Help! White's Tree Frog - Not Eating.. Sick?

[Frogman1031]

12x12x18 is way too small for an adult white's. I would definitely look for a larger enclosure (ideal size is around 18x18x24

You definitely NEED to use multivitamins and calcium more often. For an adult white's i recomend calcium once every two to three feedings and multivitamins once every week or two.

How big are the crickets in relation to the frog?

How often do you clean the water bowl specifically??

Of course i have to reccomend that you go to the vet as it's the most dependable thing you can count on at this point

i do not believe that this is red leg, but only a vet can do the proper testing and say for certain. If it is redleg then the frog will not survive.

I believe however that this is mild irritation caused by elevated bacteria levels in the enclosure. It's not really an infection, but can worsen without decreasing bacteria levels in the tank. My frogs used to look exactly like this before i switched to paper towel substrate. Cleared up the red within a few days. Even if you replace the soil the bacteria will still be there and will multiply quickly unless you use a solution of 10 parts water to one part bleach to clean it. If you do this you must rinse thouroughly and wait at least until the smell of bleach is completely gone

i would also reccomend cleaning the water bowl often. I scrub my frog's water bowl daily with a chemical free sponge and hot water.

White' tree frogs are very susceptile to an overly moist environment and even though the air is not too wet, the substrate may very well be

edit: in terms of food, the crickets may be too big or small (should be about the size of the space between the frog's eyes) or the frog may just not be used to them. Earthworms (not from outside and make sure they have no chemicals) may be a better choice. They're closer in shape and movement to the mealworms you used to feed. Plus they're much more nutritious than crickets as well!

[Rezmay]

Update: My frog is doing much better! Saturday morning I put him in a temporary tank and completely cleaned his main tank. I cleaned the glass of the tank with boiling water. I soaked all the decor in a tub with boiling water and some bleach. I left him in the temporary tank to see if the irritation would go away and it did. So I knew the tank was definitely the problem.

Sunday afternoon his rash was almost gone. So I put him back in his main tank with only paper towels and his water bowl. I will slowly put back the rest of the decor, but I want to monitor his rash to make sure it doesn't come back when a particular item is added. Sunday night I tried to feed him and he ate a cricket!

Thanks for your help.

[Rezmay]

This is how his belly and legs look now.

[Frogman1031]

Excellent! I'm glad to hear that he's doing much better!

[Rezmay]

Unfortunately, his rash has returned and he hasn't eaten since that one cricket. Also, he pooped today and it was green, slimey, and it seemed a bit foamy. I'm taking him to the vet on Tuesday, but any advice on what to do until then?

[Frogman1031]

Sorry to hear that things aren't going well again

the best thing to do now is quarantine the frog in a separate enclosure. It should include

-damp paper towel as substrate
-a water dish
-a place to hide

that's all for tank setup

the enclosure and everything in it should not have been touched by the frog prior to quarantine. Make sure everything is fresh.

Once results from the vet are back you can determine the most prudent course of action. If it's bacterial or fungal you'll have to throw away all cage decorations that can't be properly disinfected and disinfect everything. Same goes for parasitic. Wait for the vet's analysis first though, you don't want to throw away something if you don't have to. In the mean time quarantine ASAP

[Rezmay]

Went to the vet about a week ago, and it was a bacterial infection. They gave me an ointment to treat him with and his rash is clearing up. He's also eating regularly again!