Red Eye Tree Frog question

[SethD]

2. I've seen some people say these will heal given time, but they look like old wounds (healed) to me. Is there anyway to know the age of the wounds?

3. Should I medicate? (Again my initial impression was that these were scars)

Other than an educated guess based on how it looks there is no way to know the age of the scratches. I tend to doubt that they are old healed scars because I doubt a frog that was injured badly enough to leave scarring of that degree on the head region would survive the wounds. It looks more like what I call "paint scratching" where the frog gets the colored part of his skin scraped off usually by leaping against something. Such light scratches look just like the pictured frogs and will heal over in a few months. As far as medication for the wounds it shouldn't be necessary no deeper than it appears to be. It should heal on its own.

[Paul Rust]

Other than an educated guess based on how it looks there is no way to know the age of the scratches. I tend to doubt that they are old healed scars because I doubt a frog that was injured badly enough to leave scarring of that degree on the head region would survive the wounds. It looks more like what I call "paint scratching" where the frog gets the colored part of his skin scraped off usually by leaping against something. Such light scratches look just like the pictured frogs and will heal over in a few months. As far as medication for the wounds it shouldn't be necessary no deeper than it appears to be. It should heal on its own.

I completely agree here. Just treat for parasites and chalk it up to experience. We really appreciate you weghing in on this Seth.

[Kurt]

I guess I am not needed here. The situation is under control.

[Paul Rust]

I guess I am not needed here. The situation is under control.

Yeah so get lost.

LMAO, just kidding Kurt, I'm glad you approve.

[Kurt]

You guys said it all. The only thing I can add is, I have noticed that wild caught red-eyes have bright orange hands & feet, while in captive bred ones the orange is less intense.