Help a new frog owner out

[Lija]

DV i cant blame you, the whole thing sounds weird I personally like to get all facts first, like what has happened that frog needed vet and what is happening now, then we can advise properly, now it is just guess game.

but actually that MediCal recovery is better digested then nightcrawlers and in some cases can be the only hope provided it is fed properly.

[DVirginiana]

MediCal recovery is better digested then nightcrawlers and in some cases can be the only hope provided it is fed properly.

lol okay, I didn't realize that's what was being given.

[clydefrogmom]

Sorry for the late reply all the questions. My friend had an emergency and I've been watching her baby.

The can food is canine/feline medical critical care food. .1 ml a few times a day. He takes it fine when I pick him up. He seems to like being picked up.

I tried a small waxworm...won't eat it, even forced.

the reason for the vet...four weeks we have had the frog and he has had zero to eat prior to the syringe feeding now. I tired crickets, worms...he never ate them.

When he hops it's almost a full limp as his back legs are not growing either...since he isn't eating.

the vet clarified with a call...it was moss he said no too...and that the coco fiber was too dry. He suggested wetting it down a ton before putting Clyde on it.

i have just the light in the room as his light. (ceiling light not close to the cage and he is on the opposite side of the room fm the window) I have a red heat bulb on all day/night. It's how the owner of a speciality store for amphibians and reptiles suggested. Clyde seems to like this better than having a day light directly on/near his cage.

Temp is 75-80 degrees and the humidity seems to stay mostly at 65-70

[Lija]

so no that bad i mean vet advice you know it is good you took him in.
there gotta be a reason he wasn't eating before, and I'm glad you feed him that food, a baby not eating for 4 weeks doesn't sound good.

please answer all questions of a sticky thread " trouble in the enclosure" and post them here we will try to help you. also humidity is too low, it has to be 75-80. pics of him and his legs would be useful too.

[clydefrogmom]

[Lija]

that is not a baby, how big he is now? also from what i see the tank is too big, way too dry and too open, you need to cover 3 sides of a tank not one.

still waiting for those answers

[clydefrogmom]

that is not a baby, how big he is now? also from what i see the tank is too big, too dry and too open, you need to cover 3 sides of a tank not one.

still waiting for those answers

Working on the covering the other two sides. My son wants to draw them.
More plants maybe?
I also spayed it down again right after this the glass gets all wet when I spray so I wanted a photo first.

[clydefrogmom]

Taken with my iPad. Sorry it's to super clear

[clydefrogmom]

a little update: he ate a waxworm this morning (yes I know more of a treat than a meal...but he ate it and that's all that matters currently) it's a step in the right direction. Although I placed the worm right in front of him and it crawled away from him and then came right back towards Clyde and he just opened his mouth and gulp..no more worm. (my husband witnessed it). It was only a minute or two after I syringed fed him. I even tried not picking him up...stubborn frog only opened right up when I picked him up.

all three sides are covered. I'll get him another plant or something else today for the area too. Its super dry in our climate inside and no matter how much spraying I do I can't seem to get it over 65 on the humidity. but it seems happier...at least he ate a worm.

[Lija]

those are great news! at this point treat or not, he needs food in do a bath with electrolytes now and give him reptiboost and i think you can skip syringe feeding for a few days to get him hungry and then offer cricket or worm or wax worm again, something that he'd eat on him own and see how it'll go, your goal is to get him eating on his own and keep humidity up.

i live in very dry climate too, it is max 20% in average here, that is why I have a fogger + hydrotherm and still misting once in every few days. hydrotherm is life saver for those dry climates