very skinny fbt needs some weight

[lizarddude]

Hey guys. my fire belly toad recently lost a lot of weight. i can see the bones of his legs, and he has almost no fat on him. i have him alone in a ten gallon tank with about 2 inches of water, rocks with coco fiber and sphagnum moss on top, and a little turtle bridge thing. he also has a water heater and a florescent light. i usually feed him crickets that are fed the fluker cricket diet. recently i switched to wax worms for the past 2 days to fatten him up. i suspect some worms maybe since he is still active and jumping around. is there anything i can do to fatten him up some and get him healthy again thanks

[GrifTheGreat]

Hey guys. my fire belly toad recently lost a lot of weight. i can see the bones of his legs, and he has almost no fat on him. i have him alone in a ten gallon tank with about 2 inches of water, rocks with coco fiber and sphagnum moss on top, and a little turtle bridge thing. he also has a water heater and a florescent light. i usually feed him crickets that are fed the fluker cricket diet. recently i switched to wax worms for the past 2 days to fatten him up. i suspect some worms maybe since he is still active and jumping around. is there anything i can do to fatten him up some and get him healthy again thanks

If he has a parasite you'll want to cure him of that before worrying about fattening him up. Otherwise it will not help and he will lose whatever nutrition you're providing. Have a fecal sample tested by a vet for parasites. Could be bacterial infection too, but I'm going to say that he has a parasite.

Anything else odd except a sudden loss in weight?

Post some pics of the frog and his enclosure.

[lizarddude]

[lizarddude]

you can see how skinny he is

[GrifTheGreat]

you can see how skinny he is

He looks bad. Does he eat ok? How often do you feed him?

[lizarddude]

he eats fine. sometimes he has some trouble grabbing the crickets though. i usually feed him every other day.

[lizarddude]

So i did the honey thing and he pooped about a week ago. He as unfortunately reverted back to not eating much and becoming very skinny. He doesn't move around much and is very weak when on land. Is there any advice you guys can give to get him to eat or maybe assist feeding? Thanks guys

[Murray of the Deep]

My toad would just go up to a basking area at night and wont move either but it would rush to its food and jump back to water. Balance his food dont give him those worms give him nightcrawlers or crickets(pinhead), i usually feed my toad grasshopper nymphs by cutting of the grasshopper's "jumping" legs so that toad can easily catch it.And also does he have a water area?Can i have a picture of your setup??so that i could help you. If you suspect something serious is really wrong rush him to a vet.And also im pretty sure that something is wrong because you said its weak and doesnt eat.... Same thing happened to my pacman frog who died of this. Rush him to a vet before he dies like my pacman frog.

[lizarddude]

Theres a picture of his setup on the firsy page

[Murray of the Deep]

Theres a picture of his setup on the firsy page

That land part(with soil) was it treated with fertilizer or -cides???and also the water should be deep like 3-4 inches like my fire belly toad they spend 75% of their time in water.

[lizarddude]

Its coco fiber. Theres also spaghum moss ontop

[lizarddude]

He poops when he eats. Im not completely sure if he is eating or not. I wish i was able to take him, but i have no extra money to bring him

[Murray of the Deep]

ok ill tell you try this first tell me what happened ok?
1.place your toad on a land area
2.take a piece of nightcrawler or mealworm(just for now dont make as staple)
3. place it infront of him maybe an inch away and observe the frog
4.if he runs out of the land place him back and do the procedure again.
hope it helps this is how i got my fire belly to eat

[lizarddude]

Ive done this with a cricket and he doesnt react at all. Kinda just sits there and then leaves after a while

[Murray of the Deep]

Ive done this with a cricket and he doesnt react at all. Kinda just sits there and then leaves after a while

samething as my fire belly it wont eat crickets for its too big for them try giving him a piece of mealworm or nightcrawler/earthworms.

[lizarddude]

I will try earthworms tommorow i guess. The might crawlers at my petstore are huge, as big around as his head

[Heatheranne]

I would get some plain unflavored pedialyte. Do a 1 part pedialyte to 10 parts dechlorinated luke warm water soak for 20 minutes to give him some nutrients. You can also get reptaboost and prepare it as a soak. If using reptaboost, do a regular dechlorinated water brief soak after the reptaboost soak to remove any residue.

It seems as though your frog may have a parasite stealing vital nutrients from him. If this is the case, he can only be cured with medication.

Try contacting Dr.Frye. He will do a fecal exam for you and will prescribe the medication you need without the cost of a vet bill. He helped me to rescue 5 sick frogs.

You don't have much time. His loss of weight and the stress from the illness will take over soon. He is weak.

Continue to feed him daily. If he is having trouble catching his food, break off one of the large legs off of the cricket so it moves a little slower. Calcium/vita D powder every other day.

How often do you do water changes?

Take everything out of his house and wash it out with warm water. Use paper towels as substrate and change them everyday. Most down the tank at least 2 times a day with Luke warm dechlorinated water. Provide a water dish with fresh luke warm dechlorinated water and change the water daily. Keep a good weighted lid on the tank.

[lizarddude]

Where can i get pedialyte and reptaboost?

[Murray of the Deep]

Where can i get pedialyte and reptaboost?

you can cut up nightcrawlers and give them to your frogs i guess and also in out country reptaboost was for sale but it's expensive!!!try cutting up nightcrawlers ok? my fbt likes them.if you cant buy reptaboost go search over many website available.Or simply post a thread in the Sale subforum.And also i suggest go look on Dr.Frye website by heather ok hope your frog gets well soon.

[Heatheranne]

Here is Dr. Frye's web site:

http://milanareaanimalhospital.com/about.html

Here is a link from here:

http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...g-prepared.htm

He will want some decent photos of the frog. Have a couple ready to email.

...keep us posted