Help: Injured Bullfrog Care

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

And while he is healing, I would invest in a lid on the tank. He will heal enough to jump out of his tank, and dry out, and probably die, so put a lid with air holes in it so he doesn't get out

[Pleasantly]

For keeping it long term, the minimum terrarium size would have to be a twenty gallon tank, but bigger is better! If you have the space, a forty, or fifty gallon would be preferable. They are largely aquatic, and most of the enclosure should be land, basically, a floating lily pad/floating island/glass divider on 1/4 of the tank would be okay. And you can feed him crickets, night crawlers, (NOT RED WIGGLERS! Reds have secretions which make most frogs steer away from worms in general) wax-worms, (not to much of these they are fatty and so are pinky mice) thawed pinky mice, roaches, and guppies (NOT GOLDFISH/MINNOWS Most have parasites, that could harm him, and even with the guppies you would have to breed them/have a colony of them to be safe)

Thank you! Would a live water lily growing in the tank be ok? I happen to grow water lilies in pots as a hobby, so that might be fun to grow one in a tank with him.

Tea tree oil can be very dangerous if used in not proper concentration, if you are to use it melafix should be used.

awesome news! If he is eating the things are going pretty well. Don't know much about care, I'll cover veterinary part. If you are to keep him, you will need to treat him for parasites that all WC frogs carry and adapted to live with. In captivity it's a different story and it will become a problem sooner or later

If he is eating it would be very good if you could find reptiboost ( reptiaid) by fluckers and dust crickets with it. It would help him heal better.

Thanks so much! I will pick some of that up. I'd imagine I can order it on Amazon if the pet store doesn't carry it.

And while he is healing, I would invest in a lid on the tank. He will heal enough to jump out of his tank, and dry out, and probably die, so put a lid with air holes in it so he doesn't get out

Getting on it now.

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

I believe that a live growing lily pad would be good for him! And for stress reasons when you get the tank set-up, put duck-weed in the water as well. It will help him become camouflaged/stay green, and will let any foods you feed him have a foot hold instead of drowning

[Lija]

Treat for parasites and then live plants otherwise he'll contaminate everything and live plants are not that easy to disinfect

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Also, I believe that they have similar care two leopard frogs, so here you go! Frog Forum - Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886)

[Emily1]

I'm glad your frog is feeling better! A few good crickets or nightcrawlers a day should do him good. If you want to keep him I agree about the larger semi aquatic tank. He will Love swimming around once he is back to health. One thing my bullfrog (which is a similar setup to a green frog) loves to sit on is cork bark, it floats on water and he can sit on it. It is an inexpensive way to have a "perch" in the middle of the water rather than buying a overly priced plastic lily pad If you decide to opt out of the real one It is a few dollars online but could be found even cheaper at a pet store. My local sells it for $6 a pound (That would be a lot of cork!) I paid about 50 cents for my piece.

This is a link to what I mean if you don't know what I am talking about:

http://www.thatpetplace.com/core/med...cb78b94ba17c09

[Pleasantly]

Treat for parasites and then live plants otherwise he'll contaminate everything and live plants are not that easy to disinfect

Good to know! Thank you.

Also, I believe that they have similar care two leopard frogs, so here you go! Frog Forum - Leopard Frog Care - Rana pipiens (Schreber, 1782) and R. sphenocephala (1886)

Awesome, thanks!

I'm glad your frog is feeling better! A few good crickets or nightcrawlers a day should do him good. If you want to keep him I agree about the larger semi aquatic tank. He will Love swimming around once he is back to health. One thing my bullfrog (which is a similar setup to a green frog) loves to sit on is cork bark, it floats on water and he can sit on it. It is an inexpensive way to have a "perch" in the middle of the water rather than buying a overly priced plastic lily pad If you decide to opt out of the real one It is a few dollars online but could be found even cheaper at a pet store. My local sells it for $6 a pound (That would be a lot of cork!) I paid about 50 cents for my piece.

This is a link to what I mean if you don't know what I am talking about:

http://www.thatpetplace.com/core/med...cb78b94ba17c09

I'm glad he is too
Thank you, I'm sure he would like that.

[Pleasantly]

Just changed out his water because it was getting nasty. He was jumping like crazy in the bucket I put him in. That's amazing because just a few days ago, he wouldn't jump at all. So I'd say it's a good thing I drilled holes in the lid to the tote he's in so I could snap it down

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

Also, I found a set-up pic for you http://www.frogforum.net/frogs/21367...-crickets.html (Scroll down a bit)

[Pleasantly]

Also, I found a set-up pic for you http://www.frogforum.net/frogs/21367...-crickets.html (Scroll down a bit)

Thanks!

We were able to find a connection to a 30 gal tank. I'm getting excited to build his home and have found myself really interested in creating a paludarium. I've been looking for a good winter activity that will give me my gardening fix while snow is covering the ground. Growing aquatic plants indoors in a tank with the frog will probably do the trick!

As for the frog, I fed him 2 crickets today. He's moving all around his temporary tank and is sitting in the water to soak more and more. So far he just keeps getting better every day.

I admit though, I'm a little freaked out by the parasites bit. I've been wearing gloves to handle him and keep the area clean where I tend to him, but the word "parasites" just keeps creeping through me. What kind of parasites do wild frogs generally have? Can they be transmitted to humans? I'm hoping to get treatment for them, tomorrow.

[Pleasantly]

I cannot find treatment for parasites or even any info on where to buy it. All I've found was 2 products that I can't find for sale online except for one and it was for cattle..I'm betting the dosage for a cow would be much different than for a frog. I called a vet and they want $75 just to see him and then the cost of the medication on top of that. It's going to cost quite a bit just to get him set up, let alone a vet bill for over $100. It's looking like we might have to release him. Does anyone have information on the products used to treat amphibian parasites and where I can buy them?

[Cliygh and Mia 2]

He is a handsome little guy!