One of my old dart frogs had that same situation happen with him I think. I am kind of reassured by the fact that it has happened to someone else before. It didn't seem like it affected him much and it seemed like they were stopping. One day he went missing though and I thought he was just hiding well. He had another little "seizure" and died from it. It wasn't the seizure that killed him though, it where he had it.. He was probably on the glass over his little pool (well it was pretty big which I put there for humidity reasons) and had it while I was at school. He drowned from it I found out because his legs were in his little "seizure position" and he was in the water.. The water was about an inch deep and I I tested it out when I first got the frogs by putting them in it to see if they could swim ok. They swam fine in it but I probably shouldn't of done it anyway. Then I got paranoid and took the water feature out. This was very stupid because I didn't plan ahead what would happen with the humidity. Later I found the other two frogs dead and dry.. It was my worst pet failure yet I think, I felt horrible. I didn't even make use of the 300$ set-up and buy more. I also refused to get any more pet frogs for a long while. I also think the fruit flies were too large for them and I should of planned ahead and bought springtails..
Ok sorry about that whole rant, what I was trying to tell you was that I had a similar problem and although my frog did die from it, it wasn't the seizure itself that killed him. I think your frog will be ok, just make sure there isn't any water in it (which you probably already did ahead of time because you are probably more responsibly than me) that the frog can stand up in it. Sorry for the huge message as well, lol
To be honest...I don't know. I've tried a moonlight and they don't wake up. If I leave them in complete darkness they are all up within the first hour. Then I turn on a small blue LED and feed them. I've tried different things and you should do so as well. Ideally you don't want to have to wait till after midnight until they wake up. Let them settle in first and get use to a routine.
Awe that's ok, I'm so sorry to hear about your losses. All of us make mistakes with our first frogs, some more influential than others unfortunately. Hopefully though we learn from those mistakes and make better ones in the future.
I don't think I'll be having the "seizure" problem again, or not much if it does happen to occur again. The breeder said it was nothing I should worry about and he's seen the same thing before, so I'm not as worried about it now as before, especially since both of the frogs seem to be doing well. Thanks for sharing your story though, it helps to hear other's experiences, good and bad. <3
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"The gallows are no place for the stubborn//Just you and your lover as a dark souvenir" - Bad Books, Pytor
Hmm Ok, maybe all frogs are different? I may be getting an Albino Red Eye in the future, I'll have to experiment and do some research so I know what to expect.
The routine is exactly what I did with my White's I found it took Mr. Campbell longer to get used to the routine because of his illness but Mr. Wayne took about 4 and a half weeks before he was awake either right before or right after lights out. Last Night the Tomops were up a little more than thirty minutes after lights out, I might time them tonight and see if it changes or fluctuates.
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"The gallows are no place for the stubborn//Just you and your lover as a dark souvenir" - Bad Books, Pytor
You'll find frogs really like routine.
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