Sick red-eyed tree frog?

[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.

[Kurt]

Let me get this straight, the red-eyed is housed with other frog species?

[sepgundamrg]

Yes, a brown tree frog. When I got them over a year ago, I was not informed that it was a bad idea. Since then I have released 2 green tree frogs and am down to 2 retf and a brown tf, soon I will release the brown tree frog.

[Wolst21LT]

Dont release the frog unless they are wild caught FROM YOUR AREA. Its never a good idea to release captives, especially if it isnt native to the area in which you live.

[Kurt]

Also, they have been exposed to the red-eyes so they should not be released back into the wild, even though they may be native to the area. The blotchy appearence could have a lot to do with housing it with another species altogether. We could be looking at a case of cross contamination and certainly a case of cross infection.

At this point they should be sepreated by species and all frogs should see the vet, at the very least for a deworming.

[sepgundamrg]

Ok, could I use John's rubbermaid tote idea for a tree frog house?

[Kurt]

Only if it has very good ventalation.

[sepgundamrg]

At this point they should be sepreated by species and all frogs should see the vet, at the very least for a deworming.

Cuz Kurt said so..... I havent been able to raise the temp either. The discoloration slowly went away day by day as he was in quarantine and gaining weight. Could the spots have been caused by stress?

[Marilyn]

Cuz Kurt said so..... I havent been able to raise the temp either. The discoloration slowly went away day by day as he was in quarantine and gaining weight. Could the spots have been caused by stress?

The discoloration and weight loss could definitely have been caused by stress. Why not just get fecals tested for parasites? You don't need an appointment for that, you would just pay per fecal tested. Some of my tanks contain multiples of the same species, ie, one tank has six Fire Bellies, another tank has several European Green Frogs and another tank has several White's Tree Frogs living together. From time to time I will bring to the vet one stool sample from each tank and have them tested for parasites. If one of the samples is positive for parasites, I treat all of the frogs in that particular tank with Panacur. If one has parasites, all of his tank mates probably do, too.