Sick ATF frog? Help!

[Mentat]

As weather season transitions it's very important to ensure our enclosures meet the frog's parameter requirements. WTFs should have a basking spot that reaches 85F and myself would keep night temps no lower than 75F. Even if they can tolerate lower night temps; IMO, large fluctuations are harder on them frogs. Also, it takes longer to bring a large White's enclosure to day temps if night went very low. More information on their care in here: Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea.

[karikatzi]

As weather season transitions it's very important to ensure our enclosures meet the frog's parameter requirements. WTFs should have a basking spot that reaches 85F and myself would keep night temps no lower than 75F. Even if they can tolerate lower night temps; IMO, large fluctuations are harder on them frogs. Also, it takes longer to bring a large White's enclosure to day temps if night went very low. More information on their care in here: Frog Forum - White's Tree Frog Care - Litoria caerulea.

Thank you, these are American Green Treefrogs though not whites. I think they're a little more hardy right? Either way I hope the undertank heater will help

[elly]

I can see why there was a mistake though. That picture really looks a lot more like a White's than an ATF. But since you found it in the wild it's an ATF. As a note sometimes heaters have trouble heating through all the substrate. It might work a little better on the side or back, or so I've heard. The frogs are hardy and can tolerate low temperatures, but would probably do best at about 75-80. Sadly I don't know what your frog has. I do know that fungal infections of the skin can sometimes be treated with Melafix, but a more knowledgeable person should tell you whether you should try that and how to do it.

[karikatzi]

Well the heater is installed and both are eating. Hopkins is happily jumping chasing crickets around his bowl and his skin has evened out again, so maybe it was the cold? Fingers crossed, I'll keep a close eye on him

[karikatzi]

I can see why there was a mistake though. That picture really looks a lot more like a White's than an ATF.

Hee hee you callin' my frog fat!

[elly]

Ha! I just meant I couldn't see the stripe behind the eye and the ATF's I usually see are more of a lime green. The frog is a little chubbier than the ones I see in the wild too.

[irThumper]

I think the mix up was because I mentioned something about Jelly Bean, my WTFs, color changes and Carlos read that, lol

I'm thinking perhaps it's the cold too, but I don't know about those little lime green dots... AGTFs don't usually have those, far as I know, and sometimes that can be a sign of fungus like Elly said.

12. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning etc)
I rinse out the soaking bowl every day in hot water and dry with a paper towel. Then refill with bottled distilled water

Distilled water should only be used to mist the tank to bring the humidity up but not used for the soaking dish. Distilled water can leach electrolytes out of the frogs skin Best to use bottled spring water and add a water conditioner like ZooMed Reptisafe... this removes dangerous ingredients like chlorine, chloramine & ammonia and adds electrolytes and stimulates a frog's natural slime coat, which protects it's skin. So try changing to treated spring water and up the temp and see if your froggle improves. Hope he does!