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#2141634
Kida
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Red eye tree frog - Not eating 
I have a red eye tree frog that I just bought in a pet store a few days ago. I understand that reptiles will not eat for the first few days of being moved into a new home, but I am starting to get a little worried about him. He has a 25 gallon tank that he shares with a long tail lizard, for the most part they just ignore each other. I have some moss in one side of the aquarium, exo terra "jungle earth" on the majority, and on one side I have a dry spot with repta bark. In the middle, I have a large water bowl for them, which is always full of fresh water. They also have a vine to climb on, a tree, and a log, plus other fake plants for them to climb on. I have a 75w light bulb for them, the temp is usually 75-90, the humidity rate stays around 75-90 as well. I have the light on one side, so they have a dark hiding place. The problem is that the frog has been sleeping all day, and then in the morning he hasn’t moved at all. I have woken him up a few times, just to make sure hes still alive. When hes up, hes active and alert, but within a few minutes he goes back to sleep. He hasn’t eaten anything. I have tried 1 week old crickets, wax worms, and strawberries/bananas, and nothing has been working so far. His color is still bright and everything, but I am worried that I may have set up his tank wrong? Or maybe I’m just stressing out too much. Any suggestions? You can see him in the pic, just by the tree.
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04/18/10 11:25pm
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#2141852
Sh0e
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Message To: Kida In reference to Message Id: 2141634
Red eye tree frog - Not eating
He’d enjoy more foliage. A 25 gallon tank is too small to house those two different species. The frog will look at the lizard as a potential predator which will cause stress and he will not feed for some time. He might get used to the tankmate, he might not. Increased stress will also lower his imune system and make him more vulnerable to infection.
What temperature are you keeping him? Mid 70’s to low 80’s is good during the day. Humidity should be kept lower than most caresheets suggest, 40% is a good average. As long as there is a fresh dish of water you won’t need high humidity, and sustained periods of high humidity tend to lead to bacterial infections.
Frogs are carnivors. I know of only one species of frog that will ocasionally consume fruit in the wild, so the strawberries and bananas are pointless. Crickets, roaches, pillbugs, beetles, RETFs hunt by sight and if it doesn’t move around enough they will ignore it, (like mealworms and waxworms are usually completely ignored).
You can cover three sides of his aquarium with black paper to help him feel less exposed. RETFs aren’t extremely difficult to take care of, but they tend to stress easily. Limit your interaction with him to just spot cleaning the tank, changing the water, and feeding him. (You can offer him crickets in a glass bowl, the crickets will not be able to escape and you can monitor how much he eats that way). Don’t pick him up or touch him unless it is necessary. Keep him in a room with low traffic, no big sound systems or rock music.
Good luck.
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04/19/10 08:44pm
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#2142880
Rattler989
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 2141852
Red eye tree frog - Not eating
dude!!! were the F did u get a red eyed tree frog i want one!!!!!!!!!!!!
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04/23/10 05:38pm
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#2213294
Noodles & Thader
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Message To: Rattler989 In reference to Message Id: 2142880
Red eye tree frog - Not eating
you can get red eyed tree frogs on lots of sites my favorite (and cheapest :P ) one i have found is http://www.blackjungleterrariumsupply.com/. click on the poison dart frog link on the left (even though it is not a poison dart frog). they are at the top on the left :)
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04/06/11 07:50pm
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#2213898
Crotus
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Message To: Sh0e In reference to Message Id: 2141852
 Red eye tree frog - Not eating
I agree with Sh0e, he definitely needs more foliage, try something leafy like a philodendron plant. Also he definitely should be in his own separate tank, (lizards are too aggressive and will steal his food) preferably with other RETFs because they like to live in groups... the water bowl looks good but I think for the frogs, you should replace the light bulb (too hot) with a full-spectrum fluorescent lamp or hood. Put the lizard in a separate tank; the bulb you have would probably work better just for the lizard as a basking light.
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04/11/11 01:14pm
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#2213908
Crotus
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Message To: Crotus In reference to Message Id: 2213898
Red eye tree frog - Not eating
I wanted to add, the whole setup looks way too dark... Full spectrum fluorescents would help brighten the mood of any herps you keep in that room. Set it up on a timer to go on during the day and off at night. If the frog needs to feel more secure by moving into a darker hiding area, a bushy foliage plant (like philodendron or pothos) will do the trick... again, I recommend separating the lizard into another tank (also with full-spectrum fluorescent lighting, and incidentally, the lizard needs UVB) and adding another one or two RETFs to keep the frog company.
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04/11/11 01:57pm
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