Worried

[DaFrog]

Hey guys the past 3 weeks my 6 inch male pixie frog has not been eating. He has had great color and no sign of disease. The side of him that hass his stomach tend to make his right side float in the water.So I was just wondering if anything is wrong with him.

1. Size of enclosure? 10 gallon

2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences? 1

3. Humidity? 80% do not have a hydrometer in there afraid frog might eat it.

4. Temperature? 80 has a 50 watt light about 12 inches away

5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish? Well water with water conditioner called Prime for soaking. Distilled water for spraying.

6. Materials used for substrate? Eco Earth

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? just water dish plus dirt

8. Main food source? Was hissing cockroaches and rats but I will no longer feed him rats.

9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often?)Herptivite with Beta Carotin. About once week during feeding.

10. Lighting? 50 watt heat light.

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

12. When is the last time he/she ate? 3 weeks.

13. Have you found poop lately? Yes about week ago.

14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine) Enclosure is 5 inches of Eco earth on on side and a big corner dish on the other.

15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area. Just not eating

16. How old is the frog? 1 year

17. How long have you owned him/her? 1 year

18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred? Captive Bred

19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats? Every 3 days Discods and crickets. Just recently getting to more diverse feeders. Will not touch night crawlers.

20. How often the frog is handled? Once a week

21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area? Low

22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc) Water changes every day if water is dirty. If not every other day. 2 hour soaking every Friday.

[GrifTheGreat]

If you don't have a Hygrometer then I assume you don't have a temp gauge either. How do you know what the cliamte is if you don't have any way of reading it??

Recomend you get them ASAP. Buy digital either in separate devices or in a combo unit.

[DaFrog]

I do have a temperature gauge but I will not keep it in there all the time. I mean is the heat bulb to much? I have plenty of eating pads I can stick to the side of his tank. I just want to know if he is all right. When it come to humidty I make sure the soil is not to dry but, not soaking wet at the same time.

[Robbo]

Have you been using the treated well water since you have had him?

What type of bulb are you using for heat?

[DaFrog]

Yes but I will fill up a gallon jug of water then I will apply the stuff that removes the chlorine, chloramine, and ammonia. It is Called Prime by Seachem. I use a 50 watt intense basking spot by ExoTerra. But I never put it directly over him, always on the cooler side. The reason for this is because of the single digit temperature drops we had this winter. I thought the heating pads would not work out for a frog of his size.

[DaFrog]

Please is everything all right with Ju Jamba? I really do not want to lose him. Is he just not hungry?

[Dart girl]

My pixi tends to slow his eating a lot in the winter. He doesn't lose weight and when the weather warms he's ravenous again. Has your guy list weight? Possibly he's just responding to the cold.


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