Hello

[1beataway]

I got it. They're in the First Vivarium thread.

[StephenLS]

Hi Kurt

I've done a bit of googling and Levacol is a brand name for Levasimole that is targeted specifically at dartftog keepers in europe.

It is a popular treatment for roundworm and parasites in swine and is quite widely used and recommended on European Amphib websites.

Can't work out how it works though - presumably absorbed through the skin?

[John]

It only treats worms (nematode, trematode or otherwise). You still need to treat for protozoa.

[StephenLS]

Thanks John

Do you recommend the same stuff as Kurt for Protazoa treatment?

[1beataway]

My new leaf frog.

[Tom Highum]

I love him

[1beataway]

I do too. I'm still trying to think of a name. So far on my list is Viking.

[Tom Highum]

Mine is Daun meaning leaf in Malay. Here is the translator I used English to Malay Translation

[John]

Very nice! I've always been fascinated by these fellows since I first saw them in person about 10 years ago.

[1beataway]

Viking in Malay is boring.

But I'm enjoying the translator. Thanks. Hopefully I'll find a name soon.

Mealworms good for these guys?

[Kurt]

On occasion, but not as a staple.

[1beataway]

Have you guys had any problems hand-feeding your leaf frogs worms?

I'm a little worried that I haven't seen my guy eating yet. When I brought him home and had him in the kritter keeper while I got his tank ready (because of how late I got home, he actually spent overnight in that kritter keeper), I threw in 2 crickets. He didn't eat them. When I put him in his home though, I only found one cricket, and no trace of the other. A few days later, I can't find the other cricket, but that's not a definite sign the frog ate it. So I tried a mealworm, and he wouldn't take it from my hand, so I put it on a leaf next to him, and after a minute he hopped away. I guess he could just be shy about being seen eating.

[Kurt]

Maybe.

[Tom Highum]

Just watch for other signs of bad health. Like his eyes and loss of weight.

[Kevin1]

Welcome to the forum.

[1beataway]

So I got crickets that were a little larger and threw two in there. My new leaf frog ate them both, quickly. And it was the greatest thing to watch. I loved watching his eyes close when he ate.

[Tom Highum]

There eyes are great