WTF has Red Leg

[Frogger00]

Alright everyone, so I took the plunge and tried the melafix(turtle fix). It's working wonders so far! "Melafix" is actually just tea tree extract, so it's 100% natural and is used to treat, well, reddening of the skin. What I did was add one drop of the melafix to his water dish and placed him in the dish while dripping the solution over his back for ten minutes. After I removed him, his legs were a subtle pink. Of course, the longer I hold him the redder they get, but I was pretty impressed. the only weird thing it did was make his belly skin a bit wrinkly...


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[irThumper]

One drop is quite a big for one dish of water, I would have diluted it more, but using it's guess work with frogs anyway. Are you rinsing him with clear fresh water afterwards? That's important. I'd check with RAL laboratories and see if they have a swab test for red-leg. Of course with all the treatment so far who knows if anything would show. Does he still have open sores?

I don't know how I'm managing with my collection of 7... can you imagine treating a commercial facility full of frogs?? :/

[Diver]

As above, I think a swab would be the next step. A vet could prescribe the specific medication based on the outcome.