Sick Whites Dumpy Tree Frog, any hope?

[Mentat]

Glad frog is doing better for you! Well, step two is getting it to eat and nothing better than to keep trying. Not sure why it won't open it's mouth; but doubt it's brain damage.

Could try and perk up a bit before feeding. To do that, need to get some unflavored Pedialyte or similar baby electrolyte. Make a solution with 10% Pedialyte and 90% dechlorinated 80F water after frog wakes up. Add enough solution in a holding container (small critter keeper or bowl) so it will get to frogs chin depth. Gently transfer frog to solution and let soak for 20 minutes. Afterwards move frog back to it's cage, place in it's water bath, and offer some crickets then.

Once it starts eating for a couple days can start dusting it's food again. Good luck !

[smashley]

Thanks so much! We will try the electrolyte bath today!

[kueluck]

If you can get some wax worms or butter worms try to tong feed him them, or put then in a bowl with him to see if he'll go for that. Gently rub the worm on the lip line and see if he'll take it. Mine can't resist a nice fat wax or butter worm.

[BlueKiwiOca]

You can also try pulling the back legs off the crickets to make them easier to catch.

[smashley]

gave him the electrolyte bath, then put him in water and offered crickets, we pulled the legs off of some of the crickets earlier. He definitely has plenty of energy, hunting the crickets very aggressively, but he just isn't opening his mouth... he ends up practically head butting them or landing on them, its hard to watch. Tried feeding him with tweezers too, but he didn't seem to care for that. Going to leave a few in his enclosure with him all night, hopefully he will get something to eat...

[smashley]

Was hunting aggressively last night when we went to bed, but this morning all the crickets are still alive He seems to really want them, he jumps for the crickets but he just isn't opening his mouth, his aim seems good, he ends up landing with his head or front feet right on the crickets. I'm really worried about him using so much energy and not getting any food.

[smashley]

My boyfriend is feeling really sorry for Frog and we are thinking about Euthanasia... I saw the post about the humane ways to do it. Do you all think it's too soon? We are just starting to believe he isn't capable of eating, he wants to so bad but just cant seem to function his mouth or something.