We see , hear , and read about newly acquired frogs and NO quarantine !!!!

There are so many sick frogs ! This is a must to prevent a disaster !

Many possible problems can be completely avoided by the use of simple quarantine procedures. This should be a common practice regardless if the frog is WC or CB. You simply do not know what conditions the frogs were kept in prior to owning them.

Proper quarantine procedure is done specifically to PREVENT transmission of diseases and parasites as a result of poor conditions…. private/professional breeder/big box/ or herp retailer. It is ,also, as equally important not take a frog form one enclosure ant put it directly into another.

A simple quarantine procedure should be a minimum of one month or more. Many people do not move a frog from quarantine until they have had a negative fecal test.

Use a sterilized container preferably with objects such as plants, hides and water dishes that can and have been sterilized as well. Simple paper towel , dampened with de-chlorinated water is used.

Keep things as clean as possible ---- like a lab environment ( think of it as a science experiment) … until you are sure the frog is healthy ! Better safe than sorry !

What should we do ?
Keep it simple ! When in doubt – quarantine ALL newly acquired frogs separately!

Here are some scenarios:

-1 frog is purchased and shipped to you – a quarantine period is needed

- 1 frog is purchased at show - a quarantine period is needed

- More than one frog is purchased and shipped to you in the same container – chances are you can quarantine them together- --- BUT USE CAUTION call first , ask questions!!!

Keep in mind - if 2 or more frogs are quarantined together and there is a problem -- You will be treating each frog !!!!!

-More than one frog is purchased at a show from the same display enclosure- chances are you can quarantine them together
BUT USE CAUTION - ask the vendor / breeder

ie – a vendor may have more than one source ( friends / breeders etc) of one species – then put them together in the display enclosure at a show . Yikes ! This is trouble waiting to happen !

More than one frog is purchased at a show from a table in separate deli containers- quarantine them separately

More than one frog is purchased at a show from different vendors - quarantine them separately!!!

More than one frog is purchased from ANY “ big box” pet shop- quarantine them separately . Even if they were housed together !!!

More than one frog is purchased from a herp retailer/store ( that were being housed together ) quarantine them separately

Quarantine resources as a result of a quick internet search:

The Frog Doctor

CDC - Emerging Pathogen of Wild Amphibians in Frogs (Rana catesbeiana) Farmed for International Trade

POLLYWOGS WORLD OF FROGS

Origin of Amphibian Chytrid Fungus | CDC EID

Overview of Amphibian Diseases

http://www.jcu.edu.au/school/phtm/PH...owicz-2005.pdf

ScienceDirect - Fungal Biology Reviews : The relationship between the emergence of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, the international trade in amphibians and introduced amphibian species