Just in case here is this info:
“Trouble in the Frog Enclosure”
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
med size critter keeper placed inside of a 10g tank with 3 sides covered
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
1
3. Humidity
between 65% and 70% depending on if the humidifier kicked in, maintains this throughout the day using a ZooMed hygrotherm controller
4. Temperature
82° day / 77° night
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
Dechlorinated tap ( well ) water with 2drops of Seachem prime per gallon as per Seachem site recommendation is used in water dish
humidifier uses distilled water along side of large tank not directed inside of smaller enclosure - can change this to dechlorinated tap or spring water if necessary
6. Materials used for substrate
Eco earth only- moist not wet using dechlorinated water
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.
Enclosure is a med sized critter keeper with eco earth substrate (1.5 -2" depending on location ) a single silk plant and a shallow water dish, nothing new was added or changed other then location of water bowl after this cleaning since he was dug down in the substrate where the bowl normally sat. Bowl gets cleaned daily with hot water, dipped or sprayed with dechlorinated tap then refilled and placed back in, plant gets sprayed down daily w/ dechlorinated water
8. Main food source
Crickets from Carolina Crickets, have tried other food sources with no luck, going to keep trying
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
RepCal herpavite & Cal w/ D3 used on the schedule for babies posted here: http://www.frogforum.net/food-feeder...schedules.html
10. Lighting
Hidden LED with white/blue lights, on for 12hours, then just the blue on for about an hour before lights out completely
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
Zoo Med hygrotherm with a 60w CHE attached
12. When is the last time he/she ate
last night, not as much as usually does- see concern about crickets on top post
13. Have you found poop lately
has pooped about 3 days ago ( 3 total poops discoved over the last 3 weeks)
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
he/she is completely buried in the substrate atm
15. Describe frog's symptoms and/or recent physical changes; to include it's ventral/belly area.
See first posting, nothing out of the normal as far as physical changes just decided to scrape against side and try n climb out last night for hours before settling down
16. How old is the frog
unknown- only a baby, approx 2 inches STV weights 12g
17. How long have you owned him/her
3 weeks
18. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred-
not sure, came from Petsmart and the label isn't marked either way
19. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
right now only crickets, have tried Dubia, nightcrawler pieces and have ordered PacMan food from samurai-japan reptiles to try
20. How often the frog is handled
rarely, only during times when trying to get him to eat something other then crickets
21. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
low normally.. although have had to be in the room more then normal the past 3 days
22. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)
water changed every day, bowl cleaned with hot water, dipped in dechlorinated then refilled, substrate spot cleaned daily any visible waste is removed, full substrate cleaned for first time last night, only had him 3 weeks, using eco earth and fresh made dechlorinated water
by Lynn(Flybyferns) and GrifTheGreat.





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