Why do my African Dwarf Frogs keep dying?

Question

Ok, so I've been having terrible luck with these little guys. I bought some last week and they died because Petco didn't tell me that I had to use water conditioner to remove the chlorine. I went back to the pet store and bought a few more, then put them in the conditioned water. Sure enough, they died, so another trip to Petco. This time they told me I needed filters, heaters, air pumps, etc. So I went all out and bought it all. These frogs lived for 2 days and just died this morning. Why is the happening? I did everything they told me to do... please help.

Answer 1

It could just be the ones you're buying aren't healthy. All frogs are susceptible to a disease called red-leg - it's a bacterial infection that causes a reddish appearance on the hind legs. If there are more pet stores in your area, you might try another source.

Also, these are tropical frogs, so they should have a heater. If you're keeping them in a tank with fish, the fish could be harrassing them, and if your tank is large (29-55 gallon or more), they have trouble surfacing for air if your tank is too deep for them.

Answer 2

Reason # 1-you did everything they told you to do.. You wasted your money. Frogs don't seem to live long in aquariums. They like small live food and clean water. Before you buy more, go to the store one day,and check on how their frogs are doing.Stop in every 2 days or so for a week or 2 and see if they're doing good. Then if yes,buy just one,and see what happens. I'd buy from a good pet shop,not an "everything-type" store.
Get frogs that are lively and from a clean tank that has lots of them,but no dead ones. Keep the water warm and keep a cover on the tank with a light.

Answer 3

You need to tst your water to make sure the aquarium is cycled. Frogs are bottom feeders so food will be on he aqwuarium floor so you have to make sure to vacume the gravel often and remove any waste with a baster if possible.

Give them a place to hide and feel safe - also dont just feed them blood worms. Mix it with frog pellets and some chopped shrimp (one for you and a little piece for the frog). Besides that not too much else you can do - they like to come out at night i find and are more active in he dark so make sure the light is not on too often. Good luck

Answer 4

Pygmy Frogs

Answer 5

i know for fish tanks the water has to go through the cycle first.

http://www.bluecrayfish.com/cycle.htm

this may be the same reason that the frogs croaked. (sorry, bad pun) the nitrites and ammonia in the water are toxic to fish and i would assume to frogs as well. change the water, add the water conditioner to dechlorinate the water, add a biological conditioner to jumpstart the cycle process, wait about a week or two, get your water tested at the pet store and if all is well, get the frogs.

Answer 6

-First it takes one month for your water to cycle I'd recomend putting some comet feeder fish in their, along with a filter, for one month doing weekly water changes of 25% a month!
-Second dont have the water height any more thatn 12 inches high, its difficult for them to travel any higher than that.
-Third I'd actually recomend a sponge filter, the true filters may suck your little guy right in!
-The pH should be around 6.5-7.5
-There should be light on him only 12 hours per day, they do need "sleep time" at night.
-Their diet can include brine shrimp, blood worms, krill, shrimp pellets, wax worms, tubifex worms, meal worms, guppies, silversides, and reptomin amphibian food.
-One frog needs 10 gallons each!!
so this setup may need to be a big one~~

oh ps, they give the frogs to you in bags, plop the bags on the top of the water for about 20 minutes to get the two water temps the same, then just add the frogs to the tank, DO NOT mix the water, it can contain parasites and what not.

pps, to make water changes easy get a gravel/water suction that hooks up to a faucet like a phyton!

Answer 7

I have a couple myself, I did lots of research before deciding that I could handle them.

http://aquaticfrogs.tripod.com/id14.html

The above site as nearly EVERYTHING you should know before you are able to successfuly keep them. they are very sensetive to their environment and can be killed fairly easily. temperatures should stay on the warm side, 76-78 night time and 80-84 day time I found the hex 2 systems stay at that temp with the light on and off at night. they don't redily come to the surface for feedings either, turkey basters or reptile prongs are your best feeding time friend. be patient, let the water become a little stable before you toss em in, and float the bag they come in for an hour or two before adding them to the tank.

they're great lil guys so good luck!

Answer 8

What kind of food are you feeding them? I recommend the freeze dried worms. I fed these to my frog that lived for 3 years. Regular fish food have different toxins that The Frogs can't handle, but fish can.
You also might want to check with the breeder on how old these frogs are. If they're old, they're going to die. You also might want to check what kind of water the handler is putting them in.
Please do everything possible to save your frogs!
I'm a sucker for these little guys!

Answer 9

#1----Petco or any other big box store wins when your frogs die,don't go there for advice.---------#2----Do the research before you buy the pets,you'll save money and more animals will live.------------#3-----You need to know how to cycle a tank,don't buy any more pets or equipment until you know what this means, you will save money,and more animals will live.-------Always find out what's required to keep a pet of any kind alive before you buy it. Please do your homework.

Answer 10

Sorry but PETCO is not the best place to be buying reptiles... try this site I'm gonna post for you for the best care tips, it's the one we use for our reptiles, very good & knowledgable people !!!