Feeding a malnourished Firebelly toad?

[sjham16]

Thanks everyone!
There were some people saying that I should take it to the vet....but my parents don't think that he deserves a visit to the vet.

I will take some more pictures tomorrow, and does anyone know how to treat fungus (as some people say what that white spot is)

[sjham16]

ALRIGHT BETTER PICTURES


I think the stuff on his mouth some how got bigger! I think that stuff is the reason why he can't eat.
Can anyone identify this?


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He looks like he's in a lot of pain ):

[Sasha]

I'm sorry. By coming to this forum, joining and posting this question you obviously care for your frog and you have hopefully realized that forgetting to feed him was bad and you will never do it again. I'm not going to beat you up for this, we live and learn. Hopefully you learned and you have a chance to give this frog a happy life.

Please let your parents know that frogs are not disposable pets. They aren't a goldfish that you can flush down the toilet when they die. I know you have no control over this but when we decide to keep frogs as pets or allow our children to keep frogs as pets we have to realize that we are responsible for their well being. I'm sorry that your parents didn't take this into consideration before they allowed you to have a frog. I really hope that you frog survives this.

Keep your frog in quarantine and make sure to change your water daily to keep it as clean as possible. I know a lot of people email Dr. Frye for advise maybe he can email him some better pictures and he can give you some advice.

[sjham16]

Thank you all on taking your time to help me. I really appreciate it! Other people on other websites harassed me when I tried to ask for help.....

I will try to do more research on this...

Thank you. I hope you guys find 20$ on the ground.
Thank you

[GrifTheGreat]

Obviously your parents are not experts otherwise you would not need to be here.

Your frog needs to see a Vet ASAP!!! This is not to be taken lightly. The infection your frog has could kill him if not treated. It will begin to spread and if not treated soon it could go beyond the ability for treatment to help him.

I'm sorry, but that is the truth. These animals are extremely sensitive and it is our respincibility to care for them once we bring them into our homes. They rely on our care to help them thrive. They are not disposable pets as was stated above.

They should be taken for medical care like any other pet whether it be dog or amphibian. Tell your parents he needs a Vet. There isnt much you can do on your own. He will need antibiotics and possibly force fed. A Vet can provide feeding syringes and a Critical Care formula to force feed the frog with to nurse him back to health.

Keep us posted.

[Hoppity100]

Well put. This frog may not make it if he has that spot and is that thin. Wish an attempt was made sooner. Good luck.

[Gnag the nameless]

I hope he makes it best of luck, hopper!

I am sorry, I cannot sugarcoat this for you - I must be brutally honest: Always put your frogs before yourself. If you've no food for them, go outside and get earthworms. If you're too lazy to get crickets from the store or even earthworms from outside, you shouldn't be owning frogs. I once had to dig through my compost bin, all the way to the bottom, to find earthworms for my frogs. Oh, and I had to do it in the dark, with only a weak flashlight. It wasn't fun, wasn't easy, and it was spooky too, but I wasn't going to let my frogs starve. That's the kind of dedication a frog owner should have to his/her frogs.

If you simply forgot about the frog... I have no idea how you'd do that. I can't not think about my frogs for even 2 hours, even if I'm at school doing a test, on the computer playing a game, doing anything anywhere. Not once have I forgotten about my frogs for over 2 hours, and if you can forget about them for a week, once again, unless you really change your ways, you shouldn't be owning frogs.


Once again, I really hope your frog makes it. And I beg of you, no matter if he does or doesn't, never let something like this happen again.

[Hoppity100]

Now that I think about it, I don't know the history here: how long did owner have this frog or was it shipped this way or was it someone else's first? In any event, when a frog is getting thin to this point it needs help now. I check my frogs many times every day, as well as my other tanks. I feel bad when I see this. I feel bad when I see bettas stressed out in those little cups at all the stores and many are dying and the employees never notice! Same thing when I find hamsters without water. I've found hermits without water, too. I wonder about this frog.