Red eyed tree frog seems to not eat and sleeps a lot HELP!!!!!!

[Ositoposito]

So I bought a red eyed tree frog at petco 4 days ago and it seemed fine for a while but I noticed that all he does is sleep all day and still sleep at night for a bit, he wakes up like around 10 but he's still just sitting in his same corner,
humidity is always higher than 90 and temperatures are always either 80 or close to 80. He has a lot of green plants and even a waterfall-_- and he still doesn't want to eat. My guess is that he might be depressed bc he doesn't have a partner and at petco he had a buddy 😅 or what els could it be I need answers from people who have experience with red eyes, hes not my first frog pet, I always had fire belly toads but that's it, my red eyes is a new story

p.s. I em gonna get him a partner some time soon but I don't got money right now I'm still waiting on my next check lol but I'm worried he's gonna die in my hands😢😢😭😭 I love the lil guy ❤️❤️

[LilyPad]

He doesn't really need a friend, but time to adjust. 3 or more sides of the enclosure should be covered so that he feels less stressed. Make sure the crickets are no longer than the space between his eyes. My red eyes sleep in the exact same spot every day, so sometimes it appears as if they haven't moved. You could try using a smooth glass bowl, the crickets cannot get traction to jump out, and you will be able to see for certain how much your frog is eating. Honestly, I would make sure this guy is healthy and eating before introducing another frog and more potential stress. What size viv do you have him in?

[DigitalPunk]

Humidity is a tad high for reds. They seem to enjoy the 70% to 80% range the most.

It can take him/her weeks to adjust to the stress of the move to your house. It is best to offer him/her food daily in a glass bowl. Always put the bowl and food in just before lights out. Dust the food with supplements (Calcium W/D3 and a multivitamin rotated through the week is perfect). And above all try to leave him/her alone once the lights go out (at least till he/she is eating good and seems to be adjusted).

The glass bowl feeding will allow you to count the number of crickets eaten through the night and remove uneaten crickets and add them back to the cricket bin for the next feeding. Free roaming crickets can add to the stress of the frog as well.

Good Luck!

[Ositoposito]

Thank you people of the world �� I have him in a 20 gallon tank and I know that's way enough space for just one frog. I'm going to try the bowl feeding method and cover 3 sides of the tank, and I actually just have the crickets roaming around the tank�� ha yeah I should take them out lol, And him getting used to the tank makes more sense for his behavior.

thanks again for these wonderful answers, I appreciate ur time

[Ositoposito]

So I did the bowl feeding method last night, put 3 crickets in there (took off one of the crickets back leg so they won't jump out, but the way they move now XD ) and the crickets were still there in the morning -_- and I know he was awake when I saw him, but every time i see him he's always in the same corner of the tank, just chilling there. Oh and I also covered 3 sides of the tank, and I haven't messed with him at all.

I just put the cricket bowl again bc it's lights off already, I pray that he will eat��

[DigitalPunk]

Give him some time. I have seen reds go 2 weeks or a bit longer without eating when they are less than pleased with what they have just been through. They are like stubborn children lol

[LilyPad]

When I got my red eyes, I had to cover almost the entire tank before he would eat. In a 10 gallon qt tank, I only had maybe 2 inches of glass open.

[Ositoposito]

So when i got up in the morning I noticed one cricket gone and one dead and another still alive, I only put 3 crickets in the bowl. So that's a good sign, and I didn't see the missing cricket anywhere in the tank so that's a good sign. I'm going to keep on doing the bowl method and see how it goes.

thx again form y'all's responses, y'all are really giving me confedence that my frog is fine, hes just stressed. I'm going to really consider covering more of his tank just cuz lol

ps: my red eye makes a quick croaking sound (every once in a while when he's awake) out of the no where, that's a good sign right??? That he's healthy

[Strider18]

They are like stubborn children lol

Hey! Hehe, we can be stubborn at times... I hope your frog eats soon and gets nice and healthy!

[Ositoposito]

So I keep on doing the bowl method and it was just one night,when I put 10 crickets in a clear bowl, that I actually saw my frog on a leaf looking down at all the crickets, next then u know it, moments later I noticed 4 crickets gone so I assumed he ate them while I went away to go watch one piece for a bit. That was like 3 nights ago but I haven't noticed him eating anymore and I put 6-8 crickets every night now and end up with the same amount the next morning.

my next question is
-how long until my red eyed will get hungry so I can just put a bowl of crickets certain nights of the week
-also he changes dark green at night, is it cuz hes trying to blend in the dark environment, or is it cuz hes stressed

sorry for late reply it's bc I work
Thanks in advance

[Strider18]

Red eyes are ninjas

0.1.0 Psuedacris regilla

[Ositoposito]

So everything has been good from when i posted this thread to now he eats and finds the crickets on his own at night, i dont have to use bowl method anymore. Nor do I have to cover the tank. Hes fine and healthy, and just wanna thank yall for the advice to keep this little creature alive.