Whites shedding problem??? plz help

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

This is what im talking about

[DonLisk]

That could be possible, and if the lighting source is close to that and the screen is heating up that would add to the irritation.

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

rotated

[DonLisk]

Here is my littlest one which is having similar issues as yours. This is new as of today, the discoloration on the right side of photo. You can see slightly left the one he had prior which was just like this new discoloration. It usually gets dark colored at night. What is it I haven't a clue. Hes not near a light or heat source but could he be rubbing it where he sleeps?

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

Don, that looks incredibly similar to mine, its even in the same location. After the discolored blotch, does it turn into a scabby wound? I'm obvious not familar with amphibian diseases. What do you feed your frogs? I recently fed mine some waxworms to go along with the main staple of crickets. Thats the only thing I can think of food wise that was different from the norm.

[DonLisk]

I basicly feed only gut loaded crickets. The first discoloration slowly turned dark brown and then almost crusty and then as you can see is almost gone away. Today is the first time we have seen this as seen on the right side of the picture.

He is exactly himself so its not like its bothering him. He does soak in a cup every night and the area does stat moist.
Just not sure what it is.

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

hmmm yea its the same thing then. My frog is active and eating just like yours. Only one of your frogs is affected? I only have one whites trre frog and I wanted to go to this herp show being held this weekend to get him a friend but I don't want this to happen to another one if it turns out deadly. How long has this been going on with your frog?

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

I have just noticed that i have some type of mold in my substrate. There is a cluster of small balls, about 0.5mm each surrounded by a halo of white fuzzy mycelium. The clusters are located in the substrate, not on the surface. Don, do you see this type of mold in your terrarium? I dunno what type this is. It could be a harmless decomposer or it may be the culprit.

[DonLisk]

hmmm yea its the same thing then. My frog is active and eating just like yours. Only one of your frogs is affected? I only have one whites trre frog and I wanted to go to this herp show being held this weekend to get him a friend but I don't want this to happen to another one if it turns out deadly. How long has this been going on with your frog?

I have three larger Whites as you can view in my photo albums. None of the other frogs have this and the little one has had this going on for about a month. I don't feel its an infection and more a wound.

[Leefrogs]

bumping this one up to see how it's going,

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

My frog is acting 100% normal again. He was eating throughout this ordeal but at night he was less active(prob saving energy so he could heal), but last night he was bouncing around the terrarium every which way. To say i'm relieved is an understatement. The wound seems to be healing nicely. Warm water baths and applying neosporin seemed to help. I believe that the wound was caused by him wedging himself tightly against the styrofoam background of my exo terra and the top metal screen. I think that the delicate frog skin sinks into the screen and circulation is cut off and the tissue dies. I believe this because i saw him wedged there a day or two ago and i moved him. When I did I saw the beginings of same green blotch on the other side of the wound where his skin was in conntact with the screen. If any one has an exo terra with this styrofoam backgound and has a treefrog, I would advise them to block the two ledge areas at the top of the tank so the frog can't wedge himself against the screen.I also now i can get him a buddy as i was about to hold off due to the fear it was a bacterial/fungal infection. I didn't want this to happen again.

[Leefrogs]

oh it does look better. more identifiable, like scab instead of a hole. Good to hear. I'd jam that spot with moss or something. Mine had spots like dons pic, jamming themselves between corner of terrarium and big bamboo, so I had moved it farther away, and haven't seen it since. Like marks when u cross your legs for a while, but frog colored, LOL. I read somewhere they feel temp with bellies not their backs, so that explains why he didn't move soon enough. I hope u get a friend for him and all goes well. Thank u for posting and sharring, I'm also currious on size and known age of yr frog, mine are 21/2 and 3, Petco didn't know how old they were. I don't know when to cut back on calcium and feedings. Thanks in advance

[DonLisk]

Yes, that does look so much better.... I'll post a pic to show you why I think mine was more a burn or irritation...
Also, I don't ave any mold that I see in my substrate so not sure how it gets started,

My Whites like to sleep on the electrical outlet and the littlest one has his head right at the ceramic socket for the bulb... I had to move that but and make this socket not used.

[illadelfyaEAGLE]

Ginger&Lee, my frogs about 3 in. SV. I got him a year ago at petsmart and he was a shade under 2 in. I have no idea the age but i'm guessing he's about 2 yrs old, maybe less (i dunno how fast they grow in the first yr, i've seen some tiny ones at petsmart/petco).Since he's a male (he calls) I'm guessing he's about finished growing. I also read that blue phase whites (the australian sub species) is generally smaller than the indo's. As for feedings, it depends on the size of crickets that are available at the local pet store. For a while now they are fairly small (which isn't bad because the younger crickets have softer bodies, less hard chitin and wings). He'll eat around 4-6 every other day or so. I don't have a rigid feeding regimen really, i mean in the wild i'm sure hunting is hit or miss. I calcium feed once a week. I coat 3 crickets and hand feed as i have moss in the tank and moss is very sensitive to calcium. Recently i fed waxworms as i felt his tympanic ridges weren't robust enough, so he added some weight a bit.

Oh and Don, thats good news. I think in both our cases that the wounds are mechanical and not disease related, which is certainly a relief

[DonLisk]

My little guy shed the skin on the new mark and it doesn't look swollen. Looks like it will clear up pretty quickly.
I put in a larger water bowl today hoping the larger frogs don't pack in with the small one in his little cup. Some reason they will try to pack up to three of them in the cup and forget the water dish.
Amazing how big there Whites can get... local place had one that was 4 times the size of mine and super fat. He was s cool.