lump onmy pacman frog

[welshpacman]

hi i got a pacman frog 2 lumps on his leg one has opened and weeping




any ideas what this is thanks damion

[DVirginiana]

First of all, answer the questions in this sticky; without more info no one can really tell you what that is.
http://www.frogforum.net/pacman-frog...enclosure.html

Second, you need to go ahead and put him in a hospital setup. That's just plain paper towels moistened with treated water. You have to change the towels every day, but it keeps substrate from getting into the open wound. You can also put a little plain Neosporin; the kind WITHOUT painkiller (painkiller will kill your frog) on the place using a Qtip.

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF! I'm very sorry your frog is not well . Understand the lumps where there and one bursted open right? You need to take frog to a herp veterinary as soon as possible. Either the frog has a bad internal infection or subcutaneous parasites; both of which require a veterinary for surgical cleansing and strong antibiotics. Good luck !

[GrifTheGreat]

Those are cysts. Could be infection from either of the illnesses Carlos said. Follow DV's and Carlos' advice. Some cysts are non disease related, but must be checked in order to determine whether they are harmless or not. A Vet is needed. Use a triple antibiotic ointment on them until you can see a vet.

[welshpacman]

Where can I get antibiotics from and I need to find a vet who treat frogs

[DVirginiana]

Where can I get antibiotics from and I need to find a vet who treat frogs

Neosporin is the brand we have around here, but just go to a WalMart or pharmacy. They'll usually have 'triple antibiotic ointment' written on the tube (it's a cream), and be sure to get the kind without pain killers in it.

[welshpacman]

I live in the UK I went to the reptile shop and the gave me reptile iodine which kill bacteria and fungal infections I also took his eco earth out and put paper towels in there moist and a clean water bowl I was to to use cotton buds to put the iodine on then leave it 5 minutes then put him back in clean water

[DVirginiana]

I live in the UK I went to the reptile shop and the gave me reptile iodine which kill bacteria and fungal infections I also took his eco earth out and put paper towels in there moist and a clean water bowl I was to to use cotton buds to put the iodine on then leave it 5 minutes then put him back in clean water

I don't think that'll hurt anything but in the future, you can just use regular betadine from the pharmacy diluted in water. It's probably cheaper than getting it from a petstore.

[welshpacman]

3rd day of the reptile iodine and the wounds are now open but a little smaller he's still happy and eating