Twisted Frog?

[GrifTheGreat]

There is no vets near me that treat frogs... Not sure, he was eating when I left him 2 weeks ago, not a lot, but he was eating.

What's made him stop? Temps are 85 hot end and 80 in the cool end. I spray him twice a day, substrate is always damp.

85 is too hot for a baby. Babies and juviniles need day temps to be 80 to 82 and night time temps 75 to 79 humidity must stay 70 to 80% at all times. Do you de-chlorinate your frogs water and do you dust his food with calcium and a multivitamin? What have you been feeding him?

[vivalabam]

Well it's probably about 84, his thermostat is set at 84 and it's normally always on, so the temperature does stay above 80.

I do, and I do, I dust with D3 once week, calcium once a week and multivitamin once a week.

Crickets, it's the only thing he will eat, he has never been a good feeder because of his wonky mouth. He went through a stage where he ate fine for a few weeks, then it was back to not eating...

[IvoryReptiles]

Try earthworm pieces. He is starving to death and I do see some scoliosis (twisted spine) as well. Where did you get this frog? Just curious as to who is selling them and also to who is breeding them.

[vivalabam]

Try earthworm pieces. He is starving to death and I do see some scoliosis (twisted spine) as well. Where did you get this frog? Just curious as to who is selling them and also to who is breeding them.

He won't eat them, I've tried many times.

In the UK

[GrifTheGreat]

Try earthworm pieces. He is starving to death and I do see some scoliosis (twisted spine) as well. Where did you get this frog? Just curious as to who is selling them and also to who is breeding them.

Scoliosis! That's terrible. That poor frog.

[vivalabam]

Scoliosis! That's terrible. That poor frog.

What does that mean?

[GrifTheGreat]

What does that mean?

Scoliosis is a disease that causes a deformity in the spinal cord and is very painful as well as disabling. You're frog needs special treatment. Jessica may be able to advise you further. I do not know what to do for him. He still needs to eat so he needs to be force fed if he won't eat on his own. Try and find some Flukers Repta-Aid. I'm not sure what to do about the spinal deformity other than suggest a vet trip. You need to be very careful with him. Scoliosis will make him extremely prone to injury.

[mikesfrogs]

take a paperclip and open up his mouth and put small amounts of food in it. Something like a newborn pinky, earthworth piece depending on how big the frog is with calcium. Do it every 3 to 4 days. Then it will have enough strength to eat on its own after a few weeks.