URGENT! Gray tree frog ate Japanese Ladybeetle! PLEASE HELP!

[GrifTheGreat]

Keep a close eye on her. She may need a trip to the vet. Epsom salt is for soft bloat which is usually fluid buildup. The bath drawls it out through their skin. I would find a way to prevent the beetles from getting in her tank.

[InfinitysDaughter]

This morning I woke up extra early to check on her and she was swollen right back up to what she was last night including the awful smell. More skin seems to be coming off too... I warmed up the salt solution and put her back in the bath in hopes to help but I may be forgoing bible study to take her to petsmart in hopes that they can help. There isn't a really good herp doc around here. Sometimes banfeild gets lucky but I just dont have a lot of money to pay a vet right now.

I think I'll mix up another batch of pedialte and water. That was what her first and second baths were last night and she seemed to react much better to them for removing the toxin and then the salt bath after when her belly isn't as hard.


My mum and I are sealing up that crack on there tank today after I pull it all apart to make sure there are no more bugs in it. I should have known they would go for the tanks. I put in my window air conditioner (and mum turned on the house one downstairs) so now the only warm humid place in the house are the frog tanks. >.< This is all my fault. :/

[InfinitysDaughter]

Helen Of Tree died today Monday March 19th, 2012 at 7:20 CST.

I suppose Azrael was a death omen, just not for herself. I should take solace in the face she lived much longer than anyone expected her to in captivity but I still feel its my fault. I should have known those damn bugs would go for there tanks and find some way in and that she would eat them. She'll eat anything that she can fit in her mouth.

Good night little girl. I hope you were happy for the 9 months I had you.

[Bolisnide]

I'm so sorry for your loss...

[GrifTheGreat]

I'm really sorry for your loss. She is in a better place now. You did your best to save her and she could not ask for more.

[InfinitysDaughter]

Thanks for the support guys. <3 And thank you grif for trying to help. I just think as soon as she got that bug it was all over. I've totally dismantled, washed in searing hot water, and re-did the entire enclosure to make sure Percy dosn't get into anything and sealed what holes I could find big enough for those things to get in. And Azriel has a new home too since the store didn't carry the right size replacement lid for her tank (it had a few holes in it too).

I think I'm going to raise a batch of gray tadpols this spring in honor of Helly. Percy will need a new tank mate (and of course Azy is out of the question) soon because she acts a little neurotic when shes alone for too long. I put a fake frog in with her thats about the same size as Helly was so I hope that will help but its not the same.