Rescue Pixie :( need some help/input.

[MonsterPyxie]

So at the reptile show today, the reptile rescue was there with a pixie frog. Appears to be a dwarf male, but im unsure, colors kinda look like A giant pixie? So some insight on what this little guy is would be great.

He/She also has a very odd spot on there side? And there hips/spine seems to poke out there back quite a bit.

Only story with the frog is that it's around 6 years old, and was fed mainly rodents damn waterbowl has deposits all over it. Kinda looks like calcium or something? so the water probably wasn't treated.


other then the odd spot, and the hips/spine poking out the back, its a very good looking frog, I love the way its face looks in some of these pictures. It also has a great temperament, and does not mind to be held, and has not really puffed up on me at all. It also appears to be going through a shed currently by the slime on 'em.


some help identifying this little dude, the spot, and such would be appreciated.

Btw, I paid $25 for the pixie, 10gal tank, and it has a small heatting pad attached. It was a good "deal" but I just felt horrible for the poor thing, so I HAD to take 'em home







Here is the "spot"











Best picture I could get of the hips/spine poking out.





Also picked up this little dude for $30





already got him off the gravel and in some dirt. breeder was very smart, and cool. feeds them only dubia, and agreed that he see's his frogs grow faster, and he even thinks brighter colors due to being fed roaches.



We picked up a BRIGHT red male sub adult bearded dragon for $40, which this guy is probably worth $200 easy (can post pictures if people are interested.)

and for the roach lovers, I got a small starter colony of Madagascar hissing roaches, 2 adults, male/female, 2 LARGE sub adults, and about 50-75 small baby nymphs for $10, and also 2 tiger hissing roaches adult males, for $5... they didin't have any females These will be my "pet" roaches, and i plan to keep them on my desk by my computer to watch for enjoyment. Man these things start hissing the second you touch them! I thought you really had to annoy them to make them hiss, but these went crazy as soon as I went to handle them, haha.



anyway, thanks for looking, hopefully can find out some more info on this pixie, and get some weight on 'em.


Rob

[artes]

Both frogs are adorable! I wouldn't worry about the water being untreated due to calcium deposits - my water is so hard here that it doesn't matter what I treat the water with, I still have white rings all over my bowls/aquariums. Just introduce him to the wonders of roaches and let him eat as much as he'll eat every day until he gets some weight back on, then cut back to every other day.

I would LOVE to see a photo of your beardie.

[MonsterPyxie]

Both frogs are adorable! I wouldn't worry about the water being untreated due to calcium deposits - my water is so hard here that it doesn't matter what I treat the water with, I still have white rings all over my bowls/aquariums. Just introduce him to the wonders of roaches and let him eat as much as he'll eat every day until he gets some weight back on, then cut back to every other day.

I would LOVE to see a photo of your beardie.

Thanks!

Ask and you shall receive!

They where all asleep except for him. Rough day.





As you can see, he has had his front left hand/claw/arm munched on a bit from the other dragons he was with



Here he is from above next to our other dragons. There colors are a little diluted due to the dust from the white sand, but it shows how BRIGHT red this male is!! going to be a great breeder! Pictures make him look orange, but he is more red then orange.

[Mikey]

That looks like a giant pyxie that has a lot of issues. Where do I start? If the frog is 6 years old male or female that is grossly undersized as your probly well aware of. He probly didnt recieve proper diet, proper digestion, or proper feeding frequency. As for the yellow spots on his side it looks like a fungi. does it rub off at all? I'd soak him in chlorinated water, like regular sink water or bath water it will do him some good to be honest. His appetite is probly horrible at this point, I would just make him/her as confortable as possible... I condone you for picking him/her up from the show because that is absolutely ridiculous

[MonsterPyxie]

That looks like a giant pyxie that has a lot of issues. Where do I start? If the frog is 6 years old male or female that is grossly undersized as your probly well aware of. He probly didnt recieve proper diet, proper digestion, or proper feeding frequency. As for the yellow spots on his side it looks like a fungi. does it rub off at all? I'd soak him in chlorinated water, like regular sink water or bath water it will do him some good to be honest. His appetite is probly horrible at this point, I would just make him/her as confortable as possible... I condone you for picking him/her up from the show because that is absolutely ridiculous

Yea, pretty appalling. The spot does not appear to be fungus. It appears to be part of his skin, and almost the same color as the yellow on the underside, so maybe some odd kind of pigmentation due to damaged skin, or the bad conditions?

I will attempt to feed in a few hours, before I head to work, that way its been dark for a few hours, and should help the feeding response. It's when I feed all my frogs. We will see how it acts.


how does the tap water help? The water in the dish is the same treated water I use for all my other frogs btw.


hopefully I an get some weight/size back on this poor little guy.

[artes]

One of my beardies has the same toe issue. He also has a clubbed tail - I think from retained shed. I got him a few months ago, and he's happy now at least. He's a citrus yellow/citrus orange mix. Very pretty.

As for your froggie, I would use the treated water with a little bit of Pedialyte mixed in, just to make sure he's hydrated. Make sure you get the unflavored stuff. I imagine once you get him up to the proper temps (and fully hydrated) he'll be an eating machine.

[Sublime]

Well it's no doubt that the pixie you picked up is clearly a giant by the overall look. The yellow spot I have never seen before, looks to be some color pigmentation like you said. I don't know if this was caused from UV radiation, poor conditions, or a genetic trait which would be quite rare. Yeah he doesn't look to great right now; I would get some calcium w/ d3 in him right away dusted on his food. Additionally the multivitamin to get him healthy again. The 6 years old sounds a little far fetched, but if that is true, then that's very sad and pathetic.

