Hello everyone!
Im planing on getting some green tree frogs (whites tree frogs in the US) and I've heard so much things of this bacteria that causes Red leg.
Im new to owning frogs and i want my frogs to be happy, healthy and live long.
So, how can i avoid this?
Thanks, have a good one
Current Collection
Dendrobates leucomelas - standard morph
Dendrobates auratus “Costa Rican Green Black"
Dendrobates auratus "Pena Blanca"
Dendrobates tinctorius “New River”
Dendrobates tinctorius "Green Sipaliwini"
Dendrobates tinctorius “Powder Blue"
Dendrobates tinctorius "French Guiana Dwarf Cobalt"
Phyllobates terribilis “Mint”
Phyllobates terribilis "Orange"
Phyllobates bicolor "Uraba"
Oophaga pumilio "Black Jeans"
Oophaga pumilio "Isla Popa"
Oophaga pumilio "Bastimentos"
Oophaga pumilio “Mimbitimbi”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Colubre"
Oophaga pumilio "Red Frog Beach”
Oophaga pumilio "Rio Branco"
Oophaga pumilio “Valle del Rey”
Oophaga pumilio "BriBri"
Oophaga pumilio "El Dorado"
Oophaga pumilio "Cristobal"
Oophaga pumilio "Rambala"
Oophaga “Vicentei” (blue)
Oophaga sylvatica "Paru"
Oophaga sylvatica "Pata Blanca"
Oophaga histrionica “Redhead”
Oophaga histrionica "Blue"
Oophaga lehmanni "Red"
Oophaga histrionica "Tado"
Ranitomeya variabilis "Southern"
Ranitomeya imitator "Varadero"
Ranitomeya sirensis "Lower Ucayali"
Ranitomeya vanzolinii
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Could fake plants have an effect on the risk of catching red leg?
The primary cause of red-leg is poor husbandry. Make sure that the terrarium is clean, the right temperature, avoid overcrowding, fecal matter removed, and any water in the terrarium must be clean and conditioned properly. The cause is a gram-negative bacteria Aeromonas and is characterized by reddish hemorrhages on the inner thigh. It is very serious and spreads quickly to other frogs. It is nearly 100% fatal unless treated properly in its early stages (it spreads so rapidly that there can be considerable damage to the internal organs before it manifests itself). Pseudomonas, Proteus, Citrobacter, Salmonella, and Escherichia coli can also contribute to the infection. Much easier to prevent than cure.
Terry Gampper
Nebraska Herpetological Society
“If we can discover the meaning in the trilling of a frog, perhaps we may understand why it is for us not merely noise but a song of poetry and emotion.”
--- Adrian Forsyth
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