My first frog

[lraulston]

THanks for all the advice guys. John, you had to post a picture didn't you. lol. Cute little guys. I would love to take them, but for now I am going to stick to and focus on my white's. Not sure it would be fair to the grays that I am just starting out etc and might not be ready to take on a load for two species yet. Plus I don't think I could find another place for a tank. THank you so much for thinking of me though.

Well, Frog 2 was coming out last night as I was going to bed. Hope he got something to eat. Should I take him out to feed him tonight so that I know he has eaten? So far I can tell them apart. Frog 1 is a purple/brown/green color and Frog 2 is bright green. Frog 1 is way more social and sits on the the branches and watches you and just hangs out. Frog 2 is hiding on a leaf this morning.

[lraulston]

How about naming one "Kulathirrie". It's Australian Aboriginal for frog.

Sounds great Kurt, but I have no idea how to pronounce that! lol. I'd end up going " Kul..Kule...Hey you!"

[lraulston]

Couple of pics. Frog 2 is first pic, Frog 1 is second pic. Man, I have to pick out names.

[John]

Those are nice White's .

[Kurt]

Should I take him out to feed him tonight so that I know he has eaten?

You can if you want to. I feed mine in a Rubbermaid box, since their enclosure is flooded. In the box it is really easy to observe their eating habits.

[lraulston]

okay. Speaking of frog #2, I was a little concerned about him. Last night as he was coming out from the leaf he had been sleeping on, he was climbing up the back of the tank and he was having trouble sticking. He was sliding. I had just misted the tank, could this have made the styrofoam background slippery? or is there something wrong with him? I took him out this morning and put him on the glass. He stayed there, but then gave me that "If I would have wanted here, I would have climbed here" look and climbed down onto a branch. He seemed to stick to the glass okay this morning, until he wanted down, then he crawled down and slid just a bit on the way down, but should I worry? I know I have that "everything could be wrong with my frog" new frog mom stuff going on, but better safe than sorry. I know I have only had them a day and should let them settle in and observe them more before I start diagnosing stuff, but i wanted to know what you guys thought. Thanks for the compliments by the way, they are beautiful frogs.

[Kurt]

he was having trouble sticking. He was sliding. I had just misted the tank, could this have made the styrofoam background slippery? or is there something wrong with him?

No. Misting might have made it more difficult to stick to the glass. Also I have observed frogs that purposely let themselves slide down a surface.

I know I have that "everything could be wrong with my frog" new frog mom stuff going on, but better safe than sorry.

I have been keeping frogs for quite some time now and that feeling never goes away. I am always worried about the health of my frogs. The key is to not let it drive you insane.

[daydreaming]

when i mist my tanlk they do the same thing partly slide and some times fall off but then again when they dart across the tank after the crickets they do sometimes hit the glass with there heads they do things some times that make you think can they redally be that dumb but that is just the way they are.

i have 3 whites one is blue like yours and she is the out going one and a total pig, the other 2 are green but one spends so much time on the cork board at the back it normally stays pretty brown she is the quiet one, dosent eat as easily as the other 2 and the one who stays mainly on the glass hiding inthe fake vine leafs he is just slightly weird he dosent do alot but every now and then croaks whilst im on the phone, he eats alot but the blue one is the greedy one. if the green and blue are out first then the brown dosent get much of a look in when it comes to food but she is now learning to fight her corner.

after a while you will see each does there own thing. then you can kind of work out there patterns how they feed, where they sleep it just takes time and watching. i got mine in to a routine i mist them late at night on the days im going to feed them and this does help with observing them.

[lraulston]

whew, thanks guys for making me feel better!
yes, my husband and I had a blast last night during feeding. I wasn't sure they would be up for eating since they had just been in their new home a few hours, but Frog 1 sure was. My husband was like "These are cool! get that cricket!"

Some more pics, all I had was my phone, so the quality stinks. First 3 pics are same frog. he was cute poking his head up from his water bowl. last pic is Frog 2. ( man I can't keep doing this- name suggestions?)

[Kurt]

They're White's! They're always hungry! LOL

[daydreaming]

My daughter named ours

blue frog = susan lol
brown frog = queen of the trees
green frog = king of the trees

we also have a maculata and her name is teatime its suppose to be prenounced tea-a-timey its a charector from terry prachets the hog father and susan is the female charector in the same film, she is also know as blue lol

[lraulston]

Those are nice White's .

Thanks!

[lraulston]

So, got home tonight and my frogs are both soaking in the water dish and seem to have some slimy shedded skin around them. Normal I assume? Should I still try to remove them for feeding or let them stay in?

[John]

Frogs do shed their skin. If they are open to feeding them feed them in or out - it's up to you.

[lraulston]

Well the one frog is not active tonight either. He is still just sitting in the water bowl, not really holding his head up out of the water and when a cricket fell into the water with him and touched him, he shook it off and backed up. The other frog is out about the cage hunting. He seemed fine this morning but I still had no proof that he ever ate last night.Should I be worried?

[John]

Well the one frog is not active tonight either. He is still just sitting in the water bowl, not really holding his head up out of the water and when a cricket fell into the water with him and touched him, he shook it off and backed up. The other frog is out about the cage hunting. He seemed fine this morning but I still had no proof that he ever ate last night.Should I be worried?

That's a worry. It's a pity you can't separate them and observe the water bowl guy on his own. Some frogs suffer stress more than others (just like people are different) so water bowl guy might need more time to settle in. Is he skinny or does he seem otherwise healthy?

[lraulston]

otherwise healthy to me, though he has darkened in color tonight. The first pic is of him yesterday, and the second pic is of him this morning. He has shedded skin around him as well, though the other frog did too and he is off hunting.

[lraulston]

I did not take him out to try to feed him as he had no interest in the crickets in the cage and I did not want to stress him any more by handling him. He has a light green patch on his leg. I am freaking out and to the point of tears just about. I have no other tank to put him in to keep him from getting the other frog sick if he is. I have a 10 gal, but no extra light and it is not cleaned out. Could not get it up until tomorrow at the earliest. What do I do?

[John]

Well there's no use in panicking - if he is just stressed then a day or two will help - many new frogs are reluctant feeders in the first few days. Really, don't panic and don't disturb him. Just keep an eye on him and give him time. Leaving the lights off for a day or two should help reduce the stress level because instinctually the frog will know it's less likely to be seen by a day time predator.

If he is sick then the other frog has already been exposed so that's less of a worry.

I would stop feeding them now for a few days just to remove that disturbance. Also, crickets crawling on him will stress him too.

It's a real pity you don't have the means to take better photos than those because it's hard to tell much from them. The frog doesn't look skinny and that's a good sign.

If things don't improve in a few days I would say take him to an amphibian-savvy vet.

[Kurt]

Well you don't need a light. What you need is an enclosure with a screen top, a water bowl and a paper towel substrate. Real basic. If he is eating you will know, white paper towels can't hide poop. And if he is sick, then both are most likely. If you really feel the need to calm your nerves take them to the vet for a check up. Chances are they are perfectly fine.