i need froggy advice :c

[iheartfrogs]

It's been one week since I peeled her off the road.
Her eye is no longer bloody red, it's a cloudy blue-black.
I switched her sphagnum moss for coco fiber today because I read that it would be more mold resistant, and snapped a picture of her exploring it.


I bought her a little pool bowl that she can get into and out of easy and I change the water every day. I hope she survives the change of environment. I read that most captured green frogs die?

[flybyferns]

I hope so too ! Fingers crossed.

[Mentat]

Hello and welcome to FF! Cloudy eye could be caused by bacteria due to eye injury. Does frog behavior shows it has issues seeing from that eye? Recommend get some Melafix (natural mild aquarium antibiotic) and mix a gallon with dechlorinated water according to label instructions. Then use that solution on frogs water bath and replace it daily for one week. Melafix solution should be stored in the dark until gone. Most Rana's do best with a 1/4 to 1/3 land section and the rest water. This care article is for another Rana; but the info also applies to yours: Frog Forum - Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886) . Good luck and thanks for helping the frog !

[iheartfrogs]

Hello and welcome to FF! Cloudy eye could be caused by bacteria due to eye injury. Does frog behavior shows it has issues seeing from that eye? Recommend get some Melafix (natural mild aquarium antibiotic) and mix a gallon with dechlorinated water according to label instructions. Then use that solution on frogs water bath and replace it daily for one week. Melafix solution should be stored in the dark until gone. Most Rana's do best with a 1/4 to 1/3 land section and the rest water. This care article is for another Rana; but the info also applies to yours: Frog Forum - Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886) . Good luck and thanks for helping the frog !

Thank you very much for sharing i'm curious to know if you have any other froggy remedies?

Whenever she sees something move she scratches her eyes. I really hope there isn't a bug living in there.....

[iheartfrogs]

My rescue mission is fast becoming a science experiment. I bought Melafix and successfully force fed the frog one small meal worm since it's been a week and I don't believe she has eaten not for lack of food. More than anything now I am curious to know if I can keep a wild caught frog alive in captivity but this stems from the same feeling as the rescue itself, I don't want to see it die.

Hopefully that meal worm reminds her that she needs food to live because I've offered her everything the pet store has for froggys besides fishes.

How long can that one meal worm sustain her I wonder? I don't want to force feed her ever again.
I suppose if they go into hibernation she could probably go a while without eating...

[iheartfrogs]

After learning how to force fed her and then doing it, I read about the damage it could do. I also read that if she is still losing her tail she won't be ready to eat bugs.

[iheartfrogs]

Frog, or froglet?