Reptile & Amphibian Forums

I got two frogs from petsmart.. a whites tree frog and another tree frog.. not sure what kind, but they were in the same terrarium. The whites frog I got for free because it had been very lethargic and seemed sick, but it was still eating. The other tree frog was in good health.

I have a 25 gallon tall terrarium, temp ranges from 78-88 (it gets very hot here during the day). Humidity is between 60 and 80 on the hydrometer I have. There is plenty of water, plants, and dirt/moss in the terrarium.

It has been a week since i have had the frogs, and both of these frogs are acting VERY lethargic, I don't think they even move much during the night because I wake up and find them in the same spot the next morning. They look like they are dead, but when I lightly touch one it starts to look like it's breathing again.

Am I doing something wrong? Did the whites tree frog have a serious illness and give it to the other frog? Or is this some form of heavy sleeping?

You should never mix frog species. It doesn't matter what the pets store did, it's a huge NoNo to mix. They could well be lethargic due to illness or just plain stress. Either way they should be seperated immediately. also, the humidity is way too high for the White's.

Here is a good care sheet for the White's.

http://www.frogfreaks.com/index.php?topic=70.0
-----
www.frogfreaks.com

If a frog is sick and you do nothing to treat the sickness, the frog will have no reason to get better. If you don't change the variables you cannot expect the outcome to change. You should separate both frogs, get fecals done, post pics so maybe one of us can diagnose it, and do some research on what might be wrong with them. You can e-mail me at otis07_@hotmail.com with pics if you want.
-----
A room of herps.
www.freewebs.com/kapoktree

What Otis and BIG said.

Taking an apparently sick critter home is a bad idea unless you have a fair bit of experience with the species and with treating its ailments. Most people who do, on the other hand, won't get the critter because they know it's a bad idea to bring a possible disease carrier into their collection and wind up with a dozen more sick critters. There are vet bills and lab bills in your future.

All that aside, treefrogs generally have favorite resting places. My two barking treefrogs, for instance, usually adhere to the top right corner of their cage, the one with the bigger spots on top and the smaller-spotted one below him, nose touching. I know they move around at night because they leave frog-prints on the glass, and if I happen to get up for something and check on them, they're usually enjoying a soak in their water bowl or perching on their fake plants. Next morning, they're up in their corner like they never moved. I could probably reach into any of my treefrog cages with my eyes closed and touch the frog, except for the teeny little cage with the teeny little gray treefroglet who just transformed. He seems to be developing a preference already, though -- after spending the first few hours of his land-dwelling life trying out different places, like the edge of his water bowl, some leaves, various spots on the tank walls, etc., he's been adhering to the same corner since last evening while he finishes absorbing the last of his tail.

Anyway, what you need is a vet who has experience with frogs.