Hi there,
I read on a website somewhere that if your tree frog starts to "poo poo" in their water dish, that is a sign of a potential problem? My frog this past week has done it 2 times in his dish. I should mention, I clean his water dish out every single morning and fill it with bottled, spring water. I have changed his substrate. I was using Bed a Beast, but it bothered me that he got so much in his mouth when going for the crickets.. I changed to Flucker "Reptimoss" which they state is ideal for frogs..I"m a tad concerned, as his gray water dish is now dyed green... from the moss..is it possible that the moss is dyed?? and its affecting my darling little friend? He eats well, but doesn't come out as much as he did.. he stays in his "log hole" until 7pm at night and is back in it by 7am in the morning.. he used to come out at 4 or 5pm...should I be concerned?? Otherwise, he seems healthy I've got his humidity around 65 - 70% and his temp is around 75 - 85 depending on time of day...
Jess
It's good that you clean it everyday, because they are quite messy between the pooping in the dish & dragging in the substrate! However, you should definitely stop using the bottled spring water, unless you treat it the same as tap water. Frogs "drink" by absorbing the water into their skin, so they also absorb any chemicals that are in the water. Tap water & bottled water contain very harmful chemicals for frogs, and you either need to buy a water treater (not necessary), or put your water in say a clean milk jug & let it sit for 24-48 hours. This allows all the chemicals to evaporate from the water, & it will be safe for your little friend. If I were you, I'd save a couple bucks on the bottled water & just let tap water sit out. Some people disagree on this because the bottled water doesn't have the hard calcium components that tap water does (which letting it set out gets rid of), but it can have high concentrations of other potentially harmful mineral deposits.