Sick frog or not? - Rico

[jasonm96]

Has he been in it 24/7 or just at night? Sometimes they'll go in to try help squeeze one out.

It's best to tong feed crickets so you can monitor how many crickets the frog is eating and make sure it gets the most of the supplements.

Their pupils will be big at night, like ours do.

You can go up to a month without cleaning in 15-20 gal set ups as long as you spot clean frequently but in a 10 gal probably every 2 weeks will be best.

[RicoThePacman]

Has he been in it 24/7 or just at night? Sometimes they'll go in to try help squeeze one out.

It's best to tong feed crickets so you can monitor how many crickets the frog is eating and make sure it gets the most of the supplements.

Their pupils will be big at night, like ours do.

You can go up to a month without cleaning in 15-20 gal set ups as long as you spot clean frequently but in a 10 gal probably every 2 weeks will be best.

It's been for 4 days straight, day and night. He is still in it right now.

[monster]

Have you tried takeing him out of the water to see what he does? If not clean out his tank like you said and see if when you put him back in if he goes straight for the water. What is your humidity like in the terrarium? I know your not far from me and the temps and humidity outside have dropped a lot the last few days since this cold front has came in, if its not humid enough and there isn't enough moisture in his substrate this could cause him to want to stay in the water. Right now its - 39c here in barrie, my Siberian husky didn't even want to stay outside this morning.

[RicoThePacman]

Have you tried takeing him out of the water to see what he does? If not clean out his tank like you said and see if when you put him back in if he goes straight for the water. What is your humidity like in the terrarium? I know your not far from me and the temps and humidity outside have dropped a lot the last few days since this cold front has came in, if its not humid enough and there isn't enough moisture in his substrate this could cause him to want to stay in the water. Right now its - 39c here in barrie, my Siberian husky didn't even want to stay outside this morning.

Took him out, and he went inside of his coconut. His water seemed VERY Chilly. The thermometer displays 92f, And it never has before, so I think the thermometer may be shot aswell. For the ground temps. Felt colder then 92f in his cage, thats for sure. Im going to the pet store today.


What should I grab?

[jasonm96]

You using a heat mat? If so put it on a thermostat, they easily heat up to that temperature when used without, which is why a thermostat must always be used. Use a digital thermometer to monitor temps.

[monster]

If you mean gauge wise you should try to grab the exoterra digital 2-1, this is the one I have had the best results with. To be honest though I use thermostats on all my tanks, this way is headache and worry free really. They are really good for those up and down temps in the summer months, You don't have to worry about your temps going to high and cooking your frog while your at work or out and about if you get a really hot day.

[jasonm96]

Cory, I've found the 2-1 thermo-hygrometer to be bad when using a heat source. When you're using it to measure the temperature of the heater, you'll probably get a bad humidity reading due to the drying effect of the heater. I try putting hygrometers in the middle of the tank, away from the heater but also away from the water dish, to give a ambient humidity reading, as obviously under the heat source will be dryer and the water dish side will be more humid. Nowadays I tend not to bother with hygrometers, though. I find they work for a week or so and then fail.

Thermostats aren't always necessary with light sources as you can just adjust the wattage to get the required temperature, heat mats/pads on the other hand heat up to about the same temperature no matter how high the wattage, it's just more power to heat a larger area, so a thermostat must be used to regulate it, as you can't do it yourself.