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Red Eyed Tree Frog Question

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I recently purchased 2 red eyed tree frogs (1 male 1 female) from a website. The female seems to be doing fine, but the male seems to be lethargic, he spent most of the day sleeping, and is now resting on the ground of the tank (which is of course covered by substrate). I found the female in the water dish so is it possible that there is not enough humidity in the tank? Or maybe it is too hot? He was a vibrant green color earlier but now he seems to be spotty, a dark leafy green in some areas and they both have some white spots on their backs about the size of a period (.) maybe double the size in some cases. Please help me, I don't want to kill my frogs, if thats the direction they are headed in. (The temp is currently 80 and humidity 53%)
 
They should spend most of the day sleeping as they are nocturnal. Nightime is action time in their tank. we have 4 in one tank with two males in there. Its a chorus call as soon as the timer turnes the light off. I have kept them for some time. The humidity is a little low, I usually keep mine about 75% or so. This can be done by putting plexiglass on the top of the tank and keep moving it until it gets around the target humidity. Usually misting once or twice a day will do the trick too. I can send you some tank pics if you need one. PM me if you have anymore questions.
 
Them being on the ground during the day is a bad sign. Do some research online about the diseases they can get. My girlfriend has one that she has had for 2 years now. It has some white spots on its back also. Make sure you are misting with distilled or spring water and not tap water.
 
I agree with fish on the bad sign. Two rules to know there is a problem. Frogs not the air usually on the side of the glass as high as they can and on the ground especially awake during the day. Something is major wrong they don't like
 
At night they were on the ground but I'm thinking maybe its because there is not enough humidity. Or the crickets i fed them were on the ground as well. But it was only at night when they were on the ground, otherwise they were in the cover of the wood and plants. When i left for work they were on the glass.
 
Thats good then. Then the humidity is still an issue which the plexiglass should hold it in more. The male should be calling at night too. If you cant get to the hardware store right away then cut some cardboard and put it on top to hold in humidity too. Sounds like your doing everything right. Were they wildcaught or captive born?
 
If they are on the ground at night that is good as that is when adn how they hunt. As pointed out during the daytime they should be up on the glass or perched somewhere sleeping. The humidity has nothing to do with them being on the ground to my knowledge. My girlfriend and I set up her tank with a rock base and some filter and moss on top of that and made a little pool at one side of the tank. A filter buried under the ''land'' side creates water flow to keep the pool water from getting stagnant and the moss absorbs the water through the filter and thus keep the humitidy high in the tank. We spray the from at night right before we turn off the UV light and she has done great. It is the biggest red eye any one that has seen her has ever seen. Another issue would be to avoid putting to many crickets in the tank as any they don't eat will stresss them out during the day time. Best of luck with them.
 
the female really had no trouble right off the bat she was hunting and moving around the male however was sleeping on the floor even at night but its probably because i disturbed them so many times during the day (initially putting them into the tank, transport, taking them out, putting them back in, etc.) let me know
 
The best thing with Red Eyes is to leave them alone they tend to do better that way. It is unusual for the male to be on the ground if they are established but we never established how new they are according to the 25th post date.
 
You can tell a big difference between males and females in size. Like we said before it sounds like your doing everything right. Just try to keep the humidity right.
 
It will depend on the size of the frog and the crickets. Mine is a full grown adult female and she gets 6 or so 1/2's a day. Put 6 crickets in the cage and count any remaining the next morning. If they are all gone then add one or two until she leaves a few in the cage letting you know that you overfeed her. I also skip a day or two after 4 - 5 days of solid feeding or when I notice a few extras left in the cage. Remember in the wild an annimal will not be 100 % successful each time it hunts so I skip a meal to keep her healthy, again based on her not eating all the prey.
 
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