Can't figure out why White's not eating well

[wyattladd]

Hi,

I can't figure out my son's White's Tree Frog. Temp is 82 and Humidity is 40 (although this morning it was 50) and is a 10 gallon aquarium until we can find a bigger used home. Here's kind of a history of what we've done with him as we've learned more about his care. We've had him since November.

- Heat mat on bottom with some plastic plants, bamboo piece and bark piece along with the coco-fiber bottom and water bowl. He ate pretty well when we first got him and actively hunted when crickets placed in the tank. Continued this way until he became "lethargic". Not interested in eating much.

- Found out he needed more heat and moved him to floor near baseboard heater. He became more active at this point and began to eat better. Decided to upgrade his area to get tank up off floor.

- Bought a clamp type light with 45 watt bulb and pothos plant and sheet moss from Hobby Lobby. Covered floor with the moss. Cleaned the plant well and added it with moss covering the soil on the pot. He seemed to enjoy this environment and frequently sat on the leaves. Recently purchased digital thermometer/hygrometer to monitor the tank.

Now, he seems to hide under the moss in the plant and doesn't seem to want to come out. Son got him out one day (he was darker brown looking) and placed him in water bowl. He turned more green looking after sitting there. Later in the night, crawled out and went back to plant.

On several occasions during the past week, he removed the frog to a feeding container hoping that he would eat crickets that were inside. We varied the times we left him in there from 15 minutes to a couple of hours. The frog would usually "pee" and then not pay any attention to the crickets.

Last night decided to try a glass bowl for the crickets that people have talked about. He put 2 crickets in the bowl next to water dish and there was no evidence that frog got to the dish or even saw the crickets.

So, what are we missing? He seems like he looks okay and is healthy. Or is this just the occasional behavior of this frog? (Or perhaps it could be that he just gets "terrorized" whenever my son gets him out!) Anyways, we're at a loss as to why he's not more active.

Thank you in advance for any responses!