Need Help With Frog In Distress

[LilyPad]

An electrolyte solution, like pedialyte, may help rehydrate him. I'm not sure of the ratio, I will look around the forum and see if I can find it. Make sure any water you use with him is dechlorinated or you'll have even more issues, also, it should be about chin deep, deeper than that and he could drown in his current state of weakness. Thanks for trying to help this little guy. You can offer him the crickets you find, but I doubt he will eat at this point.

[LilyPad]

10% pedialyte, 90% dechlorinated water. Someone with more experience with ill frogs may suggest a stronger solution, but that is where I would start until someone else suggests otherwise.

[Lacene]

Thank you for the help Amy. I used to drink pedialyte myself when I used to play recreational tennis. I guess they have un-flavored pedialyte water? I will go see what my grocer has, as well as some un-chlorinated water. I have a big bucket near the potted plants that I let fill with rainwater, and used the water from that earlier.

The frog before wasn't noticeably breathing before - that is to say, I didn't see the puffing of the sides of his abdomen like frogs normally did, even though he was clearly alive and moving. But when I went to check on him after posting my OP, I saw him move a little and his sides breath in. Maybe that's a good sign...I'll hope anyways. Thanks again!

[Mentat]

Myself would do the Pedialyte or similar unflavored fluid electrolyte bath first. You can use the rainwater for all the frogs needs. Any other water sources (tap, well, bottled spring) will need to be treated with a dechlorinator like Seachem Prime or ExoTerra Aquatize.

OK, on to bath! Get a small critter keeper or a plastic cup with holed up top and fill with solution of 90% water (80F) and 10% electrolyte to frogs chin depth. Place frog in it (wait until frog is active at night); place top, and cover with towel so frog relaxes for 20 minutes. Afterward you can take water solution out and try feeding frog. If weak; imagine will have a better chance of catching a cricket in small container. Crickets should be same or smaller than distance between frog's eyes. If frog eats, you can release and it should be OK .