Please help, one of my RETF Has a eye swollen shut :(

[Duuuhhh]

I don't know what happened. First he was really skinny, but i fixed that. A week later He cant open his left eye! On the bright side my other Red-Eyed Leaf Frog is doing fine. Any ideas?

[GrifTheGreat]

I do not own Red Eyes and am no expert, but I believe he needs a vet ASAP. Could be an infection or injury.

[Duuuhhh]

I do not own Red Eyes and am no expert, but I believe he needs a vet ASAP. Could be an infection or injury.

Yes i know, but i live in a very rural area with only one vet that specializes in reptiles, not amphibians. I still could try to bring him.

[Jdnocente]

super stressed... should be bright green, whats the temp. and humidity? what kind of water do u use? RO, dechlorinated, distilled? how old?

[Duuuhhh]

super stressed... should be bright green, whats the temp. and humidity? what kind of water do u use? RO, dechlorinated, distilled? how old?

I know he's stressed, My other frog is fat and green. Temp is 71 F at the moment. Don't know about humidity, But I have a moving stream in there so probably high. The water is reverse osmosis, About 1 or 1 1/2 y/o.

[GrifTheGreat]

You should always have a Hygrometer in your frogs enclosure. There is a such thing as humidity being too high and a moving stream does not mean that the levels of moisture are high enough. Do you use de-chlorinated water or spring water in their soaking dish? they cannot use the stream for soaking. Ro water like Distilled water has absolutely no minerals and salts they need to hydrate and use for normal bodily functions.

[Duuuhhh]

You should always have a Hygrometer in your frogs enclosure. There is a such thing as humidity being too high and a moving stream does not mean that the levels of moisture are high enough. Do you use de-chlorinated water or spring water in their soaking dish? they cannot use the stream for soaking. Ro water like Distilled water has absolutely no minerals and salts they need to hydrate and use for normal bodily functions.

I actually have a small section at the end of the tank the water is very still and shallow. The water still gets circulated but not fast. I use RO for the water.

[InfinitysDaughter]

That is totally an eye infection. My pac had an eye that looked exactly like that. Even if your vet dosn't specialize specifically in amphibians they may still know or know how to figure out how to take care of the little guy. But he should totally be seen by some sort of medical personnel. If left for too long it'll travel to other systems and could kill him.

[Duuuhhh]

That is totally an eye infection. My pac had an eye that looked exactly like that. Even if your vet dosn't specialize specifically in amphibians they may still know or know how to figure out how to take care of the little guy. But he should totally be seen by some sort of medical personnel. If left for too long it'll travel to other systems and could kill him.

Will do.