You need to show this post to your mother.

Sorry to say but red leg is caused by poor conditions in his enclosure.
There's no way you can catch Red leg.
But if you don't clean the enclosure very thoroughly your new frog might be at risk.

But it's very important that you wash your hands and rinse them well before handling your frog and then washing your hands very well afterwards.

Sorry to say that frogs are more of a look at me pet than a touch me pet.
They should only be handled when it's time to clean their enclosure or when they are ill and then done very carefully.

Sorry the distilled water Will not get rid of the stains that are already there. You need to put your new frog in a plastic bin with some paper towels there are moistened with dechlorinated tapwater not the distilled water.
And put some holes in the lid of the plastic bin.
Don't throw away the bin, this could be your little hospital for the frog for when it's not well.

Now you need to clean the enclosure very well.
To get rid of the water spots you can use distilled white vinegar and a paper towel. Make sure that you rinse it out very well until you cannot smell the vinegar anymore.
The vinegar will do two things for you, the acid Will remove the water stains and also kill any bacteria.

Normally I would use A weak solution of Clorox and water but I prefer that you use the vinegar it is much safer for you and the frog.

You can get new ornaments for the enclosure or you can have your mother soak them in a 10% solution of Clorox to water for about an hour.
Then you'll need to soak them in A solution dechlorinated water that has been double dosed with dechlorinator solution.
over night, for the plastic ornaments that will be good enough.
You can get the dechlorinator at any pet store and it's not very expensive at all.
For the wood and rocks you will need to bake them in a oven at 200F for at least 2 hrs this will kill any bugs that are remaining.


I'm just curious what kind of frog did you get. And what kind of enclosure do you have?