White's Tree Frog Won't Eat =/

[Hippie17]

I don't know how the glass bowl trick will work since Olive won't eat, but I'll still give it a try. And I'm new at all this, so would you mind explaining what the electrolites and soaking Olive in water and pedialte would do?

And Lump is such a great name for a frog! I love it! Hopefully his tankmate starts being polite sooner or later. =)

Thanks for your help!

[Leefrogs]

well the warmth of water might make her poo if there's an impaction, pedialite mix will give energy, and increase appitite. I think it's 10water to 1. If her hungerstrike goes on real long, you'll need it. Ooohh honey in water de-stresses too. I put one drop per ounce.
Waxworms or anything else u can grab at bait shop, u live in a great place fir bait foods. Whites get board too. Especially with their favorite subject---- food!!!
Oh, and lump thanks u!! There's an American song named lump, and for some reason I always thaught of frogs!!!

[Hippie17]

I will try the warm water and the pedialite tomorrow if I can't get Olive to eat tonight. Tonight I'll try the glass bowl thing you suggested. How warm should the water be (I don't want to scald his skin or anything!) The honey sounds like a good idea, too! Is there a specific kind of honey? Like organic or non-organic? Anything like that? Also, do you know if it's common for White's to go through periods of not wanting to eat and do they get little colds on and off like people do?

Thanks for all your helpful suggestions! I'm feeling much less worried about my little frog knowing there are things I can do to help him feel better. =)

[Leefrogs]

any honey; most animals do not get colds, I know bees don't. That's why peep eat the comb and bee poo(brown parts in comb) when they're sick. Ive heard they have a slow seasin(winter) but i havent noticed a slow down. No, something up with yr frog, might be minor, we just want to cover all bases to make sure it's not going to get worse. Your cleaning us good, wanted to compliment u on that.

Water should be 75 to 80 realitive to your cage temps. I always go for the 80 cuz mine bask in 90 hot corner. Make sure to get them crix, as mine were board, with hand feeding, and relish the hunt, switch foods, do soaks, up hummidity, and maybe make a new hide, see if olive uses it.

I asked bout lighting, make sure they're on 12 hours. Some ones frogs kept dying cuz be had no lighting, and natural lighting was stressing frogs, like cycling for a breeding season.

[Kurt]

Frogs can indeed get respiratory infections, i.e., "colds". Put the frog to your ear in a quiet room and listen. What you don't want to hear is crackling in its breath, that would indicate an RI, which would require treatment from a vet.
Me, personally, I would take them both to the vet to have them checked out. Get fecals done and get them dewormed and medicated. I am not saying they have GI parasites or that would be the cause of the problem, although it could be. It's just part of what I do, especially, on a first visit to the vet for the frog.

[Hippie17]

Okay, so I gave Olive a bath in some warm water and a little bit of honey last night and he seemed to absolutely LOVE it. lol. I also put his crickets in a glass bowl like suggested and took Earnest out of the cage, and Olive ended up eating two of the four crickets in the bowl, which is better than none. He also seems a little greener and more upbeat today. I'm going to continue soaking him in warm water and putting his crickets in a glass bowl and see how he does. After seeing how positively he responded to just that little bit of change, I'm thinking he's probably just stressed.

He doesn't make any crackling noises when he breaths. I was concerned about a Resperatory Infection when he first started acting out of sorts, but both he and Earnest have perfectly clear breathing. Also, how much does it cost to take a frog to the vet and have all of that done?

Thank you for all of your help and guidence. =)

[bshmerlie]

Yeah it can get pretty expensive to take your frogs to the vet and get fecals done. I don't know how scientific you are but there is a wonderful article on the left that shows how to do a fecal exams at home.