White's tree frog not eating

[elly]

Huh, I have no idea but then I'm not a vet. The slight change of temperatures might have influenced him, but it's never influenced mine like that. Normally I'd guess impaction or constipation but that's probably not it unless he ate something inorganic after he pooped last. (Is the gravel covered with water where he can't get to it? If not it should be.)

If you can find and afford an exotic vet in your area, you should try taking your frog, because it sounds like he either has an unspecified illness or he ate something from the tank that he shouldn't have.

[ChrissyBee]

No the gravel is too large for him to ingest in his pool (large river stones) so that's not a problem. I'm going to try to get a good look at him this evening. Would impaction have any outward signs at all? Bloated belly maybe? I did see his usual big poop about a week ago but nothing since, however I don't think he's eaten since either

Could it be worth trying to place him in a small container with his food and see if he eats? Maybe it's an issue with hunting?

[irThumper]

One week out shouldn't be anything to worry about poop wise IF your frog is acting normally. What is your lighting schedule? It should be 12 hrs on and 12 hrs off. I'd say get that heat bumped up... did you mean room temperature as in the room he is in vs the heat inside the tank? 21C (appx 69+F) is too low for a constant temperature in the tank, 26C (appx 78+F) is better, but it sounds to me like maybe he could be having some digestive issues with the cooler temps, try for 73-75F (appx 23-24C) at night and 80-85F (appx 26-29C) during the day. I would also get a fecal test run on him next time he produces poop. One thing that might help is to give him a warm honey bath: 3 to 4 drops of pure natural honey (not a cornsyrup-honey sauce) per 8 oz of dechlorinated water, just barely warm to the touch on your wrist. Leave him soaking in that (in a container he can't get out of, but do not leave him unattended!) for appx 20 minutes, then give him a tepid bath of water without the honey to clean off. That usually produces a poo either while they are soaking or within a day or two.

It would help if you could read this thread and then answer the questions so folks have some better ideas of what could be happening and how to help http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...enclosure.html Thanks.

Hope your little guy gets back on track soon!

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

If he is protesting, try giving him wax/butter-worms in a dish where they can't get out to entice him to eat. They are fatty so use them few and far between and gradually put more and more of your staple food item in with the wax-worms, until you stop giving him wax-worms and give him all normal food

[irThumper]

Forgot to mention that a minimum size enclosure for an adult White's tree frog is generally 20 gallons for the first frog and an additional 10 gallons for each extra frog, so you should probably look into upgrading him to an 18"x18"X24".

[ChrissyBee]

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions

Whoops, he is in an 18x18x24, not sure why I thought it was only 12x12.

I will take him out tonight to get a better look at him and try the waxworms, that's a good idea. Probably the honey bath too.

[ChrissyBee]

Well last night I added a night heat lamp to bring the temp up a little. Then I put a hornworm in when I knew he was awake and watching from his perch. Waited a while and he didn't eat it, found it alive and well in the tank this morning

I guess the next step is to take him out and have a good look at him, try a honey bath too.

[irThumper]

Hope the honey bath helps! Let us know how it works out