My frog's leg appears broken

[babaleuska]

One of my frogs appears to have a broken leg. I don't know how it happened, one morning she wasn't swimming properly. A lot of the time she is upside down, but appears to be eating as usual and moves around. Is there anything I can or should do? She has been this way for about 1 1/2 weeks.

[mpmistr]

What kind of frog?

[babaleuska]

ACF, just exactly like your picture.

[mpmistr]

You'll want to lower the water so that he can surface for air and you'll need to find out what caused the leg to break and remove it. Any ideas?

[babaleuska]

No idea at all. She has been in the same tank for 5 or 6 years alone and there really is nothing in there that would break/dislocate her leg. She seems able to surface, but the leg looks awful! there's no break in the skin. It appears that the joint closest to her body (hip) is the (for lack of a better word) malfunctioning one. The leg appears limp when she is not moving, but she is able to move the "knee" and "foot".

[mpmistr]

I'd lower the water so the frog doesn't have to put much effort into getting air. I'd remove decorations that may have caused this and keep the frog as stress free as possible. I'd also keep the water as clean as you can and perhaps lower the lighting down too so the frog can recover (do you have live plants?). These frogs can/will heal fairly quickly so this should not be fatal.

If you have a small hospital tank, that may be ideal.