New Red eyed tree frog

[Stjimmy1990]

Ok so I finally got my frog about two days ago. but all he seems to do is sleep night and day. He will climb around for maybe 20 mins then fall asleep again. Is this normal? He hasn't eaten anything either.

[MikeM670]

I'm not a expert on Red Eyes as I have only had mine for about two weeks. My guess is he will need time to adjust. Try putting some crickets in a glass bowl and see if they are gone in the morning. I turn down the lights pretty low and can see mine moving around. I watch mine eat. I have four and worry that all of them are getting to eat.

[LilyPad]

I don't have a red eyed tree frog so I'm definitely no expert here...but is there too much going on? My gray tree frog will NOT wake up until everything is completely dark and quiet for at least a half hour. If I'm still moving around, she will not wake up. She WILL wake up for food though, but she is a bottomless pit when it comes to crickets.

[DonLisk]

Your Red Eye must acclimate to its new home and this can take weeks to a month or more.

Red Eyes like it very dark and some will not come out with any light above the tank.
They also do not like to walk across the substrate and will gently move across leaf to vine to branch and so on to get somewhere.
I also find you will rarely catch them in the water dish soaking but on its edge often.

Let him adjust in a quiet place.
Run a regular day and night cycle with a day lamp and no lighting at night.
Provide ample climbing and large leaf areas for them to sleep and perch.
Keep the tank misted and temps between 70 and 80 degrees.

They also need good ventalation.

Hope this helps.

[bshmerlie]

For the acclimation process it is best to cover three sides of the tank with black construction paper or some sort of visual barrier. At night when the tank lights go off make sure it is completely dark in the rest of the room. Make sure it is also quiet. Why don't you post a picture of your setup sometimes there are environmental concerns.