Help! Red eyed tree frog eye infection?

[TheFroggyDragon]

I have a 24 x 18 x 36 natural terrarium with a misting system. It houses 6.2 Red eyed tree frogs. I went to add more feeders to the tank tonight: hornworms, dubia, and crickets. One of my males came out and I noticed his eye is swollen and has some clear liquid coming out. (Photos attached) He can barely open his eye and uses his back leg to "force" it open. He then rubs it a few times like it itches and then he acts like he is fine. None of the others have any swelling. Do I need to separate this one or is it better to leave him in the tank he is used to?
What do I do?

[FrogLoving17]

Hi I do not keep Red Eyes but I do know a few things about sick tree frogs

Yes seprate him from the others in a hospital tank with paper towles and whatever else he has in his viv
i think he may have an iinfection I, if I were you I would take him to a vet
Lastly, I think it will help me and other member decide what your poop RETF has if you include the following info
- how long has he had it - what are you feeding him- what temp and humidity level
i hope your RETF gets better you and him are in my prayers

[TheFroggyDragon]

I will separate him. The closest frog knowledgable vet it over 3 hours away. I plan on calling them, but won't be able to drive him that far anytime soon.

He has had it for 1 to 2 days.
He eats dubia, hornworms, crickets, pill bugs, small earthworms, and possibly springtails. (These are all in the tank since it is an ecosystem that I add fresh foods to 3x a week.)
He ate two small hornworms tonight even with the swollen eye.
Daytime temp is 80-82 F with a nighttime drop of 3-6 degrees.
Humidity is usually around 75% (except right after misting when it rises to 100%... 20 second misting every 6 hours)

*Thank You*

[DonLisk]

This is definitely an infection and best course of action is always a to visit a vet ASAP since it will need medications/antibiotics before stress causes the issue to worsen.
Something like this can occur due to something getting under the eye lid or due to an internal infection and must be treated based on which has occurred.

Don

[TheFroggyDragon]

Thank you! I will try to get him to the vet soon and will update the thread as we go.

[TheFroggyDragon]

This morning the frogs eye was not as swollen. I called the vet to see what could have caused it and what to do if it happens again. I sent him photos of the little guy that were posted here and a few of him this morning along with photos of the enclosure.
**Turns out the small leaf fake plants should NEVER be in the cage with a frog.**
The vet believes he may have shoved one of the corners of the plant into his eye "Ouch!" and that caused the eye to become irritated and swollen. He said that the clear liquid coming out of the eye was normal with an injury and if it were yellow, brown, or another color that means infection. I am to leave him in quarantine until all the swelling and discharge is gone. I am to see if any other symptoms show up. As long as he goes back to normal he can be housed with his friends again. If more symptoms show up, the swelling does not continue to go down, or the discharge is anything but clear he will need to go into the vet clinic.
The fake plant has been removed and luckily he was the only injured of the group.

[Bolisnide]

This morning the frogs eye was not as swollen. I called the vet to see what could have caused it and what to do if it happens again. I sent him photos of the little guy that were posted here and a few of him this morning along with photos of the enclosure.
**Turns out the small leaf fake plants should NEVER be in the cage with a frog.**
The vet believes he may have shoved one of the corners of the plant into his eye "Ouch!" and that caused the eye to become irritated and swollen. He said that the clear liquid coming out of the eye was normal with an injury and if it were yellow, brown, or another color that means infection. I am to leave him in quarantine until all the swelling and discharge is gone. I am to see if any other symptoms show up. As long as he goes back to normal he can be housed with his friends again. If more symptoms show up, the swelling does not continue to go down, or the discharge is anything but clear he will need to go into the vet clinic.
The fake plant has been removed and luckily he was the only injured of the group.

Wow, I have some of those small leaf fake plants in my viv! I'll remove them right away....
I hope your frog gets better soon! Good luck!