Sick WTF - Green Spots???

[smt3215]

Hey my Whites tree frog recently started to have those green spots appear as well if anyone can help me as to what to do to take care of it that would be a great help. I have read what people have posted above to what they have done but so far that doesn't seem to work so I wasn't sure if there was any new info on what might work thanks. I have included a picture as well so you can see how he looks

[IgbyKibbits]

Smt3215 -

I looked at your photo and it's so hard to say if it's the same thing as Kibbits because he's so brown usually, that the spots turned up as a sort of mint green, and weren't as "splotchy" as your guy. I don't know if you read my other posts, but besides having spots, Kibbits stopped eating, became extremely lethargic, wanted to stay in the water time, and seemed to be shedding excessively (and not with the normal shedding patterns of WTFs).

If your frog has the same symptoms as mine, I definitely suggest taking him to a vet ASAP. Kibbits went downhill pretty fast. : ( Right now, we are treating him with Baytril Antibiotics (prescribed by the vet), and that seems to be helping, but it's very touch and go.

I will say this though: I had the vet run cultures on his skin to help decipher exactly what it is going on. Those should be back in 5 to 14 days (hopefully, Kibbits can make it that long). I will definitely let you know what I find out.

[1beataway]

I have seen White's with splotchy areas before, and I always thought it was due to stress. I had seen them a few times at work. In fact, a very large green splotchy area on Luigi's head is how I named him (It always looked like he was wearing a cap), but a few weeks after I took him home it was completely gone. I have never seen it again. He was also underweight and didn't look the absolute best.

Smt3215-It's hard for me to tell if what I see in your picture is the splotchy areas I had described. And I am not completely sure that it is stress related, and someone may tell me I'm wrong, but from my own experiences, that is my best guess.

IgbyKibbits-I hope Kibbits gets better, and please keep us updated on the cultures.

[IgbyKibbits]

Thank you! I will definitely post as soon as I hear anything! She said 5 days for one of the cultures, and 14 days for the other! : ( We're going to do everything we can to keep him going until then! Thanks so much for keeping Kibbits in your thoughts : )

He's definitely a little fighter!

[Ebony]

I hope it all goes well for Kibbits.

I think with the way you are looking after him and going that extra mile (literally) to ensure he gets all the help he needs. He has the best chance ever and well done to you.

[IgbyKibbits]

First off - thank you Ebony for your kind words.

We have not gotten the cultures back yet, but today we finally saw some real improvement! His belly looks white again, and tonight when I was giving him his dose of antibiotics, he went after a cricket (unsuccessfully though; the cricket jumped under the sitting pond).

BUT, that's the first time we've seen any hunting behavior from him in over two weeks! It really really gives me hope that we can get him through this waiting period until we definitively know (from the cultures), what is going on. I just hope it's a sign that whatever has made him so ill isn't kidney or liver failure. I would think if it was, we wouldn't see any improvement at all!

So, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Tonight he was wide-eyed and happily sitting in his pond, constantly turning around to keep a good eye on the baby crickets in his tank. : )

[1beataway]

I'm so glad there's improvement. And thanks for keeping us updated. I'm rooting for Kibbits.

[Kurt]

That is good news.