Sick red-eyed tree frog?

[Greatwtehunter]

Can you describe your setup? It sounds like maybe there was too much moisture and not enough ventilation.

[sepgundamrg]

Just got home from work and he is still splotchy now that his skin is darker.

My set-up is a large exo-terra upright terrarium, I can't remember what size it is but it was roughly 200 dollars when I got it around Christmas time, it was the 2nd largest available by them, the largest I could find in stores. The humidity fluctuates between 80 and 50% as the day goes on, but normally around 70%. The tank has a screen top and front opening doors with vents under the doors. The substrate is 30% leaf litter, 30% soil, and 30% coconut fiber. The bed is about 3-4 inches deep, with a 2 in drainage layer of large pebbles separated from the upper layer with window screening.

The tank is heavily planted with miscellaneous tropical plants and bromeliads.

Oh the temperature is around 75 degrees at any given time.

That's an old picture, the plants are thicker now and the brom isn't blooming but has 2 daughter plants that are half its size. The green tree frog in the picture is living happily in my backyard, but the brown tree frog still lives with me in my room.


Edit: tank is roughly 33 us. gallons, 24in tall, 18wide, 18deep

[Kurt]

You know I hadn't even thought of ventilation. D'oh! Good ventilation is critical with treefrogs. Is the top of the enclosure glass or is it mesh?

[sepgundamrg]

The tank has a screen top and front opening doors with vents under the doors.

its a type of mesh

[Kurt]

That should provide enough ventilation.

[sepgundamrg]

Ok, so I guess no progress on finding out whats wrong with him. At least I'm housing them properly I guess.

[Wolst21LT]

is the picture your red eyed tree frog tank? because i see other frogs in there. ive always been told to not mix different species.

[sepgundamrg]

is the picture your red eyed tree frog tank? because i see other frogs in there. ive always been told to not mix different species.

Yes it is, in the paragraph I said that the green tree frog doesn't live there any more, but the brown one does. I should be putting him back outside soon, just hate to see him go because his personality rocks.

[Sophinx]

hey, how is your frog doing?

I work with them in the lab.. have about 102.
The best way to keep tree frogs healthy is by not making their habitat too complicated, i see that yours looks very nice, but they don't tend to do well in this sort of set up.

The best set up for them is -
have a peace lilly in a plant pot (medium size for the tank) in a bare tank with layered blue-roll as the ground surface, keep it very damp and have a large water bowl. They hardly ever get sick this way, as long as its cleaned out everyother day (which requires taking out the dirty blue roll and cleaning the tanksurfaces with blue-roll and water to get rid of poo/sloughing/wee (no cleaning products).
I know this isn't the best looking tank, but your frogs will be much happier, they need quite a sterile environment.

hope this has helped.

http://www.hygienedepot.co.uk/p1362-...ll-Towels.aspx
heres the blue-roll

Sophie

[Tom Highum]

sophinx: Do they have a perfectly clean habitat in the wild? In my opinion it is best to recreate their natural habitat. Also that tank seems kinda sparsely decorated I would expect (no experience with red eyed tree frogs) that they would need more decorations to feel secure.