Spoiled Frog!

[Burra]

I'm still medicating my guy once a day, and he is now hand trained to eat! I realize he can bite and this is not recommended, but I didn't do it on purpose! I got into the habit of popping a phoenix worm into his mouth after his medicine, and now he expects it! It is hilarious! I'm going to try to convert this to tong feeding, I'm thinkng it should be pretty easy to do. I had stopped trying to tong train when I started the medication because I didn't want to add extra stress.

[Lija]

well yeah, you better keep your fingers farther away from him, you know when a BIG frog goes for them it is scary, like seriously scary lol nobody in our family, but me, is brave enough to do something in the tank with my biggest ornate in there, but she is my baby, we used to each other, so it is all good

[Burra]

They really are just one giant mouth, aren't they??? LOL! Like I said, I'm not planning on doing this forever, I started it to kind of off set the medication. But now it turns out he also seems to like, or at least not mind, the taste of it! Silly little guy, I'm just glad he's getting better.

PS- My previous frog bit me once, so I know it's not fun. At all. They can be fast when they want to be!!

[mikesfrogs]

What were you medicating him for?

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[Burra]

He had the leg swelling that the vet felt was either an infection or possible the start of liver failure. I had only had him 3 weeks when it happened, so the thought of liver failure was devastating. But the swelling is finally slowly going down, so it must have been an infection. At least I'm really hoping.

[DVirginiana]

Glad to hear he's doing better I wouldn't worry about getting bitten so much as accidentally hurting the frog if it surprised me. I know I can't help but jump sometimes even with tongs when Trevor goes from zero to sixty in no time.

Mine won't bite at me unless there's food around. Don't know if she likes me or if I just know how to move so that I don't look like food, but anyone else goes in there and she'll draw blood.

[mikesfrogs]

What did he give you to treat it?

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[GrifTheGreat]

Glad to hear he's doing better I wouldn't worry about getting bitten so much as accidentally hurting the frog if it surprised me. I know I can't help but jump sometimes even with tongs when Trevor goes from zero to sixty in no time.

Mine won't bite at me unless there's food around. Don't know if she likes me or if I just know how to move so that I don't look like food, but anyone else goes in there and she'll draw blood.

I believe its a little of both. If they're used to you they are less likely to be aggressive towards you, but you still have to be cautious. If they mistake your fingers for worms you're left with sore bleeding fingers and a frog who in now incontent because your finger wadn't actually food Lol!! Sanguine has had some sort of grudge against Colleen ever since the first day he arrived here. Like he blames her for putting him in that cup, placing him in a cardboard box, and shipping him accross the country. Still has this little grudge, but he is beginning to get used to her. I can donwhatever I want with him.

[Burra]

What did he give you to treat it?

Trimethoprim liquid with chicken flavoring. He mentioned Baytril, but that my guy was too little for it.

[DVirginiana]

I believe its a little of both. If they're used to you they are less likely to be aggressive towards you, but you still have to be cautious. If they mistake your fingers for worms you're left with sore bleeding fingers and a frog who in now incontent because your finger wadn't actually food Lol!! Sanguine has had some sort of grudge against Colleen ever since the first day he arrived here. Like he blames her for putting him in that cup, placing him in a cardboard box, and shipping him accross the country. Still has this little grudge, but he is beginning to get used to her. I can donwhatever I want with him.

I've had Trevor stick my finger with her tongue before and then let go. It's almost like she thought about it before just trying to nom on me. Being bitten by the frog is not nearly as bad as being bitten by my snakes (neither of which are as painful as playing with my dog...) but I'm still pretty careful around her. She always freaks out if she gets something in her mouth that isn't food, like tongs or fingers

[GrifTheGreat]

I've had Trevor stick my finger with her tongue before and then let go. It's almost like she thought about it before just trying to nom on me. Being bitten by the frog is not nearly as bad as being bitten by my snakes (neither of which are as painful as playing with my dog...) but I'm still pretty careful around her. She always freaks out if she gets something in her mouth that isn't food, like tongs or fingers

I trained one of my parents dogs to play tug-o-war with my two finger. I make them into like a hook and she places them behind her canines and then begins to pull. She loves it. Also tought her to do that with sticks and rope.

Frog bites aren't that bad depending on the size of the frog. Big frog = hard bite and more teeth. Lol! If Oasis ever gets me I'm pretty sure that I'm going to be missing some skin rather than just having punctures. Of course their bite can't be compared to a dog's, but it can be pretty nasty. Snakes are also on another level. I've only been bitten by a very large striped Garter and it's teeth were like razor blades. So fast I never felt it, but the blood pouring from my hand said it all Lol! My Mom freaked out and rushed me to the hospital thinking it was poisonous LMAO!! I knew what I had and my Father told her the same thing when he got to the hospital. I was like 12 years old when that happened. Good times

[DVirginiana]

Snakes are also on another level. I've only been bitten by a very large striped Garter and it's teeth were like razor blades. So fast I never felt it, but the blood pouring from my hand said it all Lol! My Mom freaked out and rushed me to the hospital thinking it was poisonous LMAO!! I knew what I had and my Father told her the same thing when he got to the hospital. I was like 12 years old when that happened. Good times

All my snakes are garters. Last time one of them grabbed me, I freaked out because I turned around to find my snake's face covered in blood; hadn't even felt the bite. Calmed down once I realized it was mine Trevor is on the other end of that spectrum; even if she just gets you with her tongue, it's like a tiny little battering ram hit your hand.

Garters actually do have venom, but it can't do much more than just make your hand/arm swell up. It's just that it's released from the Duvernoy's gland at the back of their mouth. They can't get it into your system unless they get you with the rear-pointing fangs at the back of the jaw and chew to work it in. Of course, they have to actually think you're food for that to happen. Never goes that far with a defensive bite.