Sick Pacman

[GrifTheGreat]

Too wet and too cool equals disaster. They can get Red Leg from dirty conditions and stress from improper climate can cause it to infect the frog.

He needs the temps that Dan has stated above. Warm him up and keep the humidity up keep him at a constant 80°.

Substrate should be moist or heavily damp not mud. Humidity 70% to 80%.

Go out and buy some Fluker's Repta Boost and force feed him appropriate dose everyday with other foods. Use Night Crawlers to force feed him they are highly nutritious and the Repta Boost will help with dehydration and malnutrition.

Also go out and buy some Unflavored Pedialyte. Prepare a bath of Dechlorinated water and Pedialyte at a 1 to 10 ratio so for every 10 ounces of luke warm dechlorinated water add 1 ounce Unflavored Pedialyte. Soak him for 20 minutes then return him to the hospital tank. Bath should be no deeper than up to his chin.

You will need to force feed him daily. I cannot say for sure that he will pull through, but this may be the best chance you have until he can see a Vet.

Make sure to change the moist paper towels in his hospital setup everyday to prevent bacterial and fungal growth. Water needs to be changed daily as well.

[Kendar]

Thank you so much for your help. I will do my best to help this little guy pull through

[Kendar]

Hi everyone! Just a quick update. I upped my Pacmans temps last night, put a heat lamp on him this morning, and changed his paper towel while I bathed him in the pedialyte solution. I put him back in his ICU and force fed him one cricket, the rest......he ate on his own! He was actually chasing them and acting excited, again, for his food! I was so ecstatic! I am currently strapped for cash until friday, but I will go to get some worms and repta boost when I get paid. It has only been one day and I am already seeing a drastic change. Thank you so much!

Edit: I was going to ask about a very strange way he was moving his back legs when I was feeding him, but apparently, after some research, he was luring his food. Super cute, I have never seen him do that before.

[Mentat]

Hello Kendar, glad your frog is eating again. Would keep it on ICU until that sore heals. Please read this good article if you have not done so before and do follow it's advice: Frog Forum - Pacman and Horned Frogs - Ceratophrys - Care and Breeding . Did you get the plain Neosporin?

When ready to move back into enclosure make sure the water to hydrate shredded coco is dechlorinated. Coco should clump in fist but not drip water out, slightly damp is good. Keep the temps up, 80 to 84F daytime is a must. Long exposure to lower temps can cause permanent damage to it's kidneys and lymph hearts leading to edema and shorter life. Crickets should be gut loaded with veggies and Repashy's bug burger. Dust 2X calcium/D3 and 1X vitamins weekly on different days with skip day in between. Good luck !

[Kendar]

I haven't been able to get the Neosporin yet, but I will as soon as I get paid. Thank you for your advice. I will definitely be keeping an eye on him and will take and use all the advice I can

[Kendar]

So, apparently, there is a Neosporin shortage in my area. This is so frustrating! I will try another pharmacy, in town tomorrow. But is there another brand that I can use? Polysporin?

[Louis Charles Bruckner]

I would think that any triple antibacterial ointment that has no painkillers would be ok.
store brand is ok.
I just used a small packet that is out of an small first aid kit on my little stumpy

[UncleChester]

So, apparently, there is a Neosporin shortage in my area. This is so frustrating! I will try another pharmacy, in town tomorrow. But is there another brand that I can use? Polysporin?

I don't think Neosporin is an over the counter drug in Canada.


Glad he's eating on his own, and good luck with the continued recovery!