Tongue sticking out of mouth

[Wizzlewuzzle]

I put him in that other tank for a minute and took it out on the porch so I could try to get a decent picture with the ipad

[Wizzlewuzzle]

Ok, update. I managed to gently help him get the tongue back in his mouth, and I'm going to take him to the vet on Monday (closest frog-treating vet I could find is an hour away and I can't make it there before they close) to check out his tongue/mouth situation and just have his health in general checked out. Until then, though, do you guys have any advice on what I should do about feeding? Should I offer him crickets again? Some other type of food? I'm afraid we'll have a repeat of the tongue incident, and it scared me to death. I just want to do what is best for the little guy.

[GrifTheGreat]

Ok, update. I managed to gently help him get the tongue back in his mouth, and I'm going to take him to the vet on Monday (closest frog-treating vet I could find is an hour away and I can't make it there before they close) to check out his tongue/mouth situation and just have his health in general checked out. Until then, though, do you guys have any advice on what I should do about feeding? Should I offer him crickets again? Some other type of food? I'm afraid we'll have a repeat of the tongue incident, and it scared me to death. I just want to do what is best for the little guy.

He looks pretty emaciated. I recommend giving him a Luke warm de-chlorinated Pedialyte soak.

You'll need to go buy some UNFLAVORED Pedialyte. Prepare a solution at a 10 to 1 ratio. So for every 10 ounces of De-chlorinated water add 1 ounce of UNFLAVORED Pedialyte. The water should be just slightly warm to the touch and no deeper than up to the frogs chin. This will provide much needed electrolytes and some nutrients to give him a little energy boost. The duration if the soak should be 20 minutes.

Be sure that you buy UNFLAVORED PEDIALYTE. It will be clear and say unflavored on the bottle.

Let us know how well he reacts to the bath.

[Wizzlewuzzle]

Thanks, Grif. I happen to already have an unopened bottle of unflavored pedialyte (2 young kids), so I'll get right on that.

[GrifTheGreat]

Thanks, Grif. I happen to already have an unopened bottle of unflavored pedialyte (2 young kids), so I'll get right on that.

Excellent!!

[Wizzlewuzzle]

Soak is done! He seemed to enjoy it, which figures since he spends most of his time sitting in his water dish anyway. This may just be wishful thinking on my part, but he seems to have a little more energy than he did before the soak. Can't believe, btw, that I have forgotten to mention his name. My daughter named him Pacman--Packy as a nickname.

[arielgasca420]

check out the care article on this website for pacmans. it gives a lot of info on husbandry