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    I usually use a sandwich container with 4-6 drops of honey for mine. She had a serious health issue about a year ago now and gets impacted very easily, so I do a lot of 'preventative' honey soaks. You can also gently massage the frog's side while it's soaking if yours doesn't get too freaked out by that.

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    That's what I've been doing, in one of the smallest critter keepers they have. And I give him little massages. I swear the guy is going to kill me in my sleep now.

    He's still /very/ active and giving me the death glare, so I might just go ahead and feed him when I get back out tonight, after a small honey soak. I upped his humidity a bit in the tank and he's looking plumper and the lump doesn't look as significant. I hope it's just a dryness issue and that this will help with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dpcsquid View Post
    That's what I've been doing, in one of the smallest critter keepers they have. And I give him little massages. I swear the guy is going to kill me in my sleep now.

    He's still /very/ active and giving me the death glare, so I might just go ahead and feed him when I get back out tonight, after a small honey soak. I upped his humidity a bit in the tank and he's looking plumper and the lump doesn't look as significant. I hope it's just a dryness issue and that this will help with it.
    Extra moisture will help.


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    A sad update.
    I got home from dinner tonight and was cleaning out cricket tanks. When I went to feed the little guy he was dead.

    I think I'm just going to stay happy with the two that I have. I'm just so hurt and frustrated right now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dpcsquid View Post
    A sad update.
    I got home from dinner tonight and was cleaning out cricket tanks. When I went to feed the little guy he was dead.

    I think I'm just going to stay happy with the two that I have. I'm just so hurt and frustrated right now.
    I'm sorry for your loss. You did what you could.


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    Quote Originally Posted by dpcsquid View Post
    A sad update.
    I got home from dinner tonight and was cleaning out cricket tanks. When I went to feed the little guy he was dead.

    I think I'm just going to stay happy with the two that I have. I'm just so hurt and frustrated right now.
    Awww, I was hoping for a happy ending. So sorry for your loss, I know how hard it is to lose a pet that you tried so hard to rescue!

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    Wow, I'm sorry for the little frog's death ! You did good trying to help it and was not expecting this ending.
    Remember to take care of the enclosure and it will take care of your frog !​

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    Now I'm getting paranoid. He was stiff when I found him, but not shriveled up like most frogs are in this situation. Ugh, now I want to go looking just to make sure but stiffness pretty much means that they're gone, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dpcsquid View Post
    Now I'm getting paranoid. He was stiff when I found him, but not shriveled up like most frogs are in this situation. Ugh, now I want to go looking just to make sure but stiffness pretty much means that they're gone, right?
    Usually, yeah. If you want to be sure, you can mess with the eye; if it's closed gently try to open it, if it's open, see if it reacts to light, ect. (sounds bad, but if you believe the frog's dead...)
    The eye is probably the most sensitive and reactive organ, because it has to be protected even during hibernation. If there's no activity in the eye, I'd say he's probably gone.

    If you're really not sure you may want to wait for someone else to chime in as well.

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