I would hold off on picking him up right now even though his temperament is good because his bones look to be fragile from lack of calcium (Metabolic Bone Disease). Best thing to do is get him back on a regime of a steady diet and supplementation. The water dish he's in is just water deposits left on the side - just wash it out and treat the water again. Thanks Rob for picking him up - respect to you. Not many people would want to recover a frog in that state I would assume. The slime or gooey substance on him appears to be shed skin; I think you're correct.

Grats on all the other pets you picked up and now you're a pacman owner! Haha sweet.

[MonsterPyxie]

Alrighty, It is probably a good idea to get this guy treated, and some extra nutrients. Woke up late for work so I didn't have time to feed him. I will see if he will eat when I get home from work.

I have some Pedialyte in the fridge for my son, but can't remember if its flavored or not.


what is the stuff they use there always talking about to treat new frogs? Can't remember your supposed to soak them in the stuff to kill off some sort of bacteria that can kill them?


I agree, if he's 6 years old, they must have only fed the guy once a month or something to be this size. he's probably only 4" svl max.



I will nurse this little one back to good health. Lets just hope its not to late, and it doesn't just drop dead :/

[MonsterPyxie]

One of my beardies has the same toe issue. He also has a clubbed tail - I think from retained shed. I got him a few months ago, and he's happy now at least. He's a citrus yellow/citrus orange mix. Very pretty.

As for your froggie, I would use the treated water with a little bit of Pedialyte mixed in, just to make sure he's hydrated. Make sure you get the unflavored stuff. I imagine once you get him up to the proper temps (and fully hydrated) he'll be an eating machine.

looking at pictures on google my new beardie looks like a sunfire, and a orange citrus? kinda looks like both?

I will get some pictures in the sun, without the over powering flash from the camera, so hopefully I can get him identified.

The guy I got him from said they always had plenty of food, so maybe it was just over crowding or something where he got nipped. That was probably the case, as he had a few dragons that had nub's. Two on them where missing two limbs each, just nubs :/

[artes]

Alrighty, It is probably a good idea to get this guy treated, and some extra nutrients. Woke up late for work so I didn't have time to feed him. I will see if he will eat when I get home from work.

I have some Pedialyte in the fridge for my son, but can't remember if its flavored or not.


what is the stuff they use there always talking about to treat new frogs? Can't remember your supposed to soak them in the stuff to kill off some sort of bacteria that can kill them?


I agree, if he's 6 years old, they must have only fed the guy once a month or something to be this size. he's probably only 4" svl max.



I will nurse this little one back to good health. Lets just hope its not to late, and it doesn't just drop dead :/

Maybe you're talking about honey? Some use it for constipation, but it has some antibiotic properties as well.

I'll upload a photo of my citrus yellow/orange for you later. His body has the gold hue of the yellow, and his beard has orange in it.

[artes]

Bearded Dragon, Hagrid - Club Reptile Member Profile

Does that link work for you? You can see Hagrid there if it does. You can't really see his orange in those photos though.

[Eel Noob]

Alrighty, It is probably a good idea to get this guy treated, and some extra nutrients. Woke up late for work so I didn't have time to feed him. I will see if he will eat when I get home from work.

I have some Pedialyte in the fridge for my son, but can't remember if its flavored or not.


what is the stuff they use there always talking about to treat new frogs? Can't remember your supposed to soak them in the stuff to kill off some sort of bacteria that can kill them?


I agree, if he's 6 years old, they must have only fed the guy once a month or something to be this size. he's probably only 4" svl max.



I will nurse this little one back to good health. Lets just hope its not to late, and it doesn't just drop dead :/

I have never seen anything like that on a pyxie before. You might be thinking about Chytrid treatment.

[MonsterPyxie]

I have never seen anything like that on a pyxie before. You might be thinking about Chytrid treatment.

yea the Chytrid treatment, what is it you need? I'll look it up.


The pixie ate great today. He got about 6 large nymphs, and while a little slow at the attack, he even lept with his legs after the roaches. Junk, my female, just sits there, and spits her tongue out most the time, doesn't even move. I got her spoiled I guess, haha

I do have unflavored Pedialyte, for our son, so I put some in the water with him.

More and more I love the looks of this frog. I hope he does well, he is growing on me fast!

i think I will try and feed him for the next few days, to keep the stress down, then I will clean out and sanitize the tank. then treat him for Chytrid while the tank is clean, before I put him back in.

[Sublime]

Good call Eel. For some reason a pixie being exposed to Chytrid fungus never crossed my mind related to the skin abnormality. Doesn't seem impossible since most of this disease has been introduced by trade. I always thought pixie frogs built up immunity to this disease through adaptation, but would be a good measure of safety to start this frog on this regimen.

Great youtube video showing you how to treat a frog with Chytrid first hand:

How to treat for chytrid fungi. - YouTube

[MonsterPyxie]

Good call Eel. For some reason a pixie being exposed to Chytrid fungus never crossed my mind related to the skin abnormality. Doesn't seem impossible since most of this disease has been introduced by trade. I always thought pixie frogs built up immunity to this disease through adaptation, but would be a good measure of safety to start this frog on this regimen.

Great youtube video showing you how to treat a frog with Chytrid first hand:

How to treat for chytrid fungi. - YouTube

Thanks,

Yea just the whole abuse/neglect thing, that and the water dish being gross, I would rather be safe then sorry on this little dude.