red eyed tree frog slimy poop

[WabbaJack]

I swear this frog keeps scaring the poop out of me. Anyone know what this is? It just recently showed up! UGH!

[WabbaJack]

Never mind. I think it's going away. I think from handling him to force feed the medicine I had bruised his leg. He's still eating proper, like a little fatty actually. Wakes up 20-30 mins after lights out (8PM) and soaks in his water dish, eats, and poops normal. Thanks for the concern and help everyone.

[flybyferns]

Hi,
Yes, this does appear to be healing , slightly abraded skin.
Their skin turns black/dark ...then will slowly disappear.
Your vet should be able to give you SSD to keep on hand for this or similar ..........if it should occur again.

If the area should look like it is getting 'deeper' or weepy it will need this topical anti viral/antibiotic quickly!
Keeping these things on hand is important so there is no waiting period to begin a treatment for an accidental abrasion or break in their fragile skin.

medication information from a US herp vet : http://www.frogforum.net/tree-frogs/...-prepared.html

SSD - "Silversulfadiazene is a topical antibiotic and anti-fungal that promotes healing while discouraging scarring. It should be used on ALL skin lesions "

When handling a red eyed tree frog use latex free/power free/ dampened gloves.
Wrap your frog in dampened paper towels when force feeding. This will help you hold on better and reduce scratching the skin.
It is very difficult NOT to scratch their skin after being force fed. It takes a lot of practice.

Tip:
If I have to treat a tree frog a dusted/feeder medication ( such as one for parasites ) I wait-up for the frog to shed.
When the frog open wide while shedding ................... I drop the feeder in ! Works great !

Note:
? most medications ( antibiotics / anti-virals/ anti-fungals ) are available to be used topically ( ie dropped on the frog's back ) so force feeding is not necessary as this adds additional stress at a time when they are already physiologically compromised.

Glad to hear he is eating an acting normally !

Lynn

[WabbaJack]

I never even thought to do it while he was shedding. Although the problem with that was when he was sick, he was never waking up. And if he did, he wouldn't shed. He'd just sit there and look sad lol. Although if it ever happens again and he is awake and shedding I will definitely try that! Thanks so much. Let's just hope that this never happens again though . They both got a clean bill of health from the vet, and I cleaned out the viv again and put them together. They like to stare at each other a lot! much like that, haha.