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Quarantine length and details....

justin m Sep 18, 2003 03:08 PM

I have had 2 male red eyes for nearly 3 years now and I just recently purchased 2 females at a show. I have had them quarantined for about a month now. The one looks very healthy but the other acts weird from time to time. Like is awake during the day, sleeps on the ground stretched out more than normal tree frogs sleepers. I was wondering if I could put the healthy looking one with the males, or I should just quarantine the quarantined. I am confused on what to do. Also, I have heard 3 months for quarantine. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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Replies (2)

cheshireycat Sep 18, 2003 03:30 PM

Quarantine them separately and keep them under quarantine. I think the recommended time is 3 months, but I'd also take the sick one to the vet before putting her with the males. And good luck with her, btw.
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Litoria Sep 19, 2003 02:12 PM

Yeah, you really are wasting time if you quarantine them together because if one falls ill, you'll simply have to seperate the rest and quarantine the remaining untill they prove healthy.
There aren't any contagious conditions known to exist in frogs that take more than three months to present themselves. This is why it's usually recommended by experienced keepers that you keep them apart this long.
The symptoms exhibited, if accomponied by lethargy or aparent fatigue at any part of the active nocturnal period are a pretty good sign there is something serious going on inside your frog.
Sprawling out and waking during the day could be an indication that the temperature is too extreme or that the frog has lost some motor skills and is too uncomfortable to sleep due to an illness.
My advice, much like the last poster's advice, is that you seperate and quarantine the new frogs individualy. I also recomend that you see a veterinary doctor. It could be something easily treatable like an internal parasite that, left untreated, could be a very big problem.

Best,
~Litoria

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