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This is my first post but I have been reading this forum for sometime. I bought a black eyed tree frog at my local pet store after Christmas, about a week and a half ago. I had been watching him for a couple weeks to make sure he was healthing before I bought him. Everything has been going great eating good, every other day, sleeps alot, good color. However, last night when we woke up he start yawning, opening his mouth and swivelling his body. I was afraid of impaction but I have maintained his diet of approx. .25" crickets. He ended up defecating and then went on to eat three crickets. He then slept a longggg time and just woke up tonight. He did the same thing except he did not deficate yet. Is this a normal behavior or should I be worried about him. The pet store owner said to keep his conditions very similar to retf. I have a day temp of approx 80-81 and night temps 74-76. I keep the humidity between 60-80, usually at 70. I use bedabeast substrate and his tank is impeccably clean considering it is brand new. I rinsed his tank very good before I put him in it. If someone has ever experienced anything like this could you please help me out.

Thank You

I am not familiar with the species you have, but the behavior you describe sounds just like my dumpy frog when he is shedding.

It looks horrible, with him yawning, writhing, and generally spazzing out, but he is always fine afterwards. Sometimes I can see him also eating the skin as it is shed.

Just an idea.

Hope your frog is well.

Thanks for the info. He seems to be okay. He is eating and very active at night. I have always been finding feces in his aquarium. So I don't think he is impacted. Thanks again, I am totally new to amphibians so some normal behavior is probably going to seem a little abnormal until I get used to him.

Jason

The care info you have is correct, just in case you were doubting the pet store employee (which would be wise to do in most cases).

I believe the species you have is in the same genus as red-eyed treefrogs (Agalychnis), and they live in similar geographic ranges, so the care is similar.

Thanks for the confirmation. If you know of any good websites that detail the care of RETF I would greatly appreciate it if you would share them with me. I have be scouring the internet for information. Thanks again

Hey Jason.. the frog you have is pretty closely related to a red eye.. I have found that my retf's tend to do better at a slightly lower temp than you have.. I keep my tanks around 68 at night and 73-75 during the day.. and I keep my humidity between 75 and 80.. The young grow like weeds and everyone is pretty active in these conditions.. so it seems to work for me..

There are a ton of red eye care sheets on the net, just google "red eye tree frog care sheet" and you will get lots of em..

Here is one I refer to alot.. and there are some good links at the bottom of the page..
RETF Care Sheet - Amphibian Care

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Hey Thanks Tim,

I will reduce the temps and take a look at the caresheets. Thanks again.