Hello all, I am a new member to this forum in search of answers to a few questions that I have for my tree frog, Jeremy.
I bought him at a local pet store about a month ago, and I've been working on making his tank perfect! it is far from there, but it has everything that he needs right now. I struggled for a while at keeping his humidity up, and eventually invested in a humidifier that has worked wonders! His humidity still isnt quite where id like it to be but it is better. It stays anywhere from 30-50%. His temperature is 80-85 degrees during the daytime and 70-75 degrees at night.
Here's where my questions start:
1) i am concerned that Jeremy may be sick. Ever since I got him, he never seemed to eat as much as I had expected. Ive only seen him eat twice, although I know crickets are disappearing at some points and most dont die in the tank. I feed him every other day, usually on the day that I dont feed there are crickets alive, or they may have perished in his water bowl. I dust the crickets with calcium and a multivitamin but I wonder how much is actually on him once he finally eats them. This didnt concern me too much until the last few days to a week, he hasn't been climbing much at all. When I first got him, he stayed on the glass practically all day. Now he lays in his leaf that is on the back of the glass. Maybe he just likes it, but I would think he'd still climb a lot too?
2) Next, his coloring changes quite a lot. Im aware that they are known to change colors a lot but do any colors mean specific things? He is a deep purple throughout the day most of the time. When I get him out he'll turn green or blue.
3) Ive only seen him defecate one time, and he seemed to struggle. It probably took a total of 5 minutes for him to finish and it was rather large! I have no idea how large it should be but it didn't seem normal in my opinion.
4) Jeremy acts normal when I get him out, bright eyes, hops around some, and looks content with me, but when he goes back in his tank he lays in his leaf.
5) To end with, the last two days ive noticed that he has been burrowing some. The first night he burrowed, but when I woke up he was in his leaf and his water dish had dirt in it. Last night he burrowed all night. I thought at first he was waiting for crickets, but when I went to his tank this morning, he was still there. His water dish was clean and it appeared to me that he stays in the same spot all night.
If anyone could give me information or answers to all of these questions, it would be greatly appreciated. Ive looked for answers for a while now, getting some information but not everything that I need. Im so worried about him and id love to know that he is a healthy boy. I am looking for a vet as well (hopefully I dont actually have to go there)
Thank you so much for reading!
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