 month infants; but appears it's not good for frogs. Recommend use tap treated with Seachem Prime (at aquarium section of pet shops) for all water needs. If your tap is hard water and stains glass, can use distilled for spraying; but avoid frog. If the mineral content of that baby water is too low or different from frog's needs it could affect how it's body functions (physiology).

Recommend replace substrate with new batch and mix it with dechlorinated tap. Have not use that brand but if same as Plantation Soil or EcoEarth should be fine. Mix it so it becomes slightly damp and clumps on fist but does not drip water out.

Good that you are using supplements now. Lack of CA can lead to Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) and neurological issues due to mineral ion imbalance. Repashy and Rep-Cal products are highly rated. Here is some sample dusting schedules you can use: http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...schedules.html .

Need to bring the day temperature to 85F with a drop of up to 10F for night. Ventilation is important so keep vents open. Don't worry if humidity drops a bit and frog should handle OK between 50-65. Keeping frogs below their temperature requirements long term can cause kidney and lymph heart damage.

Hope this helps a bit and please let us know how frog respond to changes, good luck !

[schwabem]

Thanks for all your advice guys, and for the calcium schedule! We'll be sure to use that in the future.

Unfortunately Peek is missing, presumed dead. Somewhere between 11:30pm last night and 6:30am this morning she got out of the "sick box" that I had her in. The lid was not latched (for air) but it wasn't off the box, nor was it really disturbed from where I'd left it. There was just a lone poop in the bottom of the box but no frog. We searched for an hour but to no avail and had to leave for school. I have no idea where she's at other than living up to her full name "Peek the Good Hiding Frog."

We will get another frog in 6 weeks or so as promised for our daughters birthday. In the mean time we'll keep the terrarium up and running so it's all ready for it's new inhabitant.

Thank you all again for taking the time to answer my questions and for giving me advice. Hopefully things will go better this time now that we're not quite so new to amphibians as we were when we started two years ago.

[schwabem]

Well, I'll be. The Prodigal Frog has returned! Bust out the fattened calf, or, you know, eggs and bacon since it's breakfast time.

After we spent much of yesterday searching for the missing Peek to no avail she showed up this morning on the shelf above the terrarium where we keep the box of crickets trying her hardest to get to one.

She was a little dusty and had some dog hair stuck to her feet but otherwise seems to be in great condition. Her eyes have even gone back to normal!

I have no idea where she was at but I'm very glad she showed up this morning.