Please help...

[apexfrog]

I have new RETFs...one has a scar with unusual black and red spot. He has slept for days and not eaten yet...I left several msgs with the Co I purchased them from..... Florida Herps, but they never returned my calls. I did my research and provided a perfect habitat but I am worried about this one! Thx in advance....Here is a photo...I will never do business with Florida Herps again!!

[Heatheranne]

I am sorry to say your frog looks very sick. It would be best to quarantine him in a hospital tank with paper towel substrate. If you have other frogs watch them closely if they have had contact with him.

I would soak him in a luke-warm 1:10 dechlorinated water to plain clear pedialyte solution for 15 minutes every other day, for a few days until he starts eating. You can also get liquid calcium drops for his regular water bowl, but only use the drops every other day, and I would use only half of the recommended amount due to his skin alterations. I would do it on the non-pedialyte days. You can try and force feed him. Some pet stores also carry reptiboost nutritional supplement. If you do the reptiboost, the pedialyte soak can be done less. The reptiboost is kind of like formula for them.

I would email Dr. Frye or take your baby to a vet asap. There is a thread here with Dr. Frye's email. Hopefully someone will link it here for you.

Good luck!

I'm wondering if he is a wild caught frog?

Be sure to wash your hands well before and after handling him. I used a wet paper towel well-moistened with room temp dechlorinated water to protect my baby's skin from further damage when I had to pick him up.



Anyway, I can let you know what my vet said, but she really didn't do much and was not very knowledgeable on amphibian care. It did however work, and after about a month his wounds healed and the dead skin sloughed off. I think you can heal him if you act quickly.

[apexfrog]

Thanks for the advice!

[Heatheranne]

You're welcome


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[flybyferns]

Hi apexfrog,
I'm sorry your frog is sick.
Here is Dr Frye contact information.
Prepare an email including photo attachments. He will answer you email.

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html

additional information:
Frog Forum - Basic Frog First Aid

[Heatheranne]

Thanks Lynn

[apexfrog]

Thanks Lynn, I sent email and pics ....just waiting to hear back. He is very active at night and hunting and eating well so its going ok for now!

[Heatheranne]

How is your frog doing?

[apexfrog]

Hi Heather! Thanks for asking...he is doing much better. His wound is healing nicely and he is very active and eats like a champ! I used silver sulfadiazene as prescribed by Dr Frye. I will post some photos tonight when I get home...

[Heatheranne]

That's awesome! Sounds great!