Need help injured wild frog :(

[GrifTheGreat]

Me too! He seems a lot healthier this afternoon after only one day.

His new home. I got the gauges from a friend its easily staying 80F and around 78% humidity. The bottom is Coconut fiber I got a huge bag on sale for $5 the container was $3 and I already had the screen and glue. Thanks to a very helpful thread on this forum it was a cheap and easy comfy setup.

I put in some earth worm pieces one is missing, but I'm not sure if he ate it or if it just got buried. I put him in a new home after I got home from class he was very active at first but I'm not sure he can move very well in the coconut fiber without his back legs or if he simply isn't trying to move. I don't want to try and provoke movement, but I'm worried. He was moving quiet well in the container that was just leaves and paper towels.

You can put leaf litter over the substrate so he can push off the leaves and not sink. Setup looks good. Keep a close eye on him.

[DonLisk]

Good deal and so glad to hear.

I love leaf liter for frogs. holds moisture and gives them places to hide under or climb onto.
You set him up nice and he should be comfortable in there.

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

My fears of him moving on the substrate are gone I woke up and found him in the plate of water, the only problem is now he cant get out of the plate! I watched the little guy struggle to get on top of the only upright branch I have in there and he flipped right on his back back into the water dish and couldn't get up. I left him for a few minutes to see if he could move on his own but after 10 or so he gave up and fell asleep. Hes been very active this morning but his legs keep getting stuck on leaves and I've had to move him from the dish one other time.

Any advice? I hate watching the little guy stuggle so much to move around, but I'm afraid its just going to be a fact of life for him if his legs don't heal. I want to try and make the home as comfortable as possible with his disability.

[GrifTheGreat]

You can put leaf litter over the substrate so he can push off the leaves and not sink. Setup looks good. Keep a close eye on him.

My fears of him moving on the substrate are gone I woke up and found him in the plate of water, the only problem is now he cant get out of the plate! I watched the little guy struggle to get on top of the only upright branch I have in there and he flipped right on his back back into the water dish and couldn't get up. I left him for a few minutes to see if he could move on his own but after 10 or so he gave up and fell asleep. Hes been very active this morning but his legs keep getting stuck on leaves and I've had to move him from the dish one other time.

Any advice? I hate watching the little guy stuggle so much to move around, but I'm afraid its just going to be a fact of life for him if his legs don't heal. I want to try and make the home as comfortable as possible with his disability.

You may need to provide a water source that he can easily get out of and grip. Plates can become slick when wet so does their skin so he will not be able to grip the glaze that covers the plate. If he is trying to climb then that is a good sign. He won't be able to right himself easily though since his hind legs aren't healed. Try and finf some thing he can climb out of like somthing textured so he can grip it.

Might have to try and provide something for him to climb on that he can fall off like that either, but I'm not sure what. Don may have some ideas.

[Brandon Lee Hoover]

For leaf litter would it be something I just find at a store or just like natural leaf litter from my ground outside? lol

[GrifTheGreat]

You can put leaf litter over the substrate so he can push off the leaves and not sink. Setup looks good. Keep a close eye on him.

I think you can buy it, but I'm not sure where. I don't know if its safe to use leaf litter from outside. I would assume that you can use leaf litter from outside though because they live among it.

[DonLisk]

You can get leaf liter from places like joshsfrogs and blackjungleterrariumsupply.
It is just Magnolia leaves, live oak leaves, or even sea grape leaves that ware boiled to remove parasites and dried out.

Your probably going to be happier with something on the medium or large size I think.

A dish or something with traction like Grif said should help with him getting in and out and if it is set down into the soil it should reduce how high the dishes edge is above the substrate.

Great to hear he is active...... has he ate something yet?