Grey Tree frog trying to hibernate

[Crunchy Frog]

I'm pretty certain that they would not be hibernating at those temps. The weight loss despite eating suggests parasites to me. I would get them both tested, personally.

[teslas intern]

My gray tree frog used to hibernate on me every year, granted our house was cool, but nowhere near what it was outside. I don't actually know if it is required that they do this or not, but given that one is acting strangely and the other is not I would be concerned. What kind of soil is in the potted plant? If you haven't already, I'd change out that soil for pure, no fertilizer peat moss, or sterilized leaf litter compost. You may also want to turn the heat up a bit to wake up the sleepy froggie, so she can fatten again, and then turn it down so they can sleep. And yes, get tested for parasites, just so you can rule that out for sure. Hopefully some others with more experience will comment, good luck!

[ColleenT]

i took the frog out and cleaned him/her off, and then put him back in the tank and since then he/she has been acting normal and eating. the temps in my house are 68-70 and i cannot afford to heat the house up any more than that. these frogs live outside in our brutal winters, so i think they can survive these temps. soil is just average potting soil, no additives. plants were dipped in bleachwater solution before i ever put them in the tank, they were rinsed and cleaned. will continue to keep and eye on this frog. the other one is much plumper, but might just be better at catching food.

[LilyPad]

Mine have never gone under in those temps. The only time I've had one go under was when he was sick, he died within a day. I always had trouble getting him to eat and keep on weight, in hindsight, wish I had run a fecal test on him earlier on. How is your humidity? When I was having trouble with that boy, I read that they'll go under in low humidity. Instead of warming the whole house, you could heat a little with just a heating pad or even just an incandescent light during the day to help with digestion. I have used a 15 watt on top of my grey tree frog tank in the past to warm things up when the house got really cold.

[ColleenT]

here is a pic i just got. they guy i was concerned about is the guy on the bottom. i have been spraying them 3x a day. i can increase that, but it seems very humid still. he does not look skinny when he's sitting like this, but if i stretch him out, he seems a bit thin, unless all tree frogs just look slender when they are stretched out.

[LilyPad]

He looks very healthy to me! He might just be an odd duck lol. Do you have anything you could measure the humidity with? Maybe cover half your screen top (if you haven't already) so that it retains more humidity beyond the spike at misting time.

[irThumper]

I agree, they both look great!