Heating Tank Problem

[monster]

Hey, glad to hear he came out. Now that his tank has warmed up he should start to eat for you, for his daytime temps don't let them go any higher then what they are. 85F is the highest the tank should tank should be, And again I'm glad he came out for you. I don't know what time you try to feed him but if you can try to feed him at night in the dark or in as minimal light as you can, they are nocturnal hunters so you may get a better feeding response feeding at this time. I feed all mine about a hour after lights out.

[Hill111]

I adjusted the temperature so now it’s only about 82 during the day. However he has not really moved since his pedialyte bath...and I tried to feed him 5 small crickets one night, they stayed in his tank for several days and ended up dead in his water bowl. Maybe I should try some worms and hand feed him?

[monster]

Have you covered 3 sides of the enclosure so he cant see out from every direction, If not this helps them settle in faster. How big is the frog? If the frog is a juvenile and you got him from Petco this means he has been there for a little while and Petco doesn't keep the best care of there frogs, he could possibly be sick with something. I don't think they dust there feeders they just rely on the gutloading to be enough for the vitamins they need in which it isn't, the feeders still need to be dusted and if he doesn't get the proper vitamins this could lead to problems like MBD. Can you post a picture of the frog, or a couple pictures. For the moving, these frogs aren't very active at all. They pretty much sit in one place for weeks on end sometimes or they get a favourite spot and just keep going back there, they aren't very active and sometimes with them being so lazy its hard to tell if there is something wrong with them. Try the worm and let me know how it goes, sometimes when they reach a certain size crickets aren't enough to stimulate there feeding response and you need a bigger feeder. All my guys and gals are adults now and only one of them will eat crickets, the rest of them couldn't be bothered.

[Hill111]

The first picture is from the other day when I took him out of the substrate and put him in the pedialyte bath, it's a before and after pic. The second one is him today buried in the substrate again, and the third is the tank. I have him in a pretty low traffic area so I figured I didn't need to cover the sides of the tank, but I'll pick that up today too and give it a try!

[monster]

Hey, they had the frog labeled wrong if they had it labeled as a juvenile. I can tell you right now that guy/girl is just a baby. I would suggest dividing the tank into 2 so its a smaller area for him, all the space may be freaking him out especially if he was in something smaller at the store. I would push the water bowl over more towards the wood and stick the divider about were the bowl is now.From the pictures he seems to look ok so I don't think there is anything health wise wrong. I would really try dividing so he doesn't have to venture as far to catch his food and get to his dish, and put up a background. the background doesn't have to be anything special, you could even just use some dark construction paper or something. For your gauges those analog ones aren't the best, I would get something that is digital because they are way more accurate. And I would move them down so they are about an inch off the ground, this way you know what temps he is feeling. Also being a baby you may want to try to get him used to tongs, this way you know what he is eating and the feeders cant rub off the vitamins. And they aren't the most graceful eaters and tend to miss a lot, if he gets a lot of cocofibre he is going to get full from it and then not want eat his real food. And even though coco fibre is made so the frog can pass it if eaten, if he gets a lot it can make him impacted then he really wont want to eat. And sometimes when they keep missing it just discourages them and they will just give up. Try the things suggested, sometimes it takes awhile for them to settle. Hope he starts to eat for you soon.

[Hill111]

Well I am very sad to say that this little guy died last night I went to check on him this morning and he was gone. He was doing okay on Friday. I put him in a smaller tank and tried to feed him a Worm with some tongs and he refused, then I tried 2 small crickets and he refused those too. Poor little guy I’m very sad to see him go.