Dog Rescuer Is Now A Frog Rescuer!! Please Help!!

[Delta Frog]

Do I wiggle them in front of his face or wiggle them on the bottom of the container he is in? What do I do if he won't eat at all?? And to think, I used to not even like frogs. Now I am a nervous wreck about starving one to death. I won't be able to take him to the rehabber until Friday or Saturday. OOOOOOHHHHH!!

[DEW]

Sorry you are stressing about this. If you still have had no luck getting him or her to eat, it may be that he/she is not used to people it may just be that it makes him nervous to have someone towering above with tweezers and a worm wiggling around.

It that is not working for you, you might want to try just leaving him in his container in a quiet place with just a little light, enough to see the worm, it might make him a little more comfortable.

Also, if getting a picture to post is not an option you could go to your state wildlife site and find a picture of one like you have, that is how I Identified my Gray Tree Frogs, I just looked up "frogs of North Carolina" and found a page of just reptiles and amphibians. Really helps to know what you have, try this one https://www.aza.org/frogs-in-mississippi.

[deranged chipmunk]

don't over stress yourself about the frog not eating. they can easily go a few weeks without eating. most frogs will need some acclimation time when removed from their environment. it should be ok until you get it to the rescue. how is it doing btw?

[deranged chipmunk]

ok, i read back. as far as getting him back from the rescue, they will probably keep him, but you can ask them what they suggest, since they will actually see the frog and can make a better determination then.

as far as the picture, i am going to send you a private message and we will get your picture posted one way or another.

[Delta Frog]

I got some little tiny crickets at the pet store. They were out of worms. I put 2 in with my frog yesterday. He paid no attention to them. They even crawled under him. I looked in his container today and could only find 1. The crickets are too little to jump out so I am hoping he ate it. I am supposed to take him to someone on Sat for rehab and release, but I'm worried that he will never be ready to be on his own because he only has 1 back foot. Do you think he could survive the wild with only one foot? He can hop.

[deranged chipmunk]

Here is the frog (toad maybe?)




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[Frogger00]

He looks better then I thought he would! Glad you rescued him!


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[Delta Frog]

Yes, he does look good except for his back and front left feet. His front toes are kind of melted looking and there is nothing at all at the end of his back leg. Can frogs survive on their own with only one back foot? My frog can hop, especially when he is trying to get away from me.

[Frogger00]

Yes, he does look good except for his back and front left feet. His front toes are kind of melted looking and there is nothing at all at the end of his back leg. Can frogs survive on their own with only one back foot? My frog can hop, especially when he is trying to get away from me.

That's a tough one. I suppose he could if he can still hop, though he would probably have a better chance of survival in captivity.


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[deranged chipmunk]

Odds are, he would survive in the wild pretty well. Animals, even those with injuries, adapt much easier than we could ever hope to. Ever see very large gators missing parts? They adapted. Maybe you could send the photos to the rescue and get their opinion as well?


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[Delta Frog]

This is an update on my little burned frog. It is so wonderful, I think you will all be pleased. I brought my little guy to the Gulf Coast with the intention of handing him off to someone who was going to rehab him. Well, when I got here, I couldn't get in touch with the rehabber, so I got on the internet and found someone else. It turns out that Froggy has gone to a veterinarian to be rehabbed!!!! What could be better?!?! This man is so nice and so caring!! If you go on Facebook to James Critterdr Askew, he has a video of my little Delta frog with him in the grocery store just after he picked him up from me. (It was too hot to leave my frog in the car.) Froggy is sitting at the front of my clear storage container in the grocery cart looking out. It is too adorable!!!! I want to thank all of you for caring about our precious hopping friends and for helping me help one of them. Oh, and Froggy is a male. I figured that out because his skin color is darker on his throat. But, now I miss him!!!! Who would have thought?!!?

[Frogger00]

So glad to hear he's doing good!


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[deranged chipmunk]

Most excellent news! I am glad he is capable hands but now you miss the little guy? Sounds like a new frogger is born


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[DEW]

So glad you found someone to take him who will no doubt know how to care for him properly and you can rest easy. Job well done, above and beyond

[Delta Frog]

I am devastated!!! I sent a message to the veterinarian who took my little burned frog asking for an update and the vet told me that he passed away last night. I am so very sad!! I had grown so attached to the little guy and thought that he was going to be saved. Never would I have thought that I would cry over a frog!! It is as though I have lost one of my foster dogs. I hope y'all know what I am feeling because I have friends who think I am crazy. I want to thank everyone again for trying to help me help my little fellow............even though the end was not a happy one. Goodbye.

[Frogger00]

Oh no! He had a good life, just remember that.


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[Adoptedtwins]

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive. ~ Dalai Lama. I just wanted to say that I admire your compassion for this toad once you discovered it in the fire. Not everyone would find the compassion in their heart to do what you have done. I am so sorry that this story doesn't have the ending we all would have hoped for. But you gave that little toad a chance and loved him. Thank you!

[Delta Frog]

Thanks for your kind words and your help. The vet told me that the results of the necropsy showed that my little frog died from smoke inhalation. I guess his little lungs were damaged. I did notice, when I first picked him up, that he was having difficulty breathing and making little squeaking noises. Poor little guy.