New to this plz be patient !!!

[nikki]

hey thank you soooo much for the advice ...i also thought about what you said with the whole trying to escape thing and he does that quite often i seen him walking around the top pushing with his legs its quite funny but maybe it is that but i will try the neosporin thing tho im going to clean his tank tomorrow ...well the tank is actually an exo terra tank the dimensions are (hold let me check lol ).....ok the box says 12"x12"x18" the humidity i try my best to keep between 90 and 100 but its usually between 80 and 90 % the temp in the day time is between 75 and 85 but at night it kinda drops between 65 and aroung 72 because i live in a basement and it gets cold but i also have a heating lamp ...the frog is captive bred from what the lady at bigappleherp told me im also using coconut fiber it brought it in the tank because i bought the whole set it was about 110$ it brought the substrate the fake plants the water dish the gauges and etc. im going to take some pics now and post them where do i post them tho ????

[Kisa]

hey thank you soooo much for the advice ...i also thought about what you said with the whole trying to escape thing and he does that quite often i seen him walking around the top pushing with his legs its quite funny but maybe it is that but i will try the neosporin thing tho im going to clean his tank tomorrow ...well the tank is actually an exo terra tank the dimensions are (hold let me check lol ).....ok the box says 12"x12"x18" the humidity i try my best to keep between 90 and 100 but its usually between 80 and 90 % the temp in the day time is between 75 and 85 but at night it kinda drops between 65 and aroung 72 because i live in a basement and it gets cold but i also have a heating lamp ...the frog is captive bred from what the lady at bigappleherp told me im also using coconut fiber it brought it in the tank because i bought the whole set it was about 110$ it brought the substrate the fake plants the water dish the gauges and etc. im going to take some pics now and post them where do i post them tho ????

First of all your humidity is WAY too high, lower it as fast as you can. Ideal Red Eye humidity is between 60-70%, at 80-100% you're creating an area that germs will definitely breed in, this can lead to increased risk of infection and the opportunity for bacteria to attach itself to the environment. Lower your humidity as fast as you can, this is probably causing your frog undue discomfort and could be the reason why it is trying to escape it's enclosure. Your temperature is just a bit high, try to keep it between 78-82 degrees F in the day time and allow a drop to about 71 or a bit lower at night, this is most comfortable for Red Eyes.

Of you make an album in your profile you can post the pictures there, copy the"bbcode" for the image that shows up underneath the picture when you upload it, and paste it into your next post in this thread. This might be a little hard to understand, but if you can get them into your album on your profile, people will be able to look at them.

The substrate is fine as long as it is not too damp. Did you provide places for your frog to hide while it sleeps? This could be another factor adding to it's stress.

[nikki]

oh wow ok i will the people at the pet store said that the more humidity the better but i will let it go down a notch i just posted the pictures in an album im hoping you can see them but if u look closely u can tell from some pics it looks small and them it gets big the pictures where he is sleeping i just took now its weird because by this time he is usually waking up....

[bshmerlie]

Welcome to the forum Nikki. Sounds like Kisa is giving you some good advice. When you get a chance post some pictures and maybe we can give you a few pointers. Red Eyes are my favorite tree frogs.

[bshmerlie]

Just looked at your pics in your album. You definately should add some more plants for cover. Especially large leafed plants...pothos is good but there are many others. Take a look at the indoor plant section of you local Walmart, Home Depot, or Lowes. Rinse the plants completely before putting them into your viv including discarding all the original soil the plant came with and rinse the roots. Check out the care article on the left about building a dart frog terrarium. In that article it talks about how to properly set up a drainage layer for the plants to stay healthy. Live plants are a good way to maintain the proper humidity and they also provide for a more natural environment for the frog. Give your frog as many branches and large leaves as you can. This will help him to acclimate better and eventually he'll stop trying to escape.

[nikki]

Can I use big leaf plants but fake ones I'm currently working and going to school and also moving soon I graduate in a month so I thought id get a better and bigger tank for him when I settle...but ima try my best in the mean time...

[Leefrogs]

as far as the blood by his but, could be impacted. Beware the food size u are giving him. Small crickets are much easier to digest, the shell isn't as hard. Seems like u have his waking schedule down, so an hour or two before wake up time put hot water in his bowl, this will cool before he gets up. It should cool to your viv temp and help him pass any poop. Watch for like hemroids, bulging alchola(*sp) this is a medical emergency.

[nikki]

Ok well its the next afternoon sorry guys I'm not a morning person lol...anyways he woke up a little late last night and I saw him walk down to the bottom and he stayed down there for a few hours even fell asleep too when I just woke up I found him on top of the tank and there was poop down at the bottom too ...is there any way I can put a picture of the poop so u guys can tell me if its ok without grossing anyone out ??? The crickets I bought are really small I even had to tape the side of my tank doors with tape because they are small enough to fit thru the sides...

[Kisa]

Nikki I just finished looking at your pictures and I have to to say that scab does look bad. I would treat it with just a little neosporin for a couple days and see if that helps it heal and get rid of bacteria. Hopefully by now you've lowered humidity. Unfortunately you cannot always trust the people in the pet stores, they may look intelligent and speak nice but 9 times out of 10 they have no idea what they're talking about. The people in my local pet store keep large turtles in cages that are small to the point where the turtle can't even turn around, this is just one example of the cruelty they're capable of.

If you've lowered humidity I'd say your next step is grabbing some plants like Cheri has suggested. These will make him feel safer and more secure, since he is wild caught, this will probably calm him down significantly. Another thing you can do is tape pieces of paper to the outside sides of the tank to keep him from seeing out for the first few weeks. This will reduce stress substantially. I have done this will all my frogs but the very first one, Ginger here gave me the idea after I had already had my first frog for a while. So far it has worked to great success, it makes the frogs feel safer and keeps you from spying on them all the time, which trust me is fun, but it can lead more stress can lead to serious health problems. Fake plants are fine, just make sure they're big enough that he can stand on them without tipping them over, Exo Terra makes good ones. I use a fake Exo Terra fern in my ten gallon for my baby WTF and he seems to enjoy it. Also maybe some more hanging plants will help him to feel safer as well. Just provide more places for him to hide and he should stop trying to escape.

I'm sure if you posted a picture of the poop no one would get grossed out, but unless the signs of parasites or other illnesses are obvious, I don't think we'll be able to tell much from a picture.