White's tree frog sick or stressed?

[jasonm96]

Wouldn't go above that, that's the highest it should go. Make sure the hygrometer your using is of high quality, some are really off

[ExCinisCineris]

Wouldn't go above that, that's the highest it should go. Make sure the hygrometer your using is of high quality, some are really off

Yah it seemed accurate with my test before I got them, should I take it out and do the salt and water test? It takes 6 hours so 6 hours going off guessing for humidity.

[jasonm96]

6 hours without not knowing humidity is fine, so I'd do the salt test. A rule I use is to keep frogs moist but not wet. Half the time I don't use a hygrometer but depends on the species sensitivity, though whites and most tree frogs I've heard do not tolerate high humidity well and damp, so may be best used with them. Zoo meds hygrometers I think are the most accurate I've came across

[ExCinisCineris]

I was talking to some people on the r/frogs subreddit and they told me to check for red leg disease. His legs are slightly red on the underside but mostly white(it just looks slightly shaded not like a broken blood vessel which i was told), but I have not checked him during the day in fear of stressing him out more. I'll check him more thoroughly tomorrow. Also it seems my hygrometer may have been faulty which could have caused all this.

[jasonm96]

Yeah check for that. Might be worth cleaning the tank and make sure on that 85f basking spot. Knew it would be, hygrometers usually are. Use them as a rough idea but also use your eyes to see that it is not too wet.

[ExCinisCineris]

Yeah check for that. Might be worth cleaning the tank and make sure on that 85f basking spot. Knew it would be, hygrometers usually are. Use them as a rough idea but also use your eyes to see that it is not too wet.

Ok i'm working on the basking spot now, I set up as 81 f atm at the top of a branch. I'm slowly creeping the temperature up until I get it around 85. and then I will mark that spot on the dimmer. Also the frog seems a bit better today, he is sleeping in the log hide. This may be because i removed the moss though due to someone saying the moss could cause impaction. Also got a zoomed hygrometer and it seems more accurate than the flunkers one (it was 60% after 6 hours in the salt test).

[jasonm96]

Good stuff It really depends on what moss you're using, some patches of high quality sphagnum are fine but I wouldn't cover the whole floor.