Red Leg? Sick Whites Tree Frog

[Bynny Ribbit]

That looks like a bacterial infection aka septicemia to me. A vet is your best bet at this point, but raising the temps to at least 85º will help. I would recommend higher since higher temps can help control and even kill invasive organisms, but his state may be too fragile, so I would only go up to 85º.

If his belly area is red, this is quite serious and you need to try and get him help as soon as you can. I hope you're able to help him.

[Harcourt]

Thank you for the kind responses and help, everyone. Unfortunately he passed away only a few hours after I posted this. It happened so suddenly I was unable to get him vet care but I'm aware of signs and symptoms now if they appear less rapidly in the future. It's been a tough time trying to get over it but I suspect he may have been sick when I got him do to poor eating habits at the start. I've learned a lot about prevention, treatment and acceptance in the past few days and I hope I can stop this from ever happening again. Thank you all again so much.

[Bynny Ribbit]

I'm so sorry to hear that. It can be difficult to spot the early signs of frog illness and sometimes by the time they start showing symptoms, it can be advanced.

Considering the short amount of time you had him, he likely came to you already sick or the stress of moving lowered his immune system and allowed bacteria to run rampant, so I wouldn't blame yourself by any means. I hope you have better luck with your next froggy friend.