New Member needs urgent advice for Dumpy Tree Frog

[Hop2It]

Hello Everyone! I just registered with the Frog Forum and have a concern with one of my Dumpy Tree Frogs. This past Summer I purchased 2 Tree Frogs, one male and one female. The female is doing great, however the male is not. For the first few months the male ate the super worms with no problem, and he would make a loud croaking sound at night. That has changed and now I'm really concerned. He has not eaten anything in over a month! I've tried the super worms, some smaller meal worms, and even a small month. He rejects all food. Also, instead of the loud croak, he will occasionally get out a few squeaks while opening and closing his mouth. Even though he seems to be getting smaller, there really are no outward appearances that he is ill. He seems to have good strength since he is mobile and still climbs. I am puzzled and not sure what to do next. I'm new to this and apologize if I missed a thread that already addressed this issue.

[wesleybrouwer]

Is anything changed in the tank?
If nothing seems wrong with him besides eating and croaking less i supose temperature dropped or/and humidity got down?

They tend to be less active during their resting period in nature,
same as the frogs outdoors, they are not at the same activity level year round.

If really nothing changed, try putting the temperature and humidity up and see how he does.
Usually after a good spraying they will be more active for a while.

Hopefully i'm right on this and nothing is wrong with him

[Hop2It]

Thanks for your quick response! I just checked and the humidity gauge is showing 50% and the Temp is around 78 degrees Fahrenheit. I'll try to increase the levels of both to see if that makes a difference. I'm really concerned that he is not eating and afraid that he will starve. Do Tree Frogs go into some sort of hibernation mode around this time of the year? Thanks again for your help!

[wesleybrouwer]

Hi,

the temperature is good, it should be between 25-28 Celcius,
that is 77-82,4 Fahrenheit i believe.

Humidity is somewhat low, it should be somewhere around 70%.
Altough they might withstand lower humidity levels as well.

Frogs in nature have breeding periods in wich they are more active,
they certainly call more during this periods.
Outside this periods they will be croaking less then when they feel like breeding.
That may be the problem, but looking at those values nothing is realy wrong with it.

If they don't eat for a night it is not that big of a deal,
but keep an eye on him.
If he doesn't get more active by raisin the levels you can let some fresh feces examine on any problems.
Altough i didn't hear you mentioning he is sitting in the water or anything,
my first guess would be that he got his resting period due to lower temps or humidity then usual.

[Hop2It]

Hi,

Thanks for the good advice. I just checked the humidity and noticed that it has now dropped below 50%. Do you have any advice for increasing the humidity level? I have a double bulb light on top of the cage along with a 75 watt heat lamp. Also, I have 2 good sized dishes with water in them. Both frogs do sit in the water or hang out on the waterfall that I have in the cage. Can Dumpy Tree Frogs go for long periods of time (weeks) without eating? Is this part of the resting period?

[jtay]

See thread 'Increaing humidity?' - there are loads of good ideas on how to increase humidity in that thread.

http://www.frogforum.net/vivarium-te...-humidity.html

[wesleybrouwer]

Hi,

i am not sure if it is day or night in you're place.
Here it is night

Tree frogs will be active during the night, so at daytime they always take a nap.
That is normal behaviour.

Not eating for weeks is not a good sign
I doubt if they survive.
You don't have to see it like a hibernation like bears do.

They do eat and move, but not as much as they used to do when around breeding season,
that is the time they become most active, calling and feeding.
Most frogs will do less when temperatures drop since their metabolism depends on external heat.

For bringing up the humidity, you can spray more often,
Most people around the US as i read do this by hand using a flower sprayer (right word?)
How much and how often depends on how well the humidity stays in you're tank.
Taping off some of the ventilation when it dries out to quick might help a bit.

Frogs sitting in or around the water all the time need to be checked upon closely,
it is no good sign in most cases.