Please help! All 4 of my tiny frogs died overnight :( Not sure if they're Tree Frogs

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF ! There are many possibilities in here. Was water treated with dechlorinator?

A too dry substrate is bad for froglets. As Amy stated, they should be kept for first 4 weeks in daily changed damp unprinted paper towels as substrate. Gravel is no good for frogs; if eaten it can lead to impaction.

How big was cricket and what is froglet snout to vent length? Too big a cricket can harm the frogs by actually biting them, specially if left in enclosure and it gets hungry. Insects should be no bigger than distance between froglets eyes, gut loaded, and removed from enclosure if not eaten in couple hours or overnight.

[Fbt123]

I agree with Carlos about the gravel. Never and i mean NEVER, use gravel. One of my frogs is ill due to swallowing it and i feel terrible as i did it to her .

[DigitalPunk]

Amy and Carlos have you well covered. Post some pics and we can help guide you in ways to avoid this in the future. With the deaths being so quick I to would suspect that you used regular tap water and didn't treat it. I am sorry for your loss. Hopefully we can help shed some light on it for you.

All the best

Paul

[MissNtuen]

he's all shribbled up


heres the other one. I could only find these 2.

the small habitat i put them in a week after they got there limbs
They are so tiny and cute. They are green and i think one is like a greyish green dark color

these habitats i keep them in now right after they start sticking to the wall & tail is almost gone. One or two frogs at the most in each 32oz.

[MissNtuen]

Thank you Paul. I just want to make sure from here on out i do it the right way. I think i got so excited about them morphing and trying to make a viv for them, i didnt do enough research. I used spring water but not alot. I only sprayed the tank a few times but In their old hab i drenched it with water. I posted pics and comparing the pics i now know i def needed to put more water in their.

Amy and Carlos have you well covered. Post some pics and we can help guide you in ways to avoid this in the future. With the deaths being so quick I to would suspect that you used regular tap water and didn't treat it. I am sorry for your loss. Hopefully we can help shed some light on it for you.

All the best

Paul

[MissNtuen]

Im sorry to hear that Tom. I had no idea gravel was so detrimental for frogs. And I have about 6 other froglets in single habitats that have gravel in them.....just changed them out tho. Im now debating if i should Try altering there habitats again but i dont want to keep handling them while they are so young.

I agree with Carlos about the gravel. Never and i mean NEVER, use gravel. One of my frogs is ill due to swallowing it and i feel terrible as i did it to her .

[MissNtuen]

Thank you so much Carlos, Im glad i found this forum. I used regular spring water w/o dechorinating. When you say froglets, you mean they are starting to form their legs? Not baby tads right? As soon as they get their front and back limbs they should go on unprinted paper towels until their tail disappear? The cricket was almost the same size as the babies. But i was told by a amph specialist at petco the frogs will eat a cricket the same size.......so i know they were def stressed out by him being in their presence. They were trying to attack the cricket but the cricket was fighting back. What do you mean by froglet snout to vent length? I posted pics

Hello and welcome to FF ! There are many possibilities in here. Was water treated with dechlorinator?

A too dry substrate is bad for froglets. As Amy stated, they should be kept for first 4 weeks in daily changed damp unprinted paper towels as substrate. Gravel is no good for frogs; if eaten it can lead to impaction.

How big was cricket and what is froglet snout to vent length? Too big a cricket can harm the frogs by actually biting them, specially if left in enclosure and it gets hungry. Insects should be no bigger than distance between froglets eyes, gut loaded, and removed from enclosure if not eaten in couple hours or overnight.