Lucky alive and healthy (RETF)

[coolicarboy]

Hello again! Im sure you all remember me from the thread "Sick red eye tree frog died overnight" and the other thread I had about my frog escaping. Well, originally I had ordered two baby red eye tree frogs. One of them came sick, and the other seemed to be healthy. The sick one had died overnight. I was sent anther one as compensation, and he had gotten out of his cage. I found him, but he escaped again. (He was in a quarantine cage and I realized after there was a hole) The second time, I was not so lucky. Unfortunately, i'd say its been around a week and he has not been found. I had even put plants out and everything. I do not think I will find him at this point...

However, the one tree frog that I still have, and will have for a long time to come, is named lucky. Wonder why? My friend suggested I name him lucky because of the color of his skin (in comparison to the lucky charms cereal character ). I also realized that he survived being shipped with a sick frog without catching anything. He has also not escaped once, and to this day remains a healthy tree frog who i've seen soaking and eating. I will upload a picture of him when I see him.

I will be ordering one more tree frog to keep him company, and I will make sure the new one will not escape or get sick. I have gotten a new quarantine tank just to make sure.

[John]

Sorry the other one got away. It's unlikely it's still alive at this point. By the way, the healthy frog you have left almost certainly is carrying whatever got the other one sick, so be mindful of mixing new Red-Eyed Tree Frogs with it.

[bshmerlie]

Baby Red Eyes are pretty frail and the stress of shipping and being placed in a new environment may have been too much for him. With that being said you should always quarantine all new frogs for at least thirty days before introducing them to your other frogs. I would quarantine for sixty to ninety days with wild caught frogs.

[coolicarboy]

Sorry the other one got away. It's unlikely it's still alive at this point. By the way, the healthy frog you have left almost certainly is carrying whatever got the other one sick, so be mindful of mixing new Red-Eyed Tree Frogs with it.

Oh man, that scares me now. He seems perfectly fine. Is he going to get sick? Should I treat him with anything? How would I be able to put another frog with him if he's carrying something? Any idea what the other frog had? A bacterial infection, maybe a parasite?

[LilyPad]

Just keep an eye on him, he could be fine, but he definitely could have what the other had. The other one could have died from shipping stress though, hopefully that was just the case and everything is fine with this other one.