Hello, I purchased 2 Red eyed tree frogs one week ago from Pets Unlimited in Halifax NS, Canada. One of the frogs was dark when I got them but he was sleeping very bright green for a few days. The last 2 days he has had a bit of a pale coloration over different parts of his body and he has been staying alittle darker while sleeping. I have noticed a slight difference in colors on the other frog aswell, however he tends to be a much brighter green. I am worried that this may be some sort of bacteria, There isnt a local vet that deals with these guys near me, I am trying to figure out the closest place to go, but if someone on here can explain the coloration that would be very helpful.
This is the frog the day I brought him home.
This is him when he first went to sleep
This is what he looks like as of 10 minutes ago
And this is what my other one looks like
My tank is a 18X18X24 Exo Terra, I was keeping the humidity around 90-100% based on what I read at first, however since it seems to be a very debated subject I have since dropped the humidity to 80%. The temp is around 75-78 through the day and drops to about 70 at night. I turn their lights on around 10am and shut them off at 10pm. I have one UVB bulb for my plants, an LED light, and a 55 watt heat light for when the temp drops.
There is a mix of real and fake plants. The botton 3 inches of the tank is aquarium gravel and hydro balls, there is a pump with a waterfall, a charcoal filter, and a 6x6 inch 1.5 inch deep "pond". Above the gravel is a layer of "plantation soil" then cocunut husk and a top layer of moss.
When they were in the tank at Pets Unlimited there was a fairly large cricket in the tank with them, and the frog I am worried about suffered a small, short lasting prolapse 2 nights in a row (which I believe was from the large food) which he has since not had. It also retracted on its own before I could finish mixing the sugar water solution. He seems to be eating well, when i got up yesterday morning he was staring into the empty cricket dish so I added a few more which he quickly grabbed up.
He doesnt seem lethargic to me, Although I have only had them one week.
Pets Unlimited has ordered me 2 more frogs, I assume that I will have to quarantine these other two once i get them? I have another 18x18x18 Exo Terra that is currently unused that I can use if I must.
Any help would be greatly appreciated, if I left something out please ask me, I really hope this is somewhat normal explainable conditions that is due to the stress of the new home.
Thank you