Quote Originally Posted by NW Amphibian Rescue View Post
Overall I think we are doing pretty good keeping our animals healthy given the lack of vet assistance that we have.
But there is still so much we don't know. Amphibian medicine is way behind reptile medicine and a lot herp vets can't give you the answers you need. Treating amphibians most of the time is an educated shot in the dark. When treating a reptile there is a 80% certainty that it will pull through, with amphibians its like 30%. (Those figures are just estimates, so don't quote me on them)

Its frustrating and every time I lose an animal I feel like a failure, because I feel I shouldn't be losing any. Maybe its because I have been doing this for a long time now. Maybe its because I have worked in a few museums with live animals and in the pet industry. Maybe its because every where I go, everyone knows me as the frog guy and its so frustrating that I don't have all the answers that they need. Yesterday I was asked about lung structure in frogs and I did not have the answer. Like I said everyone expects me to have the answers and I feel like a fraud when I don't. Sometimes I feel as dumb as a box of rocks and I am angry with myself for not knowing all the answers.


Wednesday, I will be going to the Museum of Science to discuss hypocalcemia in captive amphibians with my former boss, the curator of live animals. Hopefully it will be a productive meeting. I do plan on discussing as much as I can on the other topics brought up in this thread. Hopefully I will be walking out of there with some answers and hopefully I will be able to provide them with some too.