Frog in quarantine.

[wesleybrouwer]

Well, it's hard to tell from a distance.
You know you're frogs better then i do ofcourse.

WIth my tree frogs i know they don't have to wake-up each and every night,
sometimes they seem to sleep both day and night.
In my case they have eaten enough then.

What you can do to try and wake him up is spraying when the lighting goes out.
Increasing the humidity by spraying long enough will wake up most frogs,
even during the day when i do this i am able to wake them up,
the red eyes will even start feeding and calling when i do so.
Altough i avoid it outside my "raining season" since they are nocturnal afterall.
Waking them up during the day isn't exactly a great idea.

If this doesn't help and you are sure he is way to skinny,
i would call a vet to ask what can be used like the elekrolyze.
This will bring up their bloodvalues and provide them with an energy boost.
It;s about the same what people get in the hospital when dehydrated or unable to drink.

As soon as you can, try to (let) examine a swab and/or feces to check the reason behind this.
Maybe someone from the same region as you can help you find a specialized vet.

Good idea maybe to make a list around here with specialized vets troughout the US,
makes it a little easier finding one if you ask me.
But that is something for the moderators, they can make a sticky on that.
I won't be able to help you on that i think

[bshmerlie]

We do have a list of vets here in the US but Jo-Anna is from Canada.

[Jace]

I have a vet hospital that deals with small animals in my city, though whether they deal with frogs or not I have to find out. With it being a holiday weekend, there is nothing I will be able to do until Tuesday at the earliest.

Elton has moved, though. He obviously had a nice soak in his water dish and is now clinging to the side of his tank. I am going to add a few crickets to his enclosure tonight and see if I can watch him eat. I know Rongo (his tankmate) is eating and I am wondering if Rongo was bullying Elton when it came to the food. And I can't figure out why Rongo is a nice green now, and Elton is mud brown. I'm hoping it's a food/bullying thing because that I can correct immediately!

[charlamanda]

I have a vet hospital that deals with small animals in my city, though whether they deal with frogs or not I have to find out. With it being a holiday weekend, there is nothing I will be able to do until Tuesday at the earliest.

Elton has moved, though. He obviously had a nice soak in his water dish and is now clinging to the side of his tank. I am going to add a few crickets to his enclosure tonight and see if I can watch him eat. I know Rongo (his tankmate) is eating and I am wondering if Rongo was bullying Elton when it came to the food. And I can't figure out why Rongo is a nice green now, and Elton is mud brown. I'm hoping it's a food/bullying thing because that I can correct immediately!

Ha you posted while I was writting. I completely forgot about the holiday..that sucks!!! The warm water probably made him feel better, after Tiny and Baby would have their warm Pedialyte soak they would perk up too. The mud brown definately sounds like stress for sure and hoefully Elton will eat. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Come on Elton get those crickets and hasn't Rongo been watching to tv about bullying?? Bad Rongo!!

[Greg M]

Hi Jo,

I feel bad you you! My first suggestions mirror those of previous posters - keep the two apart and take him to a herp vet, when you get a chance. Secondly, and others are welcome to disagree with this, if he hasn't been treated for chytrid (Terbinafine or itraconazole) and worms (Panacur), I would recommend that you do so. The dark color suggests stress, but that could be due to underlying health issues such as chytrid or worms. I treat all my herps prophylactically for both, and there are methods on the forum, although please pm me if you need suggestions. I haven't found problems associated with either treatment. Good luck to your little guy!!!!

Greg

[Jace]

Thanks, guys. I have only had Rongo and Elton for about 3-4 weeks; they spent a year in the petstore before that. I have seen Rongo go through a variety of colour changes while in the store and he seems to be holding a steady olive green and singing every morning. Elton was always smaller and dark brown, though with me he did develop green on the side of his belly and along his legs. I talked to the petstore and they showed me the treatments both frogs received for worms; chytrid is not a treatment routinely done yet.

For the time being, I am going to keep him separate, offer him a warm soak in the evening, mist him regularly to keep humidity up, and tonight I am offering him 3 crickets that I hope he will eat. Thanks for all the suggestions and help and Greg, I will PM you if I need further help. Thanks everyone!

[Paul Rust]

I hope the little fella gets better soon Jo.