can anything be done for a really bad parasite infestation?

[ThinkDanni]

I have a vets number at home that I know works with reptiles (what most of my babies are, the frog thing is new to me other than a pair of pacific tree frogs we rescued from a drying up puddle as tadpoles and haven't had any problems with) I'll give them a call when I get off work and see if they work with amphibians.

Thank you very much, helpful knowing exactly what it is, now to see if the one vet that works with some exotics has a clue about this.

So should I do the quarantine tank with paper towels?

[Lija]

You don't really need a quarantine tank with papertowels for this condition, that is intermittent form of tapeworm, it doesn't lay eggs, it is pretty much a dead end for it in captivity.
You do need to keep your baby as stress free as possible, but you will need to keep it also very clean ( papertowels) after the surgery.
I very strongly suggest to make sure 3 sides of a tank covered with something not see through, it is full of leafy things to minimize the stress.


Keep also in mind as a WC frog it also has load of other parasites, that I suggest you discuss with your vet. Panacur will most likely to be suggested by your vet. It is not absorbant into blood stream, thus is safe for your frog. The danger of systemic antiparasitic meds, such as ivomec, is that they kill worms in a body, bypass products of dead worms will poison a frog causing its death. This is FYI only, im sure your vet is well aware of that

so to summarize what I was trying to say lol.....
Keep in quarantine until you deworm a frog from whoever lives in digestive tract, you can keep with other frogs after that and keep an eye for new bumps appearing on a skin, go to a vet to remove them as soon as you see it ( if you see them).

[ThinkDanni]

I don't think Julep has a hope I got home from work tonight and her little toes are falling off and bloody and there are even more sores, and she's breathing oddly.