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Loosing color

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#1 ·
Hello.
I have tinctorious sinds march.
In august one started to loose weight.
I started feeding 2x/day with the right suplements.
It did not help so i went to the vet.
He did not find anything so just told me to feed more.
I ask for a worm treetment annyway.
The frog died the same night (combination of deseas, stress and wrong product)
Two weeks later my second male started to loose weight.
I went the a specialised clinic.
He found worm in my healty female and gave me a different treatment. 1 drop every two weeks. 4x.
The male died two weeks later. (Predicted by the vet)

I got a new male and gave him the same medication as my vet told me to do. As a precoution mather.

Now i notice my female, who is +1 year old is half the size of my new male -1 year old.

Maybe i start to get paranoid, but i thing she start to loose weight and her bright yellow colors seem to be fading away. (Maybe it is just in my head sinds the male is bigger and dark yellow/orange)

My question: i start to think there is something wrong with the tank that makes my froggs sick. can they loose coloration, weight and stop growing becous of bad materials?
I think maybe the wather is not clean enough or they used wrong silione?
I got the tank second hand, so i do not know what they used.

Thank you.
 
#2 ·
Hello, I'm sorry to hear about the death of your frog.

To help us help you, Answer all these questions as best you can (cut and paste this into a reply -- please don't quote because that makes it hard to read the responses):

1. What species ? How long have you had the frog(s) and where did you acquire them ? Were they WC (wild collected) or CB (captive bred)?

2. What are your temperatures (day and night - highs and lows) and how do you measure those temperatures? Does the vivarium have any supplemental heating, and if so, what type?

3. What lighting is on the enclosure (brand, type, wattage)? Is there UVB provided (and if so, what %)? Does the lighting add heat to the vivarium?

4. What is the Humidity like (percentage or guesstimate)? What type of water are you using? What is your misting procedure (automated or hand mister, how long and how often)?

5. Describe your tank/enclosure and its lid or top, and give details about the ventilation (how many vents, where are they positioned, how large are they).

6. What kind of food are you providing, how much and are you dusting it? What superfine powdered supplements (brand and exact product name) are you using and are they fresh (i.e. how long has the container been open, and how is it stored)?

7. Any other animals in the enclosure currently or recently? Tankmates / other frogs ?

8. Any type of behavior you would consider 'odd' ?

9. Have you handled or touched the frogs recently ? Any cleansers, paint, perfumes, bug sprays etc near the tank ?

10. Take pictures of EVERYTHING -- the frogs, the enclosure, the vents. Take numerous pics of everything - that will be of great help.