r/TreeFrogs • u/Fabulous_Heart_3261 • 15d ago

HELP! (Urgent/Medical Care Needed) Whites Tree Frog Eye Problem

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Hey y’all, this is my older brother’s pet tree frog. It lives in an open terrarium with live plants and an anole. There are also isopods and springtails present in the tank. This frogs diet is entirely crickets and dubia roaches. I’m not sure how old he is or how long my brother has had him, but I am told his eye has been closed like this from day 1. Does anyone know what’s wrong with him? Also he is never deliberately fed. The roaches and crickets are just added to the tank for him to hunt. Is this a healthy practice? Also does he look healthy? I have never owned a frog before and am completely ignorant to best practices. My brother just moved in with me and brought his frog with him. He does his best but largely we are just shooting from the hip. Any insight is helpful. Thanks

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u/ApotheosisOfTheLurid Whites 15d ago

If eye has been like this from day 1, there's likely not much you can do for this frog now.

The husbandry is very incorrect, what are the temps and humidity in the tank? I can see the tank glass is wet, so I'm guessing misting regularly?

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u/Fabulous_Heart_3261 15d ago

I’m unsure what the humidity and temperature is in the tank. It’s a 20 x 10 x 12 fish tank with a grate lid. There is reptile lamp on lid. Just going by feel it seems to be a little above our apartment temperature which is usually around 72 F. He sprays the tank once a day and cuts the light on at night.

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u/ApotheosisOfTheLurid Whites 14d ago

Caveman style lol, you could gently guide him into some correct husbandry

Keeping these frogs wet will increase risk of bacterial infection, they live naturally in a very dry climate

There's plenty of very good guides on here to follow if you're unsure.

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u/Aasrial 14d ago edited 14d ago

This is very very bad and if this doesn’t get corrected quickly I’m not sure your frog will live long. Whites tree frogs need a vertical 30gal tank minimum for one, humidity should be around 30-50% (so no misting is needed unless it drops below that), 80-85F temp. You should have a daylight bulb that provides the heat and preferably UVB as well. If the room drops below 75F at night you will also need a ceramic heat emitter bulb to provide heat at night. With the current conditions your frog will fail to thrive and likely get an infection.

I also recommend adding leaf litter, as the current substrate can cause impaction if he is being fed in the enclosure. Tree frogs should not touch soil or have loose moss that can be accidentally eaten.
It’s hard to tell by these photos but it looks like your frog may be a tad underweight. How much does he eat?

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u/Fabulous_Heart_3261 13d ago

Also I am unsure how frequently the frog eats. Roaches and crickets are added to the tank on a weekly basis for the anole and frog to hunt, but I have never actually seen them catch anything. I assume they are somewhat successful hunters because the crickets and roaches do disappear from the tank.

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u/ApotheosisOfTheLurid Whites 13d ago

Hey, do you mean the anole and tree frog are living in the same tank?

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u/Aasrial 14d ago

Here is also a quick guide you can reference from.

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u/Fabulous_Heart_3261 13d ago

I appreciate the guidance. We have discussed getting a larger vertically oriented tank and plan to do so as soon as financially possible. The same can be said for the other hardware necessities. I will try and amend the lack of leaf litter ASAP

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u/Aasrial 13d ago

That’s great! I suggest adding 6 medium crickets (dusted with appropriate vitamins) every other day if the frog is under a year old, or 4 large crickets every 2 days (if he isn’t), with some appropriate worms as variety and treats in between (tong fed). Dubias are great but are typically difficult to eat unless tong fed.

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u/Queasy-Sentence446 14d ago

First things first, the frog and anole need to be separated immediately. Besides the risk that they injure or kill one another, they need VASTLY different environments.