Giant Waxy Monkey Frog help.

[Strider18]

Sorry to hear about your froggies I don't mean to go off topic here, but are you going to make a build thread for that 8 x 8 x 8 you mentioned? I really hope it gets healed and better, keep us updated!

[Diver]

Sorry to hear about your froggies I don't mean to go off topic here, but are you going to make a build thread for that 8 x 8 x 8 you mentioned? I really hope it gets healed and better, keep us updated!

Hi Strider,

The project is a little set back at the moment but if I'm able to go ahead I'll put a build thread on, yes. My plan was/is to obtain a group of at least 6-8 bicolor, get them healthy and conditioned and then attempt a breeding project. Unfortunately the first hurdles are proving the most difficult!
This time next week I'll be at the Hamm show and if any are available I'll be bringing them home. My first actions will be to get them screened for Chytrid and get fecals done immediately. If things go well and they are healthy I'll continue the build and the project will go ahead.
Only the base has been built so far, but the finished build is to be a room with controlled ventilation, temperature and humidity with a pond and sprinkler system. The idea of course is to simulate as closely as possible the natural environment with the ability to replicate the changing seasons to attempt the necessary stimulation.
If we get to that stage all that's left is to keep fingers crossed!

[Strider18]

Hi Strider,

The project is a little set back at the moment but if I'm able to go ahead I'll put a build thread on, yes. My plan was/is to obtain a group of at least 6-8 bicolor, get them healthy and conditioned and then attempt a breeding project. Unfortunately the first hurdles are proving the most difficult!
This time next week I'll be at the Hamm show and if any are available I'll be bringing them home. My first actions will be to get them screened for Chytrid and get fecals done immediately. If things go well and they are healthy I'll continue the build and the project will go ahead.
Only the base has been built so far, but the finished build is to be a room with controlled ventilation, temperature and humidity with a pond and sprinkler system. The idea of course is to simulate as closely as possible the natural environment with the ability to replicate the changing seasons to attempt the necessary stimulation.
If we get to that stage all that's left is to keep fingers crossed!

*Crosses fingers* Hope everything goes well!

[Diver]

Well I had to make a judgement call so I went for the treating for Chytrid option. I did a 5 minute bath of 1ml Itraconazole in 100ml of water once a day for 7 days. Hopefully this means that Chytrid is no longer a possibility. Frog seems fine, I'm hopeful of a recovery from whatever it was!

Went to the Hamm show at the weekend and came back with these four poor souls





















They are currently in a Reptibreeze Flexarium and the infected rubs are being treated with Flamazine. I've emptied the 'shower stall' vivarium and disinfected and bleached the hell out of it. After talking to the main guy at one of Europe's biggest frog dealers, I'm going with a different approach from the previous naturalistic set-up. More on that to follow....

[monster]

Hey diver, nice to see your last one from the previous group is feeling and looking better. To save yourself problems and more heart ache I would get these fecal tested as soon as you can and have them tested for chytrid. Maybe the vet you are seeing at the moment will cut you a deal or something, I know it can get expensive. Poor guys, they look like they are rough shape.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

How could someone even sell them in that condition? It's a shame. I hope that they get better for you!

[Diver]

He had 8 for sale, they've only been in captivity for 6 weeks. To be honest, I picked the worse looking two because I felt sorry for them and I think they stand a better chance with me (I was able to get them straight on to the Flamazine later that day), but also because all that rubbing shows that they are active at least! I was tempted to buy all 8 but my experience with these so far put me off the rather large financial investment (these were a fair bit more expensive than the last ones)
I'll put some photos of the new look enclosure up, it's spartan so will allow for easier collection of fecal samples
I'd like to get Chytrid testing done, I just need to think about the timing. These guys have been stressed to the max and the vet is an hour away so I'm wondering if it would be better to wait a few days before taking one in for swabs. Fecal is easy enough providing they produce of course.