Malaysian Leaf frogs success in captivity

[phoebe froggy]

Hi,as you have probably read on here my lovely malaysian leaf frog Desmond Tutu has passed away,I had him a month,I am wondering how he came to be unwell so quickly and died before I was able to take him to the vet
Are they hard to keep in captivity?
Is it unusual to have them for a long time?

Desmond went very shiny and I thought he has shed his skin but he went black in the space of an hour and then died

He had some pink spots on his nose and chest,a bacterial infection I suppose,on another forum they said my substrate was too damp

I thought I had kept him in correct conditions,keeping him cool and on his own
In the pet shop he lived in a 20cm square container with another frog

I feel that I have let him down

I am also worried about my other two which are kept separate and are from another shop and look much bigger and more active.I hope I can keep these two successfully,I am very nervous of losing these too

[lnaminneci]

Phoebe,

Sooo sorry to hear that Desmond Tutu passed away.

He was most likely already ill when you got him, and symptoms didn't show until later. Really not much you can do at that point. Sooo sorry, we get attach to these cute little froggies so fast and it's heart breaking when you lose one.

~Lesley

[JSG]

Phoebe, sounds to me like old Desmond had a good old last month of his life living in a viv not in a plastic box!
Also sounds to me that you did all you could and that you have monitored him to the best of your abilities. Keep it up and I'm sure the other two will be A for Ok!

And hey, why haven't you named the other two yet!? Maybe not name them for African leader, LOL, unless it is Nelson and Graca Mandela! LOL as everybody loves them...just like your frogs! LOL