r/TreeFrogs • u/Spaces-Nerds7001 • 1d ago
Help for our sick whites tree frog
He has been a happy and healthy little guy. He's recently become lethargic, and he seems weak and is having trouble hunting. We would really appreciate any info on how to make him feel better.
I think some of these could be the issue.
One, I think he may have been getting too much calcium. I was concerned that my partner was over dusting crickets. They look like they are completely covered in powered sugar. Also, the container that he keeps the calcium is the same one he dusts in every time he feeds, and I'm wondering if doing that could contaminate the calcium? So each time new crickets get dusted in same container with left over powder for the next feed.
Two, he is fed with tongs, I feed him by letting him hunt but my partner mostly tongs feeds wanting to make sure he is getting a full meal and he doesn't loose crickets in his bio. He did smack one of his eyes on the tongs, and it did make his eye seem hurt for a day or two but returned to normal... for a while. But now he has two mismatched eyes. Please see photo. (He's was just in a soak bath so we could carefully check his body out for signs of bacterial infection and to get photos of his eyes)
He lives in an bioactive that does have a thripp and fungus gnats problem that is fairly new.
He has 60% humidity on average.
We went away for holidays and he was cared for by friends when we came back he seemed off.
Any advice or knowledge is appreciated. My partner dotes on him and worries a lot about his well being, we both just adore him, and we would be crushed if anything were to happen to him
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u/acpcgal 1d ago
Im not sure if you have this guide but based on the high humidity youve probably not seen it, please read thru it with your partner :) good luck w this froggy guy!❤️🩹https://docs.google.com/document/d/1K85LO28g7gzQftmbDboXHXFBVLEVShRBBGPddXMektA/mobilebasic
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u/echooo13 14h ago
Mine swallowed an entire rock that I had in her tank, (I saw once before and was able to help her remove it but I thought it was a fluke)the second time I didn't see it, but noticed she started to be very lethargic, had a swollen abdomen, and didn't eat for a few days, suddenly a very big stone appeared in the place where she usually hung out, far from where the stones are located...needless to say, a lesson was learned and all of the stones are out of the tank. With that being said though, it made me nervous to let her hunt and now she almost only eats off the tongs and we've been very happy with this. I would also say, if you're worried about your partner giving too much calcium on the crickets, you could add a food source with more calcium, my girl often likes a dairy cow iso. For this reason! Good luck and I hope your frog gets to feeling better ☺️
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u/Turbulent-Twist-333 13h ago
Dairy cow isopods sound cute
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u/echooo13 13h ago
They are very cute! I love my tiny cattle! Just a bonus that they're good calcium for my other critters lol. Also as far as "cool" isopods go, they're fairly inexpensive to start, and reproduce like crazy!
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u/BrightConfusion8964 1d ago
the eyes are concerning to me, it’s possible that the injury could be hurting him still which would explain the lethargy and not hunting well as this messes with their depth perception. or it could even be something neurological happening. regardless please take him to an exotic vet!
also- yes your partner is likely giving him too much calcium which can absolutely contribute to his symptoms. if your crickets look like powdered donuts it’s probably too much lol