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    Default Re: Help! Sick red-eyed!

    Hi,
    Wow, this is quite the story! And what an adventure for these two frogs, Swag and Speckles!
    I'm fairly new at owning Red-eyes, but I'll do my best to help out....
    I recently treated an injured Red-eye, so have learned a lot in the last 2 months.
    In addition to what you're already doing (I believe you're on the right track), I would suggest a pedialyte soak for Swag, and maybe for Speckles as well.
    Use 10 parts treated water (or 100% spring water) to one part unflavored pedialyte.
    Make the water somewhat warm, but not hot. Soak for about 10-15 minutes or until the water begins to cool.
    I have found that a tupperware type container with a lid works great so they don't jump out of the soak. Drill holes in the lid and file the sharp points so they can't injure themselves in the tub.
    Soak them separately with fresh solution each time. do this once per day.
    You can even add a scoop of the repti-boost to the solution, I've heard this works wonders. After the soak, soak in a clean (plain treated water, warm) to rinse off the repti-boost.
    This soak will help Swag get nutrients and electrolytes, it will give him some much needed energy to catch crickets.
    You can use the glass bowl feeding method to monitor the intake of crickets. Use a small glass bowl, believe it or not, the crickets will not jump out! This is a great way to be absolutely certain the frogs are eating.
    I would also recomend changing your substrate out to plain paper towels. This will allow you to monitor waste. Poop is a great sign things are moving along, and that they are eating.
    If Swags is not eating, you may be able to catch him while shedding (mine sheds right after lights out). When he's shedding, drop a cricket into his mouth. Dust the cricket in the rept-boost. I had to do this with my frog for 2 days.... Use a very dim light so not to disturb his shedding.
    If the drop method doesn't work, then you will have to force feed. HOpefully it won't come to that. Heatheranne (moderator on frog forum) can help you with force feeding as I've never done that before.
    Good luck, and if I think of anything else, I'll let you know.

    Forgot to add that you should be sure the soak is no deeper than the chin of the frog when sitting.... duh!
    Last edited by Bolisnide; November 7th, 2012 at 05:31 PM. Reason: additional soaking tips...
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