Tongue sticking out of mouth

[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

[IvoryReptiles]

It's possible that the tongue swelling is from having bitten his own tongue too. It happens. I hope he recovers and grows healthy under your care!! Keep us posted on his progress!

[Wizzlewuzzle]

I tried to get him to eat a worm tonight, but he showed absolutely no interest in it at all. So I tried crickets again, since he at least tried to eat one last night before he hurt his tongue, but he ignored the crickets too. I'm worried about his lack of interest , since as Grif pointed out, he looks kind of emaciated. Maybe because his tongue still hurts, even though it is back in his mouth? Really hoping there isn't something serious going on with his mouth. Hopefully the vet will be able to help on Monday. Any advice on helping the journey to the vet (2 hours round trip) be as stress-free for him as possible?