I had already preemptively raised the temperature up a bit. Currently resting at 82F. And the substrate looks exceptionally wet in this picture because I had just been spraying him down gently to get a good clean picture of the sores. Usually it's not so damp. I still appreciate the call out though. Especially on the temp I checked it for the initial post and turned up the set temp the next day.
I have been feeding him frozen fish and shrimp and crickets. He's a less aggressive eater than my fantasy frog, but he usually gobbles everything up given enough space and time. My theory is/was cricket bites though. I fed him 6-7 dusted crickets the night before. All the crickets were gone in the morning but I didn't watch him eat them all before going to bed (I usually don't put the lid back on until he's eaten them all. I'm not sure if I should cut crickets out of his diet all together or restrict them to 1-2 at a time as a vitamin vehicle from now on.
There is a rock with a sharp-ish corner on it in the vivarium. Although I'd be surprised if he bashed his face on it. I'm only aware of him changing positions in his tank maybe 6 times in his life.
He seems to shed pretty normally. Maybe a little less frequently than my dumpy frogs or his fantasy frog neighbor.
I've got about a dozen Armadillidium maculatum and about a dozen of some type of Scaber isopod in there with him. There are also some small white unidentifiable insects of some kind in small numbers. I occasionally see one when cleaning.
I took him to the vet twice since posting and there is some kind of bacterial infection at each sore, including 3 new sores that have appeared in the absence of crickets. I was given a topical antibiotic (Ofloxacin?) to dab on each sore twice daily.
I really appreciate your comment/concern <3
Here's a picture of him looking a little more himself





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