FBT missing eye, swiming in circles/acting strange

[NotSure]

Just picked up a few FBTs yesterday at the pet store. I didnt realize til I got home that the smaller one is missing an eye. I also noticed he cant swim quite right. He does circles and summersults in the water. He also tilts his head upright and to the side a little, with his back arched weird. And sometimes he just sits in the water upside down.


Anybody got any ideas? is it just a balance thing caused by the missing eye? Brain damage maybe? I dont see how it could be MBD. I doubt he was at the pet store long enough to be deprived of calcium to the point that he got MBD.

[NotSure]

Nobody has any ideas?

Im thinking he has MBD. Either that or he broke his back or something...

[privet01]

Sometimes the forum's a little slow responding. I don't think those of us that are the most active are anything more than "enthusiasts". There are a few members that show up every now and then that seem to be very educated in the physiology of herpes. But sometimes it takes a while for them to notice and respond.

As for what to do immediately........ a veterinarian. Or if money is an issue try searching google for a "wildlife rehabilitator" or perhaps a nearby veterinary school.

Otherwise, I'm still old school.... which sadly dictates that such conditions warrant destroying the animal mercifully.

[NotSure]

Otherwise, I'm still old school.... which sadly dictates that such conditions warrant destroying the animal mercifully.

Bummer. So you think theres no way he'll recover? Money is deffinitely an issue. I was hoping i could just quarentine him and see if he improves. I was just reading that if it is MBD, it can still be treated. Im just not 100% sure how to treat it.

But yeah, I just dont know. He's eating like a champ. So he's not THAT far gone yet

[privet01]

If he eat's then that's a good sign. MBD in frogs I've never dealt with. But if there is any hope, it's going to be using a light that provides some UVB in the correct spectrum and dusting it's food with calcium and vitamin D.

[NotSure]

Should I dust the food with every feeding, or stick with a normal schedule?

[privet01]

here are a couple articles you might find helpful.

http://www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Husb...0nutrition.pdf


http://www.amphibianark.org/pdf/Husb...tamin%20D3.pdf

[NotSure]

Im using my xbox for internet, so im having a little trouble getting the links to work. I'll have to see if i can get to a real computer today.

Thanks.

[privet01]

One of the things I took from the articles is that simply dusting the food isn't going to do any good all by itself.

As for whether you should dust every feeding or not....... I'd dust every feeding. But I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination. I'm just working on the idea that if you provide a mega-dose of something, then they should at least be absorbing a little bit and possibly a beneficial amount from that dose.

I don't know of any down sides to dusting every feeding.

But I would highly recommend you get a UVB emitting fluorescent bulb and try to ensure that the affected fbt as well as the others are able to get within the distance of the bulb the manufacturer shows the correct strength of UVB will be received.