Trouble in the Enclosure
1. Size of enclosure
2. # of inhabitants - specifically other frogs and size differences
3. Humidity
4. Temperature
5. Water - type - for both misting and soaking dish
6. Materials used for substrate
7. Enclosure set up i.e. plants (live or artificial), wood, bark and other materials.
- How were things prepared prior to being put into the viv.
8. Main food source
9. Vitamins and calcium? (how often)
10. Lighting
11. What is being used to maintain the temperature of the enclosure
12. When is the last time he/she ate
13. Have you found poop lately
14. A pic would be helpful including frog and enclosure (any including cell phone pic is fine)
15. How old is the frog
16. How long have you owned him/her
17. Is the frog wild caught or captive bred
18. Frog food- how often and if it is diverse, what other feeders are used as treats
19. How often the frog is handled
20. Is the enclosure kept in a high or low traffic area
21. Describe enclosure maintenance (water changes, cleaning, etc)
Answers to the questions:
1. 80X40x40cm (128L)
2. Only one frog in the enclosure.
3. 60-90% (depending on when the last misting was)
4. Daytime temps 26-29 Celsius. nighttime temps goes down to 23.5-24 celsius
5. Just plain tap water (we have VERY clean tapwater where i live, with no chlorine or chemicals in it)
6. Not quite sure, but i think it is some sort of eco plantation soil, it came in a hard block and needs water to get soft.
7. 4 live plants, 2 pieces of cork and a vine.i washed the roots of alle the plants for any kind of old soil. The vine and cork where just put in. and the entire viv was running with light and mistings for ~3 weeks before i got the frog home.
8. Small-medium sized grasshoppers and large mealworms, will be getting alot of dubia roaches from a friend in a week or 2, then that will become hes staple food, and the mealworms will become treats.
9 Every other feeding the food was dusted with calcium.
10. A 25 watt exo terra day time heat lamp and a fluorescent light (don't know what brand of light that is, but it is ment for frogs and has a blue-ish glow)
11. Heat lamp (listed above)
12. April 24.
13. April 30.
14. pics of enclosure above. (cant get a pic of the frog atm since he's hiding under the fern)
15. Not sure, got him home april 6. and i think he was ~3.5 cm when i got him, now he is ~4.5-5 cm
16. Answered above.
17. It's a Fantasy frog, so guess that would be captive bred.
18. Answered in question 8.
19. Probably handled him 4-5 times in the time i have had him
20. That would be high traffic area, since i spent most of my day in my room, and have friends over quite often.
21. The water is changed every time i can see he has been in it (not that often) or once a week.
I hope this will help you, help me.
I think i will leave him completely alone for 2 days before trying to feed him again, just to let him relax a little.