I just came home from work and found out that 3 of my 4 firebellies had escaped from the terrarium (there was a small crack on the back of the lid, and they some how climbed up the glass and got through. Didn't notice since I got the terrarium yesterday).
So. I found one in the terra, alive and well, one stone-cold-dead on the ground and two very weak and dry frogs behind the TV.
I placed the two weak ones in a container with some moss and water. The waterlevel is low, so that they can't drown, but keeps the moss very wet (since they keep drying pretty quick).
So. Now, WHAT do I do?! I am in total panic and feel so bad that I didn't get here in time to save them all. I don't even know if they are going to survive
A soak in a glass of warm 75F- 80F plain un-flavored Pedialyte would be a good thing to do.
I don't know what the Swedish counterpart for Pedialyte is. I have never heard of it..
Sorry I didn't pay attention to the nationality,
Therapeutic hydration for child dehydration - Pedialyte
and I did some research and found "vätskeersättning" I am not sure if they have a un-flaovered.
Hm, I see. We don't have the equivalent thing. Vätskeersättning is directly translated to "fluid replacement", and means plain or sugared water, in most cases.
One of the frogs seem better. He is moving a little bit and gets irritated with me if i touch him. The other one is breathing and blinking (if i disturb him) but will not move a muscle.
I would keep them in a container with moist paper towels in a warm location no warmer than 80F
until they recover.
A mixture of 500ml of bottled water and a table spoon or 14ml of sugar and teaspoon of sea salt (sea salt has many other minerals in it so do not use table salt.) .5ml
heated to 75F in a glass just so it covers its body but not their nose, (don't want to drown them)
This wil give them a little bit of carbs and electrolytes.
Good luck
use just a few drops of honey in there water that should bring them back
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