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My frog's not bloated anymore, but he still hasn't eaten for three weeks. He's lethargic now, and this is the first time I've seen him with droopy eyes, not the the eyes he usually has.

Right now the cage is 75 to 80 degrees during the day and around 70 at night. I'm using two inches of bed a beast with dry soil and a corner water bowl. I dust my crickets with vitamins and calcium. My frog's about two inches in diameter. He's no longer bloated, but he was before, and the vet says there's no signs of red leg. I'm really worried about his eating problem, and I just cleaned out his cage again. Could it be stress building up?
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We all know our pets will eat us if we were small enough.

Did you ask the vet what signs he looked for? The redness on the legs does not always appear as many people think. A lethargic frog with other symptoms such as spasms and anorexia could have "red leg." I would raise the temps some. Generally, raised temps help the frog recover more quickly. As well, I would switch the frog to plain papertowels that are just barely moist and keep him in a stress free environment (such as a closet. Somewhere dark and quiet). If he is sick, then this is more sterile and will prevent the frog from picking up anything else.
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I tried the paper towels before since I thought he was sick, and that was about a month ago. I was a new owner, and being my first frog, I worried about every little thing going on. My frog was pretty jumpy and skittish when I put it on paper towels, and it would hide in a corner. Right now, he looks like he's glazed over, kinda like he's shedding. I think I'll stick his tank in a closet for the time being and see if he gets any better. The vet checked for lethragic behavior and stuff like that, but I guess my frog was up and active because of the stress of the car trip. He still urinated on the vet's hand, and I guess he took that as a good sign.

Anyway, thanks for the input. I'll put him in a closet.
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We all know our pets will eat us if we were small enough.

I'm starting to trust my vet, he is a vet, and I think it's just stress. When you say somewhere dark, should I turn off the heatlamp inside the closet?
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We all know our pets will eat us if we were small enough.

red leg usually progresses quickly and you probably would have seen more inclusive symptoms by now.

Some amphibians when infected with aeromonus will actually avoid warmer areas and seek a cooler location.

If the frog is shedding this could put it off feed for a couple of hours. This can also be an indication of slight dehydration which will also put the frog off feed.

Unlike Andy I prefer to keep the substrate a little moister and change it more frequently.

Ed

Hmm... Dehydration seems possible. I did keep him in a water/gravel set up for a while, since I was pressured into it (and I thought it was a good idea at the time). I know there's no impaction, though.
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We all know our pets will eat us if we were small enough.