should i be worried

[Youngherp420]

I bought 2 varaderos a few months ago. I've seen them all the time now I only see one of the two. I shrugged it off and week went by and still haven't seen it. So I start getting worded. Now I just torn through the tank and only found one. What happened?

[MrFusion]

It either escaped or you just didn't finding it. By shuffling through the viv you might have even buried it under the substrate. Who knows... Ultimately this is something that happens to everyone though so try not to beat yourself up over it. Over the years I've lost an Escudo, Cayo de Aqua and an Azureus. Luckily I found the Azureus hiding in a bucket, but that was just dumb luck. Everything else completely vanished. In the future try keeping a banana chip towards the front of the viv. This will attract the remaining fruit flies in the viv and usually the frogs as well. It's a great way of keeping track of your frogs. Now you just have to figure out how the frog might have escaped.

[Youngherp420]

I hope it did not escape i really hope not. I only see one and cant find the other and i hope i did not burry it under the substrate. Plus i worried with the one i have about being skinny. I worried about them.

Thankyou for the respose.Maybe when i open the tank to mist?

[NVfrogger]

There have been times I have not seen a frog for a couple weeks to months and then it shows up they have a way of finding hiding spots. I have 4 vents in a tank and I will see 2 of them all the time the other two I mitt not see for weeks then I will see them jsut keep watching when you feed them and when you mist them, that is when I usually find the two hiders.

[Youngherp420]

that's what I think will happen. They are my favorite and I had bad experience when first keep frogs when they escaped. Also im concerned if the other one is to skinny

Ill will post picture on the little guy

[Gnarly]

Recently one of my azureiventris has gone missing. It's been about a week and a half at this point. I looked all around the floors and didn't see anything. I haven't gone tearing through the tank, though I did flip over a few leaves towards the front of the tank. My plan is to carry on as usual, and hope for the best. I feel the commotion of moving everything in the tank would future exacerbate his need to hide. If I don't see him, well, then it's a shame.

[NVfrogger]

Do you have your tank seeded with springtails or isopods? If not maybe yo could throw some of those in there my frogs gorge themselves on springs. Have you seen it eating if yo have and it still stays skinny it may have parasites and you might want to send a fecal exam to a vet and get it checked out. There are threads on how to obtain a fecal exam and where to send it.

[erik s]

When searching for my frogs in their tanks, I wait about an hour or two after "lights out", I sneek in the frog room(very,very quietly) with my trusty flashlight and go frog hunt'n!!!!

[Youngherp420]

Originally Posted by erik s

When searching for my frogs in their tanks, I wait about an hour or two after "lights out", I sneek in the frog room(very,very quietly) with my trusty flashlight and go frog hunt'n!!!!

You know what, i need to do that

I NEED TO GO FROG HUNTING

[Youngherp420]

Originally Posted by NVfrogger

Do you have your tank seeded with springtails or isopods? If not maybe yo could throw some of those in there my frogs gorge themselves on springs. Have you seen it eating if yo have and it still stays skinny it may have parasites and you might want to send a fecal exam to a vet and get it checked out. There are threads on how to obtain a fecal exam and where to send it.

The tank is seeded with springs but im not sure if the springs are reproducing yet or they are even thier i need to find out. I want to add isopods but im not sure what type.

Also i should do a fecal test